Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
लैंगिक अपराधों से बालकों का संरक्षण अधिनियम, 2012
Sexual offences against children and their punishments, with child-friendly reporting, statements and trial.
- 47 sections
- 9 chapters
- Act No. 32 of 2012
Chapters and sections
1PreliminarySections 1 to 2
2Sexual offences against childrenSections 3 to 12
- 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
3Using child for pornographic purposes and punishment thereforSections 13 to 15
4Abetment of and attempt to commit an offenceSections 16 to 18
6Procedures for recording statement of the childSections 24 to 27
8Procedure and powers of Special Courts and recording of evidenceSections 33 to 38
- 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
9MiscellaneousSections 39 to 46
- 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
Text: the updated official English text on India Code, with later amendments (through the open-laws dataset). Legaflix is checking it against the official copy; amendment notes and Schedules are not added yet.
Other laws on this subject
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985128 sections
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 198926 sections
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 196112 sections
- Arms Act, 195948 sections
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 200537 sections
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881154 sections