Supreme Court stays Bombay HC's skin-to-skin order under Pocso Act

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the acquittal order of the accused in the case where Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court had said that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" can't be termed as sexual assault. The case dates back to February 2020 when a 39-year-old man in Nagpur had been charged for pressing the breasts of a minor.

source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nagpur-sexual-harassment-case-of-minor-supreme-court-stays-acquittal-order/articleshow/80477007.cms

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