# POCSO Act, 2012, Section 24

- Act: POCSO Act, 2012 (Act 32 of 2012)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/pocso-act-2012/section/24/

## Text

(/) The statement of the child shall be recorded at the residence of the child or at a Recording of place where he usually resides or at the place of his choice and as far as practicable by a statement of a child woman police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector. (2) The police officer while recording the statement of the child shall not be in uniform. (3) The police officer making the investigation, shall, while examining the child, ensure that af no point of time the child come in the contact in any way with the accused. (4) No child shall be detained in the police station in the night for any reason. (5) The police officer shall ensure that the identity of the child is protected from the public media, unless otherwise directed by the Special Court in the interest of the child.

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