Abstract
Despite strict laws like POCSO (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offenses), the cases of sexual violenceagainst children are not declining in India, relatively it is snowballing year by year. Apart from metros, suchheinous crimes are being carried out in small towns as well. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reportfor the year 2020 states that 47,221 cases of child sexual abuse were registered in the country. Most of the victimsin these cases were girls. According to NCRB, the maximum happenings of sexual violence and sexual abusehappened with girls aged 16 to 18 years. Activists working in this field say that many times the cases do not reachthe police or the family overpowers them for fear of defamation. The POCSO Act was enacted years ago to protectchildren from sexual abuse. The question is, has the law been successful in rewarding its objective? According tothe 2016 to 2020 (NCRB) report, the number of reported child sexual abuse cases increased from 36,321 in 2016to over 47,000 in 2020. This is an increase of 31 percent. According to experts, this number is also just the tip ofthe iceberg. In the 2020 report of NCRB, it has been said that only 36 percent of the crimes against children areregistered under POCSO. The research paper examines the retrospective study of the alleged accused in sexualoffence cases examined in Kilpauk Medical College.
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