Central · Act 32 of 2012

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

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.

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Jurisdiction
Central
Enactment date
2012-06-19
Sections available
47

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14-11-2012

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1Short title, extent and commencement.→2Definitions.→3Penetrative sexual assault.→4Punishment for penetrative sexual assault.→5Aggravated penetrative sexual assault.→6Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault.→7Sexual assault.→8Punishment for sexual assault.→9Aggravated sexual assault.→10Punishment for aggravated sexual assault.→11Sexual harassment.→12Punishment for sexual harassment.→13Use of child for pornographic purposes.→14Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes.→15Punishment for storage of pornographic material involving child.→16Abetment of an offence.→17Punishment for abetment.→18Punishment for attempt to commit an offence.→19Reporting of offences.→20Obligation of media, studio and photographic facilities to report cases.→21Punishment for failure to report or record a case.→22Punishment for false complaint or false information.→23Procedure for media.→24Recording of statement of a child.→25Recording of statement of a child by Magistrate.→26Additional provisions regarding statement to be recorded.→27Medical examination of a child.→28Designation of Special Courts.→29Presumption as to certain offences.→30Presumption of culpable mental state.→31Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before a Special Court.→32Special Public Prosecutors.→33Procedure and powers of Special Court.→34Procedure in case of commission of offence by child and determination of age by Special Court.→35Period for recording of evidence of child and disposal of case.→36Child not to see accused at the time of testifying.→37Trials to be conducted in camera.→38Assistance of an interpreter or expert while recording evidence of child.→39Guidelines for child to take assistance of experts, etc.→40Right of child to take assistance of legal practitioner.→41Provisions of sections 3 to 13 not to apply in certain cases.→42Alternative punishment.→42AAct not in derogation of any other law.→43Public awareness about Act.→44Monitoring of implementation of Act.→45Power to make rules.→46Power to remove difficulties.→

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