Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
2. Definitions.-
1.
In
this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
a. "aggravated
penetrative sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in
section 5;
b. "aggravated
sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 9;
c. "aimed forces or
security forces" means armed forces of the Union or security forces or
police forces, as specified in the Schedule;
d. "child"
means any person below the age of eighteen years;
e. "domestic
relationship" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (f)
of section 2 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005;
f. "penetrative
sexual assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 3;
g. "prescribed"
means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
h. "religious
institution" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the
Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988;
i. "sexual
assault" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 7;
j. "sexual
harassment" has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 11;
k. "shared
household" means a household where the person charged with the offence
lives or has lived at any time in a domestic relationship with the child;
l. "Special
Court" means a court designated as such under section 28;
m. "Special Public
Prosecutor" means a Public Prosecutor appointed under section 32.
2.
The
words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Indian
Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and the Information Technology Act, 2000
shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Codes or the
Acts.