Supreme Court Moots Guidelines To Curb Insensitive Observations By Courts In Sexual

The Supreme Court today stayed the Allahabad High Court decision which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pajama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of attempt to rape

The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the matter. The bench observed the need for laying down guidelines for Courts to follow while making observations in such sensitive matters involving sexual offences.

Sr Advocate Shobha Gupta appearing on behalf of the NGO 'We the Women of India', flagged the issue of objectionable observations like the above being made in similar cases across various High Courts.

" Unfortunately, this is not a single judgment. Similar judgments came from another bench of Allahabad High C