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Patna HC: removing salwar is outraging modesty, not rape attempt
Law Chakra··11 Jul
The Patna High Court quashed a photo studio owner's conviction for attempt to rape, holding that trying to remove a woman's salwar amounted to outraging her modesty but not to an attempted rape, Law Chakra reported. Justice Purnendu Singh cited the absence of medical evidence and unequivocal overt acts under Section 376 read with 511.
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What It Means For You
- Attempt-to-rape charges need clear overt acts and corroboration.
- Outraging modesty remains separately punishable under Section 354.
- Procedural gaps like missing medical evidence can overturn convictions.
What's Happening
- Patna High Court acquitted a studio owner of attempt to rape.
- It held the acts amounted to outraging modesty instead.
- The appellant had already spent nearly 3.5 months in custody.
Case History
- The FIR related to a January 2008 incident in Banka district.
- The trial court convicted the accused in 2013.
- Parents were treated as interested witnesses needing corroboration.
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