Section 2
Section 2 of POCSO Act, 2012. (/) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "aggravated penetrative sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 5;
(/) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "aggravated penetrative sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 5;
(b) "aggravated sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 9;
(e) "armed forces or security forces" means armed forces of the Union or security forces or police forces, as specified in the Schedule;
(d) "child" means any person below the age of eighteen years;
(e) "domestic relationship" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (/) of section 2 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005; 43 of 2005 (/) "penetrative sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 3:
(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(h) "religious institution" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988; 41 of 1988 (i) "sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 7. (/) "sexual harassment" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 11;
(k) "shared household" means a household where the person charged with the offence lives or has lived at any time in a domestic relationship with the child, (!) "Special Court" means a court designated as such under section 28;
(m) "Special Public Prosecutor" means a Public Prosecutor appointed under section 32.
(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and the Information Technology Act, 2000 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the' said Codes or the Acts. 45 of 1860 56 of 2000 21 of 2000 CHAPTER II SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN Penetrative sexual assault A .- PENETRATIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
Section 2, POCSO Act, 2012 (Act 32 of 2012).
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Questions about Section 2
How do I find court cases under Section 2 of the POCSO Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Pocso Act 2012 2, section 2 Pocso Act 2012, section 2 of the POCSO Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 2 of the POCSO Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2 (Definitions), section 3, section 5, section 9, and on 3 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was the POCSO Act enacted?
POCSO Act was enacted in 2012 as Act 32 of 2012. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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