Lifting woman’s clothes, catching hold of her without specific overt act not attempt to rape: Jharkhand HC
The Court held that the evidence did not disclose any specific overt act towards the commission of rape under Sections 376/511 IPC but established an assault with the intention or knowledge that it was likely to outrage the prosecutrix’s modesty, warranting alteration of the conviction to Section 354 IPC while upholding the conviction under Section 452 IPC.
