POCSO Act
Definition
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, India's standalone statute defining and punishing sexual offences against persons under eighteen.
Related terms
- Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault
- Penetrative sexual assault committed with an added factor, such as abuse of a position of trust, gang assault, or grievous hurt, that...
- Gender-Neutral Offence
- An offence defined so that a victim or an accused of any gender can fall within it, as POCSO does throughout, unlike...
- In-Camera Trial
- A trial closed to the public and the press, required under Section 37 to protect a child witness from public exposure.
- Mandatory Reporting
- A statutory obligation in specified categories, most commonly child abuse and serious violent crime, that requires a health professional to report to...
- Special Court
- A Sessions Court designated under Section 28 to try POCSO offences exclusively or on a priority basis, sitting in camera and following...