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Paedophilia in India, from a social point of view and victim’s perspective, remains undeterred even after the law is made for it. The victims of this sexual misconduct have to suffer and continue to stay mum. This is because paedophilia is no more than just another taboo due to the obvious sexual connotation. Adding on to the sex is the incestuous sexual misconduct which conflicts with India’s conservative family values. An Aunt, an in-law or parents of the child’s violator will never believe such an act and discard any complaint by children as they don’t think the violators are capable of acting this way. Moreover, due to the taboo nature of sex in India, children in society are less informed and are to trust and obey elders in their community completely. This makes them more susceptib

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Sexual Assault And School Dropouts Goes Parallel To Each Other; Learn How!

Pooja YadavMay 19, 20220

One out of each three children who have faced statutory offences, drop out of college in Delhi in line with a study done by the Delhi Commission for the cover of kid Rights (DPCPCR). Looking upto the statistics, out Of the 100 minor assault survivors, 33% dropped out of school and only 9% have plans to resume studies the report revealed which is quite shocking tells us where we are lacking. We are lacking in giving confidence to our girls. The Commission had interviewed 94 girls and 6 boys. Going further deeper into the situation, the study also showed only 15% of the survivors received compensation from the government ranging between 30,000 and 50,000. The major reasons for dropping out were long and expensive legal procedures, social stigma, and safety and health concerns. The stu...

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Oral Sex With Minor Not ‘Aggravated Sexual Assault’: Allahabad HC

Ananya ChakravartiDecember 16, 20210

While dealing with the appeal of a POCSO convict, accused of committing oral sex with a 10-year-old boy, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that putting the penis into the mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault. It comes into the category of penetrative sexual assault which is punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act. It is important to note that the Court, in its order, didn't take into account Section 5 (m) of the POCSO Act, which stipulates that if the offence of 'penetrative sexual assault' on a child, who is below the age of twelve years, the same would be punishable with the offence of 'aggravated penetrative sexual assault' as per Section 6 of the Act. It may be noted that since 'penetrative sexual assault' under Sect...