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Attorney General for India v. Satish and Another

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Bench Uday Umesh Lalit, Bela M. Trivedi and S. Ravindra Bhat JJ.
Decided 18 November 2021

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: s. 7 –”sexual assault” –Words touch and physical contact – Interpretation of – Held: Both the said words “touch” and “physical contact”have been interchangeably used in s. 7 by the legislature – Word “touch” has been used specifically with regard to the sexual parts of the body, whereas the word “physical contact” has been used for any other act – Thus, the act of touching the sexual part of body or any other act involving physical contact, if done with “sexual intent” would amount to “sexual assault” within the meaning of s. 7…

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