Research article

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN INDIA AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES (POCSO) ACT 2012: A RESEARCH REVIEW

Aranya G, Bharath Chandran, Silpa Raj R, Vinod Kumar K

Online First: January 28, 2023


Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is the maximum heinous crime in competition to kids and in maximum times, its miles hidden in nature. It is the most underreported crime. The effect of CSA lingers all through the life of a person. It is now being identified as toxic pressure which emotionally can harm the child irreparably. This paper offers research on CSA in India. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) act have become enacted in 2012. POCSO has many troubles in implementation. The paper moreover offers the research accomplished withinside the POCSO putting all through troubles related to obligatory reporting, consensual sex, clinical doctors' preparedness for coping with CSA sufferers, and the fame of unique courts beneath POCSO.

Keywords

CSA; POCSO; mandatory reporting; age of consent; special courts.