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Amendment in the POCSO Act
January 4 , 2019
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- The Union Cabinet has recently approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of 2012.
- These amendments aim to make punishment more stringent for committing sexual crimes against children.
- The amendments provide for the options of stringent punishment, including the death penalty, for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault crime on a child.
- The amendments (section-9) provide for the protection of children from sexual offences in times of natural calamities and disasters.
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