This year, the focus of Child Safety Week, commemorated in mid- to the third week of November, has a simple message: Protected by POCSO. The reference, of course, is to the law on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012 (POCSO Act) that seeks to protect children from sexual abuse, harassment, and pornography. It offers in-camera trials and special courts to victims, and stringent punishments for the convicted; the conviction rate,........

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