Impact on Survivor’s Mental Health
On February 16, 2026, the Chhattisgarh High Court reclassified a man’s seven-year rape conviction to three-and-a-half years for “attempt to commit rape”, drawing a decisive line between penetration and its absence. Legally, the reasoning rested on whether penetration could be conclusively proved. Psychologically, however, the judgment marked not closure but another rupture in a survivor’s…