In which case did the Supreme Court reject a skin-to-skin contact requirement for sexual assault under…
In its 18 November 2021 decision in Attorney General for India v. Satish, the Court held that section 7 does not require bare skin-to-skin contact. Physical contact through…
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In which case did the Supreme Court reject a skin-to-skin contact requirement for sexual assault under section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012?
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In its 18 November 2021 decision in Attorney General for India v. Satish, the Court held that section 7 does not require bare skin-to-skin contact. Physical contact through clothing may satisfy section 7 where the act is done with sexual intent and involves no penetration.
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Option A
Independent Thought concerned the scope of the marital rape exception as applied to a wife under eighteen.
Option B
Nipun Saxena concerned protection of sexual-offence victims’ identities.
Option C
Attorney General for India v. Satish held that physical contact for section 7 can occur through clothing.
Option D
Bhanei Prasad considered a conviction and compensation arising from sustained sexual abuse. Satish resolved the statutory skin-to-skin issue.
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