POCSO 30Chapter VII · Special Courts
Section 30 · Presumption of culpable mental state
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(1) In any prosecution for any offence under this Act
which requires a culpable mental state on the part of the accused, the Special Court shall presume the
existence of such mental state but it shall be a defence for the accused to prove the fact that he had no
such mental state with respect to the act charged as an offence in that prosecution.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a fact is said to be proved only when the Special Court believes it to exist beyond reasonable doubt and not merely when its existence is established by a preponderance of probability.
Explanation.--In this section, "culpable mental state" includes intention, motive, knowledge of a fact and the belief in, or reason to believe, a fact.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a fact is said to be proved only when the Special Court believes it to exist beyond reasonable doubt and not merely when its existence is established by a preponderance of probability.
Explanation.--In this section, "culpable mental state" includes intention, motive, knowledge of a fact and the belief in, or reason to believe, a fact.
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