Indian Polity · Polity
What key legislative change was introduced by the first major amendment in 2019 to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012?
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- 1The jurisdiction of trials was transferred entirely to military courts.
- 2Consensual sexual relations among minors below 18 years were legally permitted.
- 3The minimum punishment for penetrative sexual assault on children was increased from 7 to 10 years, and provisioned death penalty or life imprisonment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault.✓
- 4The gender-neutral character of the Act was completely removed.
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The minimum punishment for penetrative sexual assault on children was increased from 7 to 10 years, and provisioned death penalty or life imprisonment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault.
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