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Child Marriage – Not a Child’s Play: POCSO’s Response
ABSTRACT “This is my son” 15 year old Maina replied, when I asked her about the crying child she was feeding. Taken aback, I further enquired her, when she got married. She replied when her age was only 13. This incident proved that the proverb “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle is the hand that […] -
POCSO and Child Marriages in India: A Conflict of Laws
ABSTRACT The present paper seeks to highlight the growing problem of Sexual offences on children in India and the changes and challenges Indian Legal system faces after the advent of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 with its main objectives being to analyze the mainstream achievements of POCSO and the growing areas of […] -
Paradigms of Socio-Legal Paradoxes Pertaining to Sexual offences against Children
INTRODUCTION: “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace”[1] Children are the greatest gift to humanity and their sexual abuse is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. In any civilized society, children are “supremely important national asset”[2] and the future of the nation depends upon […] -
Efficacy of the POCSO Act, 2012 in Curbing Victimization of Children in the Offence of Child Pornography
ABSTRACT: The Internet offers plenty of opportunities for adults as well as children in imparting knowledge about anything that is in existence with the universe. Yet, it has some negative consequences. It contributes to the rampant increase of sexual abuse and exploitation such as pornography. Children, in specific, are more vulnerable to such abuse or […] -
Invisible Shackles: A Closer Look at Today’s Silent Slaves
INTRODUCTION Sexual abuse of minors has become a global concern now. Almost every part of the world faces this problem. Child sexual abuse includes touching and non-touching activity. Examples of touching activity include touching a child’s genitals or private parts for sexual pleasure and making a child touch someone else’s genitals, play sexual games or […] -
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
“Crime against children is increasing at an alarming rate. They are confronting more of sexual violence against them.” ABSTRACT As the world is developing rapidly, sexual offences against humans is increasing too. The scope of sexual offences in current world, is not only restricted to adults irrespective of their age or gender but it has […]