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Oct 1st-Women and Children - Coggle Diagram
Oct 1st-Women and Children
POCSO Act
Made Gender-neutral
minor boys and girls
Sexual assault
1- assault resulting in death of child and
2- assault committed during a natural calamity, or in any similar situations of violence
punishment
imprisonment btw 10 years to life and fine
increased minimum
punishment from 10 years to 20 years
maximum punishment
to death penalty
3- traffic children
Introduced by
MoWCD
estd
special court for trail of offences
Act recognizes
even when case unsuccessful
for whatever reason
need to be penalized
attempt to commit
offence under the Act
made liable for punishment
upto half punishment
prescribed
for commission of the offence