Bombay High Court said - kissing lips, touching with love is not an unnatural crime

Bail granted to accused of sexual abuse / Bombay High Court said - kissing lips, touching with love is not an unnatural crime
Bail granted to accused of sexual abuse - Bombay High Court said - kissing lips, touching with love is not an unnatural crime
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has held that kissing of the lips and touching someone with love is not an unnatural offense under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and with this the court has held that a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor boy granted bail. Justice Anuja Prabhudesai recently ordered the release of a person on bail. The man was arrested last year following a complaint by the father of a 14-year-old boy.

According to the FIR, the boy's father found money missing from his cupboard. The boy told them that he had given money to the accused person. The minor said that he used to visit the shop of the accused person in a suburb in Mumbai to get recharge done for online game 'Ola Party'.

The boy alleged that one day when he went to recharge, the accused kissed his lips and touched his private parts. Thereafter, the boy's father lodged an FIR against the accused in the police under relevant sections of the Protection of Child Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.

Physical intercourse or any other unnatural act is an offense punishable under section 377. Under this, the maximum punishment can be life imprisonment and it becomes difficult to get bail.

Justice Prabhudesai, while granting bail to the accused, observed that the boy's medical examination does not support his allegation of sexual abuse. He said that under the sections of POCSO levied against the accused, the maximum punishment could be five years and he could be granted bail.

In the present case, the matter of unnatural sex was not prima facie applicable, the court said. The High Court said that the accused has already been in custody for a year and the trial is not likely to start soon. The High Court said, "Considering the above facts and circumstances, the applicant is entitled to bail." With this, the accused was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 30,000.

Disclaimer

अपनी वेबसाइट पर हम डाटा संग्रह टूल्स, जैसे की कुकीज के माध्यम से आपकी जानकारी एकत्र करते हैं ताकि आपको बेहतर अनुभव प्रदान कर सकें, वेबसाइट के ट्रैफिक का विश्लेषण कर सकें, कॉन्टेंट व्यक्तिगत तरीके से पेश कर सकें और हमारे पार्टनर्स, जैसे की Google, और सोशल मीडिया साइट्स, जैसे की Facebook, के साथ लक्षित विज्ञापन पेश करने के लिए उपयोग कर सकें। साथ ही, अगर आप साइन-अप करते हैं, तो हम आपका ईमेल पता, फोन नंबर और अन्य विवरण पूरी तरह सुरक्षित तरीके से स्टोर करते हैं। आप कुकीज नीति पृष्ठ से अपनी कुकीज हटा सकते है और रजिस्टर्ड यूजर अपने प्रोफाइल पेज से अपना व्यक्तिगत डाटा हटा या एक्सपोर्ट कर सकते हैं। हमारी Cookies Policy, Privacy Policy और Terms & Conditions के बारे में पढ़ें और अपनी सहमति देने के लिए Agree पर क्लिक करें।