We have been working with the police on understanding online safety. They are very prompt
when it comes to reporting cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)
Act, but there is no clarity when it comes to minors committing cybercrimes.
Sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act are made for adults, hence for cybercrimes
involving minors, courts use a combination of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, the POCSO Act, and
the IT Act.
The POCSO Act is more relevant for online CSA cases as it is newer than other acts. Section 15
of POCSO criminalizes storing, publishing, sharing CSAM for commercial or individual
purposes. Section 13 of POCSO criminalises use of a child or the involvement of a child through
any medium like print, electronic, media, and internet.
There needs to be well defined sacrosanct rules to protect children from committing or being
vulnerable to cybercrimes.
We have been working with the police on understanding online safety. They are
very
prompt
when it
comes
to reporting cases under Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences
(
POCSO
)
Act,
but
there is no clarity when it
comes
to minors committing
cybercrimes
.
Sections of the Information Technology (IT)
Act
are made
for adults,
hence
for
cybercrimes
involving minors, courts
use
a combination of the Juvenile Justice (
JJ
)
Act
, the
POCSO
Act
, and
the IT Act.
The
POCSO
Act
is more relevant for online CSA cases as it is newer than other
acts
. Section 15
of
POCSO
criminalizes storing, publishing, sharing
CSAM
for commercial or individual
purposes. Section 13 of
POCSO
criminalises
use
of a child or the involvement of a child through
any medium like print, electronic, media, and internet.
There needs to be
well defined
sacrosanct
rules
to protect children from committing or being
vulnerable to
cybercrimes
.