The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised serious concerns over a recent Patna High Court judgment that ruled that pressing a woman’s breasts and attempting to remove her salwar did not amount to an attempt to rape.
The top court questioned the judicial reasoning behind the verdict as CJI Surya Kant said that judges must also do some research before passing such decisions.
The observations came during the hearing of the Supreme Court’s suo motu case arising from the Allahabad High Court's March 17, 2025 order that had held that pulling a girl's pyjama string and grabbing her breasts did not amount to an attempt to rape.
