Academic query

Hello,

Since the cases of under reporting of child s*xual abuse is prevalent in India. POCSO mandates every person who comes to know about the child Sexual assault that has taken place or is about to take place is mandated to report it to the police. It hampers the s*xual autonomy of the victim who is forcibly swept into the criminal justice system and thus even hampers the further communication due to fear of reporting without informed consent. Also, the very mandate leads to false reporting of cases which is completely non-sensitive to the consequences of such false reports. Even the reporting of cases does not lead to proper investigation and ultimately the s*xual offences remains unaffected and unreported in numbers.

Kindly go through the following articles for a wider perspective on your query:

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/focus-areas-and-considerations-for-bail-in-pocso-act-11968.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/news/pocso-victims-entitled-to-receive-information-about-court-proceedings-including-status-of-the-bail-of-the-accused-j-k-hc-18100.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/judiciary/pocso-act-will-cover-adults-who-faced-s*xual-harassment-as-a-minor-andhra-pradesh-hc-4246.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/news/-Details-of-POCSO-cases-to-be-placed-in-front-of-the-Supreme-Court-by-the-Amicus-Curiae-17179.asp

Thank you