Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2011 The POCSO Act, which came into force in 2012, is the first comprehensive law in the country dealing specifically with sexual abuse of children. Under the Act, any person below the …
About Last year, the Parliament passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 which replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the principal law on criminal offences in the country. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS2) largely retains the provisions of …