Rape victim shouldn't have to go from one police station to another, says court

The court has further sentenced the 34-year-old man to life imprisonment in the case on charges of rape and kidnapping under the Indian Penal Code.

Rape victim shouldn't have to go from one police station to another, says court
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According to reports, a special court in Mumbai, in a statement has stated that a sexual abuse victim should not have to travel from one police station to another in order to file a complaint.

This comes after a five-year-old was taken to three police stations after getting raped back in 2015. Moreover, the court sentenced the 34-year-old man to life imprisonment in the case on charges of rape and kidnapping under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

In addition, the court stated that the evidence showed that the child was taken to three police stations after she was raped. Meanwhile, amidst the trial, the lawyer of the accused had raised this issue to ask whether the FIR was filed in the proper jurisdiction.

On the other hand, on Sunday, January 24, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has stated that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would not be considered as an offence of 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.

Moreover, Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in the detailed copy of which has been made available now held that there must be "skin to skin contact with sexual intent" for an act to be considered sexual assault, shocking people across the state.

However, she added that even though the offence cannot be termed as sexual assault it can still be termed offensive as it constitutes the offence of outraging a woman's modesty under IPC section 354.

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