Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Allahabad HCs Grabbing Breasts Not Rape Order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suo moto cognisance of the controversial ruling by the Allahabad High Court, which stated that grabbing breasts and breaking pyjama strings did not constitute rape.
Supreme Court takes suo moto cognisance of the Allahabad High Court’s ruling, which stated that grabbing a minor girl’s breasts, breaking her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of rape or an attempt to rape. pic.twitter.com/un6UDl5GaM
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2025
On Wednesday, a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih is slated to hear the matter
Legal experts had deplored the observation of the Allahabad High Court on what constitutes a rape charge, calling for a restraint by judges and underlining the drop in public confidence in the judiciary due to such statements.
The high court on March 17 had ruled that mere grabbing of the breast and pulling the ‘pyjama’ string do not amount to offence of rape but such offence falls under the ambit of assault or use of criminal force against any woman with the intent to disrobe or compel her to be naked.
The order was passed by Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra on a revision petition filed by two persons who moved the court, challenging the order of a Special Judge of Kasganj by which the court had summoned them under Section 376 of IPC apart from other sections.
(with PTI inputs)
