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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
An Act to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 201232 |
| Act Number | 32 |
| Enactment Date | 2012-06-19 |
| Act Year | 2012 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Enforcement Date | 14-11-2012 |
- PRELIMINARY
- A.--PENETRATIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
- B.--AGGRAVATED PENETRATIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
- C.--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
- D.--AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
- E.--SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
- USING CHILD FOR PORNOGRAPHIC PURPOSES AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
- ABETMENT OF AND ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENCE
- PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING OF CASES
- PROCEDURES FOR RECORDING STATEMENT OF THE CHILD
- SPECIAL COURTS
- PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF SPECIAL COURTS AND RECORDING OF EVIDENCE
- 33 Procedure and powers of Special Court
- 34 Procedure in case of commission of offence by child and determination of age by Special Court
- 35 Period for recording of evidence of child and disposal of case
- 36 Child not to see accused at the time of testifying
- 37 Trials to be conducted in camera
- 38 Assistance of an interpreter or expert while recording evidence of child
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 39 Guidelines for child to take assistance of experts, etc
- 40 Right of child to take assistance of legal practitioner
- 41 Provisions of sections 3 to 13 not to apply in certain cases
- 42 Alternative punishment
- 42A Act not in derogation of any other law
- 43 Public awareness about Act
- 44 Monitoring of implementation of Act
- 45 Power to make rules
- 46 Power to remove difficulties
