Untying a woman’s salwar drawstring is not a minor obscene act, but constitutes an attempt to rape
New Delhi: In a significant judgment concerning judicial sensitivity and legal interpretation in cases of sexual offences, the Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling that is set to serve as an important precedent for the future. Setting aside a controversial decision of the Allahabad High Court, the apex court has made it unequivocally clear that grabbing a woman with wrongful intent and untying the drawstring of her salwar cannot be treated merely as an act of molestation or preparation for rape. Rather, such conduct squarely falls within the ambit of an attempt to commit rape.
