Catching Hold of Child’s Hand & Offering Money for Sexual Favours Amounts to ‘Sexual Assault’ Under POCSO Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has ruled that catching hold of a minor girl’s hand accompanied by an offer of money for sexual favours clearly amounts to Sexual Assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act, punishable under Section 8. Justice Nivedita P. Mehta dismissed the appeal filed by a 25-year-old man and confirmed his conviction, stating that the seriousness of the offence rules out the benefit of probation.…
