includes causing physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal and emotional abuse and economic abuse; or (b) harasses, harms, injures or endangers the aggrieved person with ... aggrieved person and includes assault, criminal intimidation and criminal force; (ii) sexual abuse includes any conduct of a sexual nature that abuses, humiliates, degrades
killed, abused or neglected some other child or children and there is a reasonable likelihood of the child in question being killed, abused or neglected ... grossly abused, tortured or exploited for the purpose of sexual abuse or illegal acts, (vii) who is found vulnerable and is likely to be inducted
child”. Finally, the Preamble also provides that “sexual exploitation
and sexual abuse of children are heinous crimes and need to be effectively
addressed”. This ... Section 375 of
the IPC which effectively provides that the sexual exploitation or sexual
abuse of a girl child is not even a crime
exploit or abuse the child and there is a reasonable likelihood of the threat being carried out; or (c) has killed, abused, neglected or exploited ... likely to be abused, tortured or exploited for the purpose of sexual abuse or illegal acts; or (ix) who is found vulnerable and is likely
sexual offence under Section 375 / 376 IPC. It has been found that
offences such as sexual abuse of minor children and women by penetration
other ... power imbalance which exists between abuser and the abused child; a
failure to recognise that the occurrence of child sexual abuse is one
intertwined with
sexual offence under Section 375 / 376 IPC. It has been found that offences such as sexual abuse of minor children and women by penetration other ... power imbalance which exists between abuser and the abused child; a failure to recognise that the occurrence of child sexual abuse is one intertwined with
least three members; (xiii) taking action for rehabilitation of sexually abused children who are reported as children in need of care and protection ... police, as the case may be, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012; (xiv) dealing with cases referred by the Board under
NGOs as well as
government institutions were reportedly involved in systematic sexual
abuse of children. A sting operation indicated that sexual services of
children were ... that government
schools have become unsafe for girl students due to sexual abuse. The
incident of an eight year old girl who was harassed
that some children living at the
Anchorage Shelters had complained about sexual abuse, she
immediately brought this to the notice of the High Court ... said Report stated that,
"There are unconfirmed reports of sexual abuse in the Shelters
especially at Murud", and that "the Shelters, especially
call for a report on any specific case of child sexual abuse falling within the jurisdiction of a CWC. (g) collect information and data ... from the relevant agencies regarding reported cases of sexual abuse and their disposal under the processes provided under the Act, including information on the following
