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Central Act · India · Chapter II · E. Sexual Harassment And Punishment Therefor

Section 11 POCSO Sexual harassment

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 · Edition: Consolidated Central Act 32 of 2012, including the 2019 amendments

A person is said to commit sexual harassment upon a child when such person with sexual intent,—

(i) utters any word or makes any sound, or makes any gesture or exhibits any object or part of body with the intention that such word or sound shall be heard, or such gesture or object or part of body shall be seen by the child; or

(ii) makes a child exhibit his body or any part of his body so as it is seen by such person or any other person; or

(iii) shows any object to a child in any form or media for pornographic purposes; or

(iv) repeatedly or constantly follows or watches or contacts a child either directly or through electronic, digital or any other means; or

(v) threatens to use, in any form of media, a real or fabricated depiction through electronic, film or digital or any other mode, of any part of the body of the child or the involvement of the child in a sexual act; or

(vi) entices a child for pornographic purposes or gives gratification therefor.

Explanation.—Any question which involves “sexual intent” shall be a question of fact.

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Judgments on Section 11

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 44 · High Court of Kerala

Abdul Rafeek @ Rafeek v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 84411

ActsBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, The Constitution of India, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) — Section 91 & Section 439(2) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 94 — Constitution of India — Article 20(3) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 5, 6, 11, 12, 16 & 17 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 49, 64(2)(m), 65(2) & 332(a)

Bail may be cancelled to enable custodial interrogation needed for further investigation; Section 94 BNSS cannot be used to compel an accused to produce an incriminating mobile phone.

LOK 2026 (10) SC 92 · Supreme Court of India

Charming Rupon v. State of Meghalaya

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1102

Appellant convicted under Section 6 of POCSO Act for alleged sexual assault of a specially-abled minor child — Unexplained delay of 10 days in lodging FIR — Failure of victim (PW-4) and crucial witness (PW-2) to identify the accused in Court during trial — Victim…

LOK 2026 (9) Ker. 103 · High Court of Kerala

Binu v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 69401

Sections 376(2)(n), 354A(1)(i) read with Section 354A(2) of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the 'IPC', for short) and under Sections 3(d) read with 4(2), 5(l), 5(m) read with 6(1), 7 read with 8, 9(l), 9(m) read with 10 and 11(iv) read with…