Crime & Law · India
Jharkhand HC: Entering home, lifting clothes not rape attempt
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that entering a woman's house at night and attempting to lift her clothes does not constitute an attempt to rape. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava overturned a lower court's decision, classifying the act as an offense of outraging modesty and using criminal force. The court stated that the intention behind the act was not to commit rape, but rather to outrage the woman's modesty.
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- Centre (3): Hindustan (Hindi), Mathrubhumi English, Navbharat Times
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