The Textbook on The Handbook Law relating to Children and POCSO Act, 2012

This handbook is designed to provide a basic knowledge to understanding and implementing the POCSO Act. It aims to make awareness about child sexual abuse and its consequences, provide clarity on the provisions and procedures under POCSO Act and provides a framework for reporting and investigating child sexual abuse. This handbook covers ten chapters Introduction to the POCSO, overview of the POCSO Act,2012, Child Rights in Sexual abuse, Role of Experts in Child Sexual abuse like Medical and other Professionals, Role of Counsellors and Interview methods. The need of this handbook arose when the syllabus of LL.B. Final year amended and the POCSO Act,2012 inserted in the Main Subject Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS,2023). This handbook helpful for the law students to know the primary concepts of law relating to children with the provisions of POCSO Act, 2012.