Plea for age test dismissed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 12 2022:
A single bench of the High Court of Manipur has dismissed a prayer made by an accused in a 2014 POC-S0 rape case for conducting medical examination of the rape survivor to determine her exact age.
During the hearing of the plea which was held in the court of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday, the prayer was dismissed and vacated the 2019 ruling of the Special Judge (POCSO) to stay the trial.
Special Judge (POCSO) had framed charges against the accused, Yumnam Swami (29) s/o Boy of Kongpal Khaidem Leikai u/s 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 .
WPS Imphal East had taken up a case u/s 366, 366-A and 376, and Section 4 of POCSO Act, 2012, against the accused for sexual assault on a minor girl in 2014 .