The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) (Amendment) Bill was passed by both houses of parliament and got presidential accent on 5th August, 2019. It aims to combat rising cases of child sex abuse in the country.
Salient Features
Death Penalty: Stringent punishments for crime against minors and proposal of death penalty for the cases of aggravated sexual assault on of minors. It was justified by citing the judgments of the Supreme Court in Machhi Singh (1983) and Devender Pal Singh (2002) in which the court has held that the death penalty can be awarded only in rarest of ....
