POCSO Act Section 8 — Punishment for sexual assault
CHAPTER II SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN A.—PENETRATIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
Criminal
Punishment
Imprisonment 3 years–5 years and fine
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine”
Summary
Whoever commits sexual assault shall be punished with imprisonment of either kind for a term that must not be less than three years but may go up to five years, and shall also be liable to a fine.
Official Text
Whoever, commits sexual assault, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine. D. —AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR
Referred to by
Related Judgments
- NAWABUDDIN vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND — Supreme Court of India (2022)
- 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)
- SAMBHUBHAI RAISANGBHAI PADHIYAR vs STATE OF GUJARAT — Supreme Court of India (2024)
- CHANDER SINGH; Represented by:; Mr. Biswajit Kumar Patra; Adv. vs STATE — Delhi High Court (2016)
