Rape Cases Of Victims With Child-Like Brain Cannot Be Shifted To POCSO Court : SC [Read Judgment]
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21 July 2017 12:24 PM IST
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21 July 2017 12:24 PM IST
The Supreme Court has ruled that a man who rapes or sexually abuses a mentally challenged adult victim cannot be tried under the stringent provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 even if such a victim has an under-developed brain like that of a child.The judgment meant that mental age of the victim will not be the criteria for classifying an offence...
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