Under the POCSO Act, 2012 it is a punishable offense. In India, the law presumes all sexual acts with children under the age of 18years, are a sexual offense. Therefore, two adolescents who engage in consensual sexual activity will also be punished under this law....
New Delhi, September 23, 2024: Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment on the stringent law to prevent child abuse.The bench of Chief Justice ...
Later, on November 14, 2012, a special legislation known as the POCSO Act was passed. Its gender-neutral implementing regulations were approved, in order to identify the problem of sexual molestation of a child. This Act included trial courts, special courts, case-reporting procedures, failure ...
The physicians should be aware of the new legislation, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, which requires mandatory reporting of cases of child sexual abuse, failing which they can be penalized. Moreover, doctors and allied medical professionals can help prevent child ...
Keezhariyur Grama Panchayath 7th ward member Kozhippurathmeethal M.K.Maneesh is the person who reported in the court.The Koyilandy police had charged Protection of Children from Sexual Offences( POCSO) case against him in January, 2018. As per the case,the member allegedly abused a 10th...
"With the presidential promulgation, the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Evidence Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act now stand amended," an official said. "Under the new law, new fast-track courts will be set up to deal with...
case of child sex abuse. The government is also setting up 1,023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive POCSO courts for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and the POCSO Act. The victims also get aid from the government under various compensation ...
under Bonded Labour Act in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra where they had been exploited. But the police did not consider prosecuting the accused for sexually exploiting Sunidhi using POCSO, which was an obvious relevance between the law and the crime. The possibility of using section 377 of the ...
Naming some of these mechanisms like a dedicated CHILDLINE, MIS and Child Tracking System she said that the Ministry has also enacted the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 which is historic and unique as it defines ch...
Implications of the POCSO Act and determinants of child sexual abuse in India: insights at the state level Child sexual abuse is a worldwide phenomenon, and India is not an exception. The magnitude of this grave crime is underrated because of under-reporting. The reality is that the incidence...