India, Sept. 24 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday objected to a recent Patna high court judgment which held that removing a woman's salwar and pressing her chest does not amount to attempt to rape as it took suo motu cognisance of the verdict and issued notice to the accused who was acquitted of all charges.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said, "There are some offending portions in this judgment. We can only set it aside after hearing the accused," as the court directed the state government to help serve notice to the accused, Himanshu Pathak, through the local police.

The bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, took up the matter after the judgment of the high court, uploaded on July 9, ...