The Supreme Court stayed Bombay High Court’s order on minor’s assault. The Bombay High Court had ruled out sexual assault citing that there was no “direct physical contact”. A conversation with Bharat Chugh, a Supreme Court advocate elucidates the controversies around minimum sentencing in this case.
The Logical Indian's Anukriti Ganesh explains the difference between section 7 of POCSO Act and IPC section 354.