Age verification in labour offences shifts burden to accused; medical authority must follow documentary hierarchy before medical tests. Section 117 places the burden on the accused to prove that a person is not under the relevant age when the court is prima facie of that view. The Central Government-prescribed medical authority issuing age certificates must rely first on documentary proof-Aadhaar, school or matriculation certificates, or a municipal/corporation/Panchayat birth certificate-and only if none are available may determine age by ossification or another medical age-determination test.
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Age verification in labour offences shifts burden to accused; medical authority must follow documentary hierarchy before medical tests.
Section 117 places the burden on the accused to prove that a person is not under the relevant age when the court is prima facie of that view. The Central Government-prescribed medical authority issuing age certificates must rely first on documentary proof-Aadhaar, school or matriculation certificates, or a municipal/corporation/Panchayat birth certificate-and only if none are available may determine age by ossification or another medical age-determination test.
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