Commentary on The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act

This Commentary on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act offers a comprehensive, practitioner-oriented analysis of India’s landmark child-protection statute. Each section reproduces the statutory provision followed by clear exposition of legislative intent, key judicial interpretations, and the statute’s interplay with CrPC, Evidence Act, juvenile justice and medico-legal protocols. The volume addresses procedural issues—reporting obligations, FIR and investigation norms, recording of statement of child, special courts, court-mandated medical examination, in-camera proceedings, and protective measures for victims and witnesses. Selected landmark judgments are summarized with headnotes and practice pointers showing how courts have applied POCSO to consent issues, evidence admissibility, corroboration, and sentencing. The commentary also provides ready-to-use procedural templates (e.g., applications for in-camera proceedings, compassionate compensation petitions, victim-protection orders), checklists for investigators and counsel, and a practitioner’s toolkit on child-friendly examination and trauma-informed courtroom practices. Designed for advocates, judges, law enforcement, social workers and academics, the book bridges legal doctrine with on-ground best practices to ensure both legal rigour and sensitivity in cases involving children.