Taking off your salwar is not rape... Supreme Court strict on Patna High Court's decision: CJI said - Some comments of the court are objectionable; order can be revoked after hearing the accused.

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the Patna High Court's verdict, in which the HC had stated that forcibly pressing a woman's chest or attempting to remove her salwar in a closed room does not constitute an attempt to rape. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice V. Mohana, while hearing the case, said that some remarks in the High Court's verdict were objectionable. Chief Justice Surya Kant stated that the High Court...