The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
POCSO · 2012
Ch. I · PRELIMINARY
Ch. II · SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN A.—P ENETRATIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
- §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
Ch. III · USING CHILD FOR PORNOGRAPHIC PURPOSES AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
Ch. IV · ABETMENT OF AND ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENCE
Ch. V · PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING OF CASES
Ch. VI · PROCEDURES FOR RECORDING STATEMENT OF THE CHILD
Ch. VII · SPECIAL COURTS
Ch. VIII · PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF SPECIAL COURTS AND RECORDING OF EVIDENCE
- §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
Ch. IX · MISCELLANEOUS
- §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
- §42Alternate 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