Robust Policy and Regular Training Suggested to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation: Gauhati High Court

In a significant move to address the growing concern of child sexual abuse, the Gauhati High Court has issued wide-ranging directives aimed at preventing sexual exploitation of children in the State of Mizoram. Justice Kaushik Goswami, while deciding a criminal appeal under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, underscored the constitutional obligation of the State to safeguard its children. Conviction upheld under Section 6 of the POCSO…