Benefit Of Any Doubt In Age Of Victim To Go To The Accused, Holds Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently asserted that the benefit of any doubt in the age of the victim needs to go to the accused.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva explained that to this end, the age of the victim in such cases would have to be taken to be the higher of the range as determined by the medical examination, while keeping in view the margin of error of 1 to 2 years.The court was hearing a...