Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences)

Syllabus: General studies paper 1 (child rights) Context: Recently, the Supreme Court had to injunct an interpretation of ‘skin-to-skin contact’ given by the Bombay High Court. More in News: Over the last nine years, India has sought to “protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography” through the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). But the POCSO act has so far not been able to bring about the desirable change. Protection of children by the state is guaranteed to Indian citizens by an expansive reading of Article 21 of the Constitution of Indiaand also mandated given India’s status....Read More