When a Law to Protect Becomes a Tool to Punish | The Truth Behind POCSO Misuse ⚖️

📍 POCSO Act — Supreme Court Flags Misuse | By Sunanda Reddy

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🚨 POCSO Act — Supreme Court’s Concern on Misuse

The Supreme Court has observed growing misuse of the POCSO Act, 2012, especially in marital disputes and consensual adolescent relationships. While the Act protects children from sexual abuse, the Court stressed on legal awareness among men to avoid its misuse.

🧭 Key Highlights
🔹 Objective: Protect children below 18 from sexual exploitation.
🔹 2019 Amendment: Stricter punishments & death penalty for aggravated offences.
🔹 POCSO Rules 2020: Ensures child-friendly investigation & compensation.
🔹 Challenges: Procedural lapses, low women police ratio, delays & misuse.
🔹 Way Forward: Legal literacy, gender sensitivity & robust enforcement.

🌍 Why It Matters
⚖️ Balancing child protection with due process and justice.
🚸 Preventing false allegations while upholding child safety.
📚 Strengthening India's human rights & constitutional morality frameworks.

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