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