Crime & Law · India
Supreme Court Overturns Patna High Court Order on 'Rape Attempt'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure with a Patna High Court order that stated removing a salwar was not an attempt to rape. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant, while hearing the case, remarked that the High Court's order could be dismissed. The Supreme Court's bench, also including Justice J.B. Pardiwala, stated that the High Court's order was inappropriate and could be set aside. The specific context of the High Court's order regarding the removal of a salwar and its relation to the definition of 'attempt to rape' was not detailed in the provided coverage.
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