Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court’s ruling, which stated that grabbing a minor girl’s breasts and breaking her pyjama did not amount to rape or an attempt to rape. The court categorized the act under aggravated sexual assault. The high court believed the actions did not demonstrate a clear intent to commit rape.
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