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Where the accused caught hold of a girl, grabbed her by force by the side of the bushes, threw her down…

Since the accused had gone beyond mere preparation by forcibly removing the girl's undergarments, positioning himself over her and attempting penetration, his acts were…

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Where the accused caught hold of a girl, grabbed her by force by the side of the bushes, threw her down on the ground, removed her under garments, got over her and attempted to penetrate, but before he could succeed, the girl started bleeding.

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Since the accused had gone beyond mere preparation by forcibly removing the girl's undergarments, positioning himself over her and attempting penetration, his acts were proximate to the commission of rape and amounted to an attempt to commit rape, not merely preparation or an offence against her modesty.

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