Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
21. Punishment for
failure to report or record a case.-
1.
Any
person, who fails to report the commission of an offence under sub-section (1)
of section 19 or section 20 or who fails to record such offence under
sub-section (2) of section 19 shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.
2.
Any
person, being in-charge of any company or an institution (by whatever name
called) who fails to report the commission of an offence under sub-section (1)
of section 19 in respect of a subordinate under his control, shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine.
3.
The.
revisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a child under this Act