Understand POCSO Act: Know Full Form, Age Limit And Sections


By Anshika Verma29, Nov 2024 02:43 PMjagranjosh.com

What is a pocso act?

The full form of POCSO is Protection of Children from Sexual Offences that is an amendment bill in 2012. Let’s understand the POCSO act in detail. Tap to read!

Aim of this act

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act seeks to provide punishment to those victims that engage in the sexual crimes against children.

Major punishments

The POCSO act specifies punishments for these crimes. For example, people will get an imprisonment for a minimum of eight years and a fine.

Purpose of this act

This act was initiated to protect the children and to establish Special Courts to try and solve such cases.

Different offences

The POCSO act covers major three types of sexual assault such as sexual assault, sexual harassment, and using a child for pornography.

Support for victims

The POCSO act includes various procedures to support the victims of sexual assaults for recording their statements.

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