Change of POCSO Victim’s Clothes Before Medical Examination Does Not Weaken Prosecution Evidence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that changing the clothes of a minor rape victim before medical examination does not undermine the credibility of prosecution evidence in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the act of a mother changing her child’s soiled clothes before taking her for medical examination is natural and does not create reasonable doubt about the…