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Attorney General for India v. Satish and Another

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Reported as [2021] 10 S.C.R. 955
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, 20 12: s. 7 –”sexual assault” –Words touch and physical conta ct – Interpretation of – Held: Both the said words “touch” and “ physical contact”have been interchangeably used in s. 7 by the legislat ure – Word “touch” has been used specifically with regard to t he sexual parts of the body, whereas the word “physical contac t” has been used for any other act – Thus, the act of touching the sexual part of body or any other act involving physical contact, i f done with “sexual intent” would amount to “sexual assault” within the meaning of s. 7 –

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