Analyzing The Pocso Act: A Critical Examination

Abstract

Child sexual abuse is a heinous crime that violates a child's rights, jeopardizes their physical and emotional well-being, and leaves deep scars that can last a lifetime. The Indian government recognized the need to protect children from sexual exploitation and enacted the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act in 2012.The POCSO Act aims to provide a legal framework to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation by providing stringent punishments for sexual offences against children, defining child-friendly procedures for the investigation and trial of such offences, and promoting the rehabilitation  and  reintegration of child victims.