Presumption under S. 29 of POCSO Act does not absolve Prosecution of its responsibility to establish primary facts, Calcutta HC

Presumption under S. 29 of POCSO Act does not absolve Prosecution of its responsibility to establish primary facts, Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the statutory presumption under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) does not absolve the Prosecution of its responsibility of establishing and/or probablising primary facts constituting the offence.

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