Night entry, lifting clothes don't amount to rape bid: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court's decision emphasized that entering a woman's home after dark does not equate to attempted rape. The distinction made between criminally outrageous conduct and attempted rape is significant, resulting in upholding a conviction for offending modesty. The judge decided to lessen the sentence to time already served, thereby clarifying the legal nuances surrounding sexual…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that simply entering a woman's house at night and attempting to lift her clothes does not constitute an attempt to rape. The court distinguished between outraging a woman's modesty and the act of attempted rape, stating that the evidence did not justify the higher charge. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava upheld the appellant's conviction for criminal force against a woman with the intention of outraging her modesty, but reduced his sentence to just over eight months, the time he had already served. The judgment came after the man was convicted in a criminal appeal on August 31, 2023.
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