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POCSO Act, 2012

Section 32

In force Act 32 of 2012 As on 20 Oct 2026

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Act 32 of 2012 Cited by 1 provision

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Punjab's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, which is the record this site keeps current.

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Section 32 of POCSO Act, 2012. (/) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Special Public Special Public Prosecutor for every Special Court for conducting cases only under the Prosecutors.

(/) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Special Public Special Public Prosecutor for every Special Court for conducting cases only under the Prosecutors. provisions of this Act.

(2) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under sub-section (/) only if he had been in practice for not less than seven years as an advocate.

(3) Every person appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (w) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and provision of that Code shall have effect accordingly. 2 of 1974. CHAPTER VIII PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF SPECIAL COURTS AND RECORDING OF EVIDENCE

Section 32, POCSO Act, 2012 (Act 32 of 2012).

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Questions about Section 32

How do I find court cases under Section 32 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 32, section 32 Pocso Act 2012, section 32 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 32 of the POCSO Act, and has it changed?

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.

Other sections of this Act

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