A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra said the incidents like rape create an incurable dent in the fabric of the social milieu and the society as a whole is compelled to suffer.
"Rape or an attempt to rape is a crime not against an individual but a crime which destroys the basic equilibrium of the social atmosphere," the bench said.
"It is to be kept in mind that an offence against the body of a woman lowers her dignity and mars her reputation. It is said that one
