Assistance of an interpreter under Section 38 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,…
Section 38(1) allows the Court, "wherever necessary", to take the assistance of a translator or interpreter while recording the child's evidence, which covers a child who…
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Assistance of an interpreter under Section 38 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 can be used when the child:
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Section 38(1) allows the Court, "wherever necessary", to take the assistance of a translator or interpreter while recording the child's evidence, which covers a child who cannot follow the language used. An interpreter does not address a child who refuses to answer or turns hostile, and the section concerns the child witness, not a child accused.