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SC quashes Bombay HC judgment, says ‘skin-to-skin’ contact not needed for sexual assault under POCSO Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a controversial judgment of the Bombay High Court which held that “skin-to-skin” contact was necessary for the offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi said restricting the meaning of “touch” to “skin-to-skin” contact would lead to “narrow […]