The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Central Act · Act 32 of 201247 provisions766 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | 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. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 32 of 2012 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 47 |
| Subjects | criminal, social |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.3 citing judgments
- Section 2 Definitions.13 citing judgments
- Section 3 Penetrative sexual assault.88 citing judgments
- Section 4 Punishment for penetrative sexual assault.142 citing judgments
- Section 5 Aggravated penetrative sexual assault.50 citing judgments
- Section 6 Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault.148 citing judgments
- Section 7 Sexual assault.33 citing judgments
- Section 8 Punishment for sexual assault.82 citing judgments
- Section 9 Aggravated sexual assault.15 citing judgments
- Section 10 Punishment for aggravated sexual assault.35 citing judgments
- Section 11 Sexual harassment.11 citing judgments
- Section 12 Punishment for sexual harassment.42 citing judgments
- Section 13 Use of child for pornographic purposes.1 citing judgment
- Section 14 Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes.2 citing judgments
- Section 15 Punishment for storage of pornographic material involving child.4 citing judgments
- Section 16 Abetment of an offence.6 citing judgments
- Section 17 Punishment for abetment.24 citing judgments
- Section 18 Punishment for attempt to commit an offence.4 citing judgments
- Section 19 Reporting of offences.10 citing judgments
- Section 20 Obligation of media, studio and photographic facilities to report cases.1 citing judgment
- Section 21 Punishment for failure to report or record a case.6 citing judgments
- Section 22 Punishment for false complaint or false information.2 citing judgments
- Section 23 Procedure for media.4 citing judgments
- Section 24 Recording of statement of a child.
- Section 25 Recording of statement of a child by Magistrate.
- Section 26 Additional provisions regarding statement to be recorded.1 citing judgment
- Section 27 Medical examination of a child.2 citing judgments
- Section 28 Designation of Special Courts.3 citing judgments
- Section 29 Presumption as to certain offences.8 citing judgments
- Section 30 Presumption of culpable mental state.5 citing judgments
- Section 31 Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before a Special Court.1 citing judgment
- Section 32 Special Public Prosecutors.
- Section 33 Procedure and powers of Special Court.7 citing judgments
- Section 34 Procedure in case of commission of offence by child and determination of age by Special Court.4 citing judgments
- Section 35 Period for recording of evidence of child and disposal of case.1 citing judgment
- Section 36 Child not to see accused at the time of testifying.
- Section 37 Trials to be conducted in camera.
- Section 38 Assistance of an interpreter or expert while recording evidence of child.
- Section 39 Guidelines for child to take assistance of experts, etc.
- Section 40 Right of child to take assistance of legal practitioner.
- Section 41 Provisions of sections 3 to 13 not to apply in certain cases.
- Section 42 Alternative punishment.6 citing judgments
- Section 42A Act not in derogation of any other law.1 citing judgment
- Section 43 Public awareness about Act.
- Section 44 Monitoring of implementation of Act.
- Section 45 Power to make rules.
- Section 46 Power to remove difficulties.1 citing judgment
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