Attempt to Touch Minor Girl’s Breasts Is Not Attempt to Rape but Aggravated Sexual Assault: Calcutta HC Grants Bail to Accused

The Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, comprising Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, has suspended the sentence and granted bail to a convict in a POCSO case, holding that attempting to touch a minor girl’s breasts does not amount to an attempt to commit rape but may constitute aggravated sexual assault. Background

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