Pocso Act wants revision, says former choose of Kerala High Court

By Express News Service

KOTTAYAM: Despite its supposed goal of defending kids from sexual abuse and different types of aggression, a decade of utilizing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) regulation has uncovered a number of shortcomings,stated Justice Sunil Thomas, a judicial member, Central Administrative Tribunal and former choose of the Kerala High Court.

He highlighted points such because the misuse of the regulation and conflicts of curiosity amongst healthcare professionals, whereas inaugurating the annual medical training convention of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (IASP) at Lake Song Resort Kumarakom on Sunday. He identified that whereas there was an rising variety of circumstances registered below the   regulation, supposed to guard kids from sexual abuse and different types of aggression, the conviction charges stay low. He emphasised that this example requires well timed amendments to handle the challenges successfully.

The convention, presided over by the nationwide president of IASP, Dr U C Garg, was attended by Dr Varghese Punnoose, Professor & Head of Psychiatry at Government Medical College Kottayam, Dr Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Dr Albert V Samuel, the state president of the Indian Association of Psychiatry, and Dr Bobby Thomas Kokkatt.

KOTTAYAM: Despite its supposed goal of defending kids from sexual abuse and different types of aggression, a decade of utilizing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) regulation has uncovered a number of shortcomings,stated Justice Sunil Thomas, a judicial member, Central Administrative Tribunal and former choose of the Kerala High Court.

He highlighted points such because the misuse of the regulation and conflicts of curiosity amongst healthcare professionals, whereas inaugurating the annual medical training convention of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (IASP) at Lake Song Resort Kumarakom on Sunday. He identified that whereas there was an rising variety of circumstances registered below the   regulation, supposed to guard kids from sexual abuse and different types of aggression, the conviction charges stay low. He emphasised that this example requires well timed amendments to handle the challenges successfully.

The convention, presided over by the nationwide president of IASP, Dr U C Garg, was attended by Dr Varghese Punnoose, Professor & Head of Psychiatry at Government Medical College Kottayam, Dr Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Dr Albert V Samuel, the state president of the Indian Association of Psychiatry, and Dr Bobby Thomas Kokkatt.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );