SC takes suo motu cognisance of controversial Allahabad HC order on rape

The Supreme Court has taken cognisance on its own of a controversial Allahabad high court ruling that mere grabbing of the breast and pulling the string of a 'pyjama' do not amount to offence of rape. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India. Photograph: ANI Photo A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih is slated to hear the matter on Wednesday. Legal experts had deplored the observation of the Allahabad high xourt on what constitutes a rape charge, calling for a restraint by judges ...