Groping without skin contact is not sexual assault: Bombay HC

In a controversial ruling, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court observed that groping a minor's breasts without "skin-to-skin" contact doesn't qualify as sexual assault. Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala modified a lower court's verdict, which held a man guilty for groping a 12-year-old girl over four years ago. Though the judgment was pronounced on January 19, it drew attention only recently.

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