THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019
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What does this law do?
This law amends the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 to increase penalties for sexual offences against children and address child pornography.
Who it affects
The law affects anyone who commits sexual offences against children or uses children in pornographic material, including perpetrators and those who store or possess child pornography.
Key provisions
- Increases punishment for penetrative sexual assault on children under 16 to 20 years imprisonment
- Introduces death penalty for aggravated penetrative sexual assault
- Increases punishment for using children in pornographic purposes to 5-7 years imprisonment
- Requires reporting of child pornography to designated authorities
- Imposes fines for storing or possessing child pornography
Points worth noting
- Amends the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
- Replaces references to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 with 2015 version
- Adds section 67B of Information Technology Act, 2000 to relevant sections
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | XXII |
| Status | closed (section: bill) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 3 |
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Bill_passed_both
THE-PROTECTION-OF-CHILDREN-FROM-SEXUAL-OFFENCES-AMENDMENT-BI-bill_passed_both.pdf
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2019-07-18
THE-PROTECTION-OF-CHILDREN-FROM-SEXUAL-OFFENCES-AMENDMENT-BI-bill_introduced.pdf
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2019-07-24
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