POCSO Act

Any male or female below 18 years old is considered a child as per the POSCO act introduced in 2012. The act is for the protection the child from offenses of sexual harassment and pornography. Get the best POSCO lawyers in India if your child has become the victim of such crimes.

This 2012 Indian law protects children from sexual offenses. It covers a range of offenses, including: Penetrative sexual assault, Non-penetrative sexual assault, Pornography, Exhibitionism, Stalking. Sexual harassment, Abetment of child sexual abuse .

• POCSO puts the burden of proof on the accused rather than the victim. The onus is on the accused to prove that he/she is innocent rather than on the child to prove that the crime took place.
• POCSO is gender neutral when it addresses the victims and the accused.
• POSCO addresses a comprehensive spectrum of criminal sexual offences that includes various forms of (partial) penetrative offences, non-touch forms of abuse, pornography, exhibitionism, stalking etc.
• POCSO takes into account power dynamics in relationships between the victim and the accused. The vulnerability of the victim and the position of accused play a major part in the prosecution of the crime.
• POCSO provides for child-friendly measures, procedures and infrastructure to ensure minimum trauma is visited upon the child during the judicial process.
• POCSO regards Child Protection as a collective responsibility. It makes the reporting of cases mandatory for every citizen. It also lays out guidelines for all duty-bearers and stakeholders who interact with the child victim and the case.

POCSO Lawyer/Advocate In Delhi, India

Our Criminal law firm based in New Delhi, handles child sexual abuse cases. Our Attorneys for Criminal cases especially for POCSO offer compassionate and aggressive representation to the victims of child sex abuse. In case you underwent sexual abuse as a child. Our Criminal advocates in New Delhi are here to explain your legal options. Senior lawyers in our Criminal law office provide legal aid to defend fake POCSO Cases too.