Act Number: 32

Act Name: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

Year: 2012

Enactment Date: 2012-06-19

Long Title: An Act to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 42: Alternative punishment.
    1[42. Alternate punishment.-- Where an act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under sections 166A, 354A, 354B, 354C, 354D, 370, 370A, 375, 376, 2[376A, 376AB, 376B, 376C, 376D, 376DA, 376DB], 3[376E, section 509 of the Indian Penal Code or section 67B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000)], then, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to punishment only under this Act or under the Indian Penal Code as provides for punishment which is greater in degree.]
                                                    STATE AMENDMENT
     Arunachal Pradesh.--
     Amendment of section 42.--In section 42 of the Protection of Children Act, 2012 for the words figures and letters sections 166A, 354A, 354B, 354C, 354D, 370, 370A, 375, 376, 376A, 376C, 376D, 376E or section 509 of the Indian Penal Code the words figures and letters sections 166A 354A, 354B, 354C, 354D, 370, 370A, 375, 376, 376A, 376AA, 376C, 376D, 376DA, 376E or section 509 of the Indian Penal Code shall be substituted.
    [Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 3 of 2019, s. 26]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 29, for s. 42 (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).
2. Subs. by Act 22 of 2018, s. 25, for "376A, 376C, 376D" (w.e.f. 21-4-2018)
3. Subs. by Act 25 of 2019, s. 10, for "376E or section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)" (w.e.f. 16-08-2019).
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