Expanding the scope of POCSO
3 years, 6 months ago

Expanding the scope of POCSO

The Hindu  

Over the last nine years, India has sought to “protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography” through the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. With growing international jurisprudence around these issues, and in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, India must revise its legal and procedural methods to deal with historical child sexual abuse. Coment | The limits of POCSO Historical child sexual abuse Historical child sexual abuse refers to incidents that are reported late. While the limitation provisions were incorporated into the CrPC to avert delayed prosecution, the circumstances around child sexual abuse cannot and must not be viewed in the same manner as other criminal offences. Comment | POCSO doesn’t brook dilution Need to review the law Also, in 2018, an online petition based on the plea of a child sexual abuse survivor gathered tremendous support.

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