What is sexual assault against Minor?
Asaram Babu is arrested by Rajastan Police recently related the offence of sex assault against Minor.
This case is generated a lot of public attention from India and abroad as he is a famous spiritual Guru who has thousands of followers across the world.
The 72 year old Asaram is arrested as per the new law of Prevention of children from sexual offences Act (POCSO) -2012. This law was implemented on last November. The purpose of the law is to protect the children from any kind of sexual abuse .
As per the law new special court is needed for conducting the trial.
Only very limited states have identified the special courts for trial .
Rajastan is one of them.
What law says ?
Sexual Assault: Whoever, with sexual intent touches the vagina ,penis ,anus or breast of the child
or makes the child touch the vagina , penis ,anus ,or breast of such person or any other person
or does any other act with sexual intent involves physical contact without penetration is said to commit sexual assault.
Punishment : Less than 3 years which may extended to five years ,and shall also be liable to fine.
Punishment for Penetrative sexual Assault :Not less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life ,shall be liable to fine.
As per the news report , the Asaram case falls under the provision of Sexual Assault.
But if the provision changed into the Penetrative Sexual Assault , the punishment provision will be more hard.
It is depend upon the statement of the child.
Who is minor?
As per the Provision of Protection of Children from the Sexual Offenders Act -2012 , the children below 18 age are consider as minors.
Will this law effective to reduce the sexual assault ?
Nobody know about the law and its the provisions of the law. Public is not aware the pros and cons of the law. The law can be seen on the Govt. Notification which is available on the Internet.
No awareness programme is conducting anywhere. Law which is only sleeping on the law books will not work .Major the Indian population are illiterate. The literate people are illiterate on law .
So, this law will not change any big difference in the society.
Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
If the people are being kept on the state of ignorance ,then the purpose of the law will not be delivered.
Asaram Babu is arrested by Rajastan Police recently related the offence of sex assault against Minor.
This case is generated a lot of public attention from India and abroad as he is a famous spiritual Guru who has thousands of followers across the world.
The 72 year old Asaram is arrested as per the new law of Prevention of children from sexual offences Act (POCSO) -2012. This law was implemented on last November. The purpose of the law is to protect the children from any kind of sexual abuse .
As per the law new special court is needed for conducting the trial.
Only very limited states have identified the special courts for trial .
Rajastan is one of them.
What law says ?
Sexual Assault: Whoever, with sexual intent touches the vagina ,penis ,anus or breast of the child
or makes the child touch the vagina , penis ,anus ,or breast of such person or any other person
or does any other act with sexual intent involves physical contact without penetration is said to commit sexual assault.
Punishment : Less than 3 years which may extended to five years ,and shall also be liable to fine.
Punishment for Penetrative sexual Assault :Not less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life ,shall be liable to fine.
As per the news report , the Asaram case falls under the provision of Sexual Assault.
But if the provision changed into the Penetrative Sexual Assault , the punishment provision will be more hard.
It is depend upon the statement of the child.
Who is minor?
As per the Provision of Protection of Children from the Sexual Offenders Act -2012 , the children below 18 age are consider as minors.
Will this law effective to reduce the sexual assault ?
Nobody know about the law and its the provisions of the law. Public is not aware the pros and cons of the law. The law can be seen on the Govt. Notification which is available on the Internet.
No awareness programme is conducting anywhere. Law which is only sleeping on the law books will not work .Major the Indian population are illiterate. The literate people are illiterate on law .
So, this law will not change any big difference in the society.
Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
If the people are being kept on the state of ignorance ,then the purpose of the law will not be delivered.
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