Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Indian legislation
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:POCSO_Act
|
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Women_and_Child_Development
|
| gptkbp:ageDefinedAsChild |
below 18 years
|
| gptkbp:amendedBy |
2019
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:criminalizes |
sexual assault against children
sexual harassment of children use of children for pornography |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
2012
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
|
| gptkbp:gazetted |
19 June 2012
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Hindi
English |
| gptkbp:mandate |
reporting of sexual offences against children
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| gptkbp:providesFor |
child-friendly procedures during investigation and trial
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| gptkbp:punishmentIncludes |
imprisonment
fine |
| gptkbp:purpose |
protection of children from sexual offences
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Juvenile_Justice_Act
gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code |
| gptkbp:section |
gptkb:Section_9:_Aggravated_Sexual_Assault
Section 11: Sexual Harassment Section 13: Use of Child for Pornographic Purposes Section 3: Penetrative Sexual Assault Section 7: Sexual Assault |
| gptkbp:startDate |
14 November 2012
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| gptkbp:website |
https://wcd.nic.in/act/child-protection/protection-children-sexual-offences-act-2012
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indian_legislation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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