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When the medical evidence gives the age of the victim girl between 17 and 18 years but documentary…

Where the age evidence leaves a reasonable doubt about whether the victim was below eighteen, that doubt benefits the accused on an offence requiring minority. An estimate…

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When the medical evidence gives the age of the victim girl between 17 and 18 years but documentary evidence shows the age to be about 18 years, the advantage of the conflict will go in favour of

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Where the age evidence leaves a reasonable doubt about whether the victim was below eighteen, that doubt benefits the accused on an offence requiring minority. An estimate of seventeen to eighteen and a document giving about eighteen do not establish a definite age below eighteen. A reliable precise birth record could produce a different result, so approximate medical estimates do not invariably override documentary proof.

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