Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012

  • On 23rd May 2025, the Supreme Court spared a convict, who married the victim, from undergoing a jail term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing systemic failures and the need to ensure justice for the adolescent girl and her child.
  • The POCSO Act aims to address offences of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children. The Act defines a child as any person below the age of 18 years.
  • It was enacted in consequence to India’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992.
  • Section 23 of the POCSO Act mandates ....
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