POCSO ACT Subject : Legislations Context : IPS officer charged with sexual assault on child made dist SP. The chargesheet was filed on March 31 this year under Sections 354, 354A (assault or criminal force to outrage modesty, sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences […]

    POCSO ACT Subject: Legislations Context: Amid Covid-19 lockdown, Nilgiris witnessing rise in cases of child marriages, sexual abuse. Concept: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 It was enacted to protect the children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography with due regard for safeguarding the interest and well-being of […]

    POCSO ACT Subject : Important Legislations Context : The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court acquitted a man of charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and convicted him under a “minor offence” of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Concept : Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, […]