The internet is ablaze with outrage following a recent ruling by the Rajasthan High Court, which determined that the act of removing a minor girl's underwear and getting naked in front of her does not constitute an "attempt to commit rape," but rather an "offence of outraging the woman's modesty." This contentious decision emerged from a 33-year-old case involving the alleged assault of a six-year-old girl. According to the complaint, the young girl was drinking water at a booth when the accused, then 25 years old, forcibly took her to a nearby Dharamshala with purported intentions of raping her.
However, her cries for help alerted the villagers, who intervened and rescued her, causing the accused to flee the scene. In Rajasthan, * Where women consider "Ghunghat" as a Pride. * Where "Jauhar" is done to save the Honour.
In the same Rajasthan the HC has accepted that forcibly removing undergarments of a girl would not be an 'attempt to rape'.🤷♂️ — That Marine Guy🇮🇳 (@thatmarineguy21) The complaint stated that the accused had undressed both himself and the girl but did not allege any attempt at penetration. Justice Dhand outlined that for an act to be considered an attempted rape, three stages must be met: the accused must entertain the idea or intention to commit the offense, prepare to commit it, and take deliberate steps to execute it.
Nauseating to even read. Don't know which judge in his senses could even pronounce this— M D (Sanatani) (@Aham_Bharatiya) .