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he case of Ramchandra Shrimant Bhandare v State of Maharashtra once again gives a stinging blow to the constitutional validity of section 509. It has already been held by the apex court that non-consensual sexual intercourse with a girl below 18 years is also sexual assault under section 509, read with POCSO Act The Bombay High Court recently held that touching private parts with sexual intent would be construed as sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act)
In an landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has dismissed a man’s appeal against his conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has observed that it is not necessary that the survivor be harmed or physically injured before the perpetrator is held responsible for sexual assault under Section 7 (sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act).“A case of sexual assault does not even have to lead to any physical injury or harm on the survivor for such an act to fall in sub-paragraph (a) of Section 2-A(2) POCSO Act and attract punishment. A mere touching with any part of private body with sexual intent may attract Section 7 POCSO Act,” Justice Sarang V Kotwal stated.
After 2 years of investigation and trial, the Harapan Kerajaan Court found that a man who had raped and beat his former girlfriend to death was not guilty. In this case, the ocular evidence of the victim and her mother inspires confidence and there is no reason to doubt their versions,” it stated. The Court stated that the defence of the appellant that no injury was found on the survivor’s body was not relevant and, therefore, refused to interfere with the trial court’s order convicting him.