POCSO Act Section 7 — Sexual assault

Summary

Whoever touches a child's vagina, penis, anus, or breast with sexual intent, or makes the child touch the vagina, penis, anus, or breast of the offender or of any other person, commits sexual assault. The section also covers any other act done with sexual intent that involves physical contact without penetration.

Official Text

Whoever, with sexual intent touches the vagina, penis, anus or breast of the child or makes the child touch the vagina, penis, anus or breast of such person or any other person, or does any other act with sexual intent which involves physical contact without penetration is said to commit sexual assault.

Referred to by

• POCSO Act §2 — Definitions
• POCSO Act §14 — Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes
• POCSO Act §22 — Punishment for false complaint or false information
• POCSO Act §29 — Presumption as to certain offences
• POCSO Act §41 — Provisions of sections 3 to 13 not to apply in certain cases

Related Judgments

• ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR INDIA vs SATISH AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2021)
• INDEPENDENT THOUGHT vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• MS. EERA THROUGH DR. MANJULA KRIPPENDORF vs STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• NAWABUDDIN vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND — Supreme Court of India (2022)
• P. YUVAPRAKASH vs STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• CHANDER SINGH; Represented by:; Mr. Biswajit Kumar Patra; Adv. vs STATE — Delhi High Court (2016)