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REPORTING MECHANISM AS PER POCSO ACT

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IT IS MANDATORY
TO REPORT CASES
OF CHILD SEXUAL
OFFENCE AS PER
SECTION 19 OF THE
POCSO ACT
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WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DO NOT REPORT CHILD SEXUAL

OFFENCE?
Section 21, Failure to Report:
• Imprisonment which may extend to six months or to one year or
• with fine or
• with both
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WHO SHOULD WE REPORT THE OFFENCE TO?

 To register cases of
child sexual abuse
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online, POCSO e-
box:
www.ncpcr.gov.in/us
er_complaints.php

Special Juvenile
Police Unit
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PROCESS OF REPORTING & REDRESSAL

 Within 1 year of
cognizance

Within 30 days
of cognizance Trial to be
completed
Special Court to
record evidence
Police must: of the child
• Report to Child
Medical Care Welfare Committee
(CWC)
No time limit and • Report to Special Court
for reporting Recording of the Examination • Prepare preliminary
assessment report
Offence by the • Government or private
• Take child to
Anybody Police hospitals.
Magistrate
• Free of cost.
including a child • Even if there is no FIR.
can report to • Informed consent for
examination.
Local Police or • Girl child examined by
Special Juvenile female doctor.
Police Unit • In the presence of
parents/guardian.
(SJPU) • Privacy

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