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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
2012 ·
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Short title, extent and commencement
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Definitions
II
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Penetrative sexual assault
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Punishment for penetrative sexual assault
II — B.—AGGRAVATED PENETRATIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
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Aggravated penetrative sexual assault
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Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault
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Sexual assault
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Punishment for sexual assault
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Aggravated sexual assault
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Punishment for aggravated sexual assault
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Sexual harassment
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Punishment for sexual harassment
III — USING CHILD FOR PORNOGRAPHIC PURPOSES AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
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Use of child for pornographic purposes
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Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes
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Punishment for storage of pornographic material involving child
IV — ABETMENT OF AND ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENCE
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Abetment of an offence
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Punishment for abetment
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Punishment for attempt to commit an offence
V — PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING OF CASES
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Reporting of offences
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Obligation of media, studio and photographic facilities to report cases
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Punishment for failure to report or record a case
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Punishment for false complaint or false information
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Procedure for media
VI — PROCEDURES FOR RECORDING STATEMENT OF THE CHILD
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Recording of statement of a child
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Recording of statement of a child by Magistrate
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Additional provisions regarding statement to be recorded
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Medical examination of a child
VII — SPECIAL COURTS
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Designation of Special Courts
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Presumption as to certain offences
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Presumption of culpable mental state
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Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before a Special Court
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Special Public Prosecutors
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Procedure and powers of Special Court
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Procedure in case of commission of offence by child and determination of age by Special
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Period for recording of evidence of child and disposal of case
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Child not to see accused at the time of testifying
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Trials to be conducted in camera
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Assistance of an interpreter or expert while recording evidence of child
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Guidelines for child to take assistance of experts, etc
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Right of child to take assistance of legal practitioner
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Alternate punishment
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Act not in derogation of any other law
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Public awareness about Act
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Monitoring of implementation of Act
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Power to make rules
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Power to remove difficulties
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