About 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 age of 18 years is defined as a …
What’s in the news? The Supreme Court has held that viewing in private, downloading, storing, possessing, distributing or displaying pornographic acts involving children attract criminal liability under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and the Information Technology …
About NCPCR The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body established under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. The commission works under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child development. …
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences 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 age …