Pocso: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO ) Act, 2012 deals with sexual offences against persons below 18 years of age, who are deemed as children. The Act for the first time, defines “penetrative sexual assault”, “sexual assault” and “sexual harassment”. The offence is considered graver if it is committed by a police officer, public servant, any member of the staff at a remand home, protection or observation home, jail, hospital or educational institution, or by a ... POCSO Act came into effect on 14 th November 2012 which was enacted in consequence to India’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ( POCSO ) Act is a legislation in India aimed at preventing and prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse. The Parliament of India passed the POCSO bill on 22 May 2012. [1][2][3][4]. The POCSO Rules [5], formulated by the government in accordance with the law has also been notified on November 2012. [6] The objective of the Act is to provide a robust legal framework for the protection of children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment ... "domestic relationship" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (f) of section 2 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (43 of 2005); 14th November, 2012, vide notification No. S.O. 2705 (E), dated 9th November, 2012, see Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). "penetrative sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 3;