Rape Cases Of Victims With Child-Like Brain Cannot Be Shifted To POCSO Court : SC [Read Judgment]

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...