Police Complaint against Child Sexual Abuse

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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 convicted(( Section 19(7), The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.)).

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