Act of Ejaculation Without Penetration Does Not Constitute Rape, Conviction Modified Accordingly: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court on 16 February 2026 delivered an important judgment explaining the legal requirement of penetration under Section 375 IPC of the Indian Penal Code as it stood before the 2013 amendment. The Court clarified that ejaculation without penetration does not amount to rape and can only be treated as attempt to rape punishable under Section 376/511 IPC. Background of the Case The case arose from an incident…