Study on Position of the Survivors and Victims of Child Sexual Abuse and the Impact of the Crime

Abstract

The aim and object of this article is to analyze the position of the survivors and victims of child sexual abuse and the impact of the crime. The paper aims at understanding the effective implementation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The researcher will divide the research paper into three sections. The first section would be to understand the Child Protection System in India and the proceedings of the Special Courts in effectively implementing the Act. The second section would highlight the position of survivors and victims of child sexual abuse. The third section would focus on the latest Judgments of the Hon’ble Higher Courts with respect to the POCSO Act. This research paper is an attempt to find the major concern that whether the Act has served to deter the rate of sexual offences against the children because there has been no reduction in the number of such crimes. The researcher also tries to identify the factors that have led to the low level of convictions under the POCSO Act and also offers recommendations for strengthening the prosecution and investigation.