Criminalising Consent: The Pitfalls of the POCSO Act 

India’s national legislation on child sexual abuse, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, more commonly referred to as POCSO, was enacted in 2012 with the objective of protecting young children from varying degrees of sexual assault. The statute was a culmination of relevant provisions regarding child sexual abuse in the Indian Penal Code, […]

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