On Friday, the Bombay High Court observed that touching cheeks without sexual intent will not attract the offence of sexual assault as defined u/s 7 of the POCSO Act. The Bench made this observation while granting bail to a man booked under the POCSO Act. The Bench further observed that primary evaluation of evidence does
Touching the cheeks of a child without sexual intent cannot be considered an offence under the POCSO Act: Bombay HC
