Important Information about POCSO Act
India has nearly a population of 472 million children below the age of eighteen, out of which 225 million are girls. Protection of children by the state is guaranteed to Indian citizens by an expansive reading of Article 21 of the Indian constitution, and also mandated given India's status as signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Child sexual abuse laws in India have been enacted as part of the nation's child protection policies. The necessity for a legal remedy is evident given that nearly 24 per cent of all children have suffered sexual abuse, and half of these were at the hands of persons in the position of trust. The children are vulnerable as they are innocent and are not aware about the predators. In order to provide them protection, the Parliament of India passed the 'Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011' regarding child sexual abuse on 22 May 2012 into an Act. The rules formulated by the government in accordance with