COMMENTARY ON THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT BY PROF JAI S SINGH

COMMENTARY ON THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT BY PROF JAI S SINGH

The offence of rape including sexual offences against children, were dealt under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 but a large number of offences against children were not adequately addressed by the existing laws. Such offences against children needed to be defined explicitly and countered through adequate penalties as effective deterrence. Therefore, to deal with such sexual offences against children, the Parliament legislate a special law, i.e. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The Act came into force with effect from 14th November, 2012.

All judicial pronouncements of importance have been noticed. Various landmarks judgments of the Supreme Court as well as the High Courts have been discussed with critical eyes and juristic approach. Efforts have also been taken to explain relevant and allied provisions of some other laws, which have impact on the subject.

The present edition is simple, clear and includes common language alongwith annotations having been made very clear in shortest possible way. For quick reference to any case law a copious table of cases is appended at the beginning, and for quick reference of any topic, an exhaustive subject index is provided at the end.

Even though every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the book, although I have tried our best, I do not claim infallibility. Mistake, if any, brought to our notice will be warm welcomed and corrected in the next edition.

It will be more useful to lawyers, Judges, Magistrates, Bar and Bench, Law Colleges Library, as well as to general public. I hope that this edition will satisfy the user’s need thoroughly and exhaustively.