A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL REGIME FOR COMBATTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN INDIA

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  • Pooja Ogale BA LLB (Hons.) NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (Telangana) ; LLM Gujarat National Law University, Gnadhinagar (Gujarat) Author

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Abstract

Through this article, the author tries to discuss about the imminent need for addressing the problem of the child sexual abuse vehemently. Child sexual abuse is one of the heinous crimes which the world has been witnessing over many years. 

Nowadays when we often reach out to the newspapers every morning we come across the incidents of the child sexual abuse. The children are considered to be assets of the nation and therefore it is very important that they are protected from any of the ill happenings. In order to tackle the issue many countries all over the world have adopted various measures and have enacted stringent laws which have reduced the rate of this crime. But there are some nations which lack the proper mechanism and legal regime to combat this problem which allows the culprit to roam around freely. Thus, there is a need to tackle this issue with gravity. 

This article attempts to acknowledge problem of the child sexual abuse which has been persisted in the society for centuries by an analysis of the legal position of child sexual abuse in India and other nations in order to find the probable solution to this social evil.

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18-10-2017

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How to Cite

Pooja Ogale. “A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL REGIME FOR COMBATTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN INDIA”. Journal of Legal Studies & Research, vol. 3, no. 5, Oct. 2017, pp. 221-34, https://journal.thelawbrigade.com/jlsr/article/view/2019.