Supreme Court Slams Patna High Court Ruling on Sexual Assault Threshold, Calls It Shocking
The Supreme Court has sharply criticised a Patna High Court judgment that held removing a woman’s salwar did not amount to an attempt to rape, calling the reasoning shocking and legally untenable. The apex court also issued notice to the accused, who had been acquitted of the charges, signalling close scrutiny of the lower court’s approach to sexual violence law.
