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When a person approaches the police to make a complaint against child sexual abuse, the following process will take place:
- The police will make a written record of the complaint.
- Based on the report, if the police believe that the child needs immediate care and attention, they will shift the child to a hospital or a shelter home.
On reporting the crime, a person who makes a genuine complaint does not have to worry about being pulled up in court if the offender is not convicted1.
- Section 19(7), The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.[↩]
Mini blomee
August 31, 2022
Let me know how to file a report against child sexual abuse
Nyaaya
September 1, 2022
You can follow the steps in this explainer to file the complaint.