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Section 29 POCSO Act — Presumption as to certain offence s

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 · Official PDF page 14

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29. Presumption as to certain offence s.—Where a person is prosecuted for committing or abetting or attempting to commit any offence under sections 3, 5, 7 and section 9 of this Act, the Special Court shall presume, that such person has committed or abetted or attempted to commit the offence, as the case may be unless the contrary is proved.

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