Entering Woman’s Home, Lifting Her Clothes Not Attempt to Rape: HC
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Entering Woman’s House at Night, Lifting Her Clothes Not Enough To Prove Attempt To Rape: Jharkhand HC | 📰 LatestLY
The Jharkhand High Court has held that merely entering a woman's house at night and lifting her clothes would not amount to commission of rape or an attempt to commit rape under the Indian Penal Code. 📰 Entering Woman’s House at Night, Lifting Her Clothes Not Enough To Prove Attempt To Rape: Jharkhand HC.
The Jharkhand High Court has made significant observations in a case of attempted rape. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, after hearing the criminal appeal of Kamalendu Mahato, alias Khoka, from Ghatsila, stated that entering a woman's home at night, grabbing her, lifting her clothes, or engaging in indecent behavior with her, is a serious offense, but it cannot automatically be considered an attempt to rape. Attempted rape requires a direct and…
The Jharkhand High Court delivered a significant verdict in a 1999 case. It ruled that entering a woman's home and committing an indecent act was not considered an attempt to rape and that the sentence under IPC 376/511 was modified to four years.
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