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The POCSO Act enacted to prevent and punish sexual offences against children had fallen short of the aspirational benchmark.

Objectives and Features of POCSO Act

Protect young children against abuse

ex: Sexual abuse by relatives

Acknowledges inability of consent at a young age.

ex: Victim centric framework

Cognisable offence ensure deterrence

ex: Police mandated to file case

Gender Neutral Framework

Short of Achieving Objectives

Rise in number of POCSO cases

ex: ~53,000 annually (CAGR)

Misuse by parents of girl child

ex: To usb autonomy in choosing partners.

Prevention of intimate utopian has failed

ex: >60% of accused are pasture on the relatives.

Institutionalisation of children 'Destroy childhoods'.

However, it has also helped: → Acknowledges the seriousness of crime

↓ led to mandatory reporting.

↓ Victim centric lens in criminal justice.

Thus, POCSO needs to be reformed to ensure human development of children and a 'Swachh Bharat'.

— AMRIT MAHAPATRA · AIR 121