Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
D.-Aggravated Sexual
Assault and Punishment Therefor
9. Aggravated sexual
assault.-
a.
Whoever,
being a police officer, commits sexual assault on a child-
i.
within
the limits of the police station or premises where he is appointed; or
in
the premises of any station house whether or not situated in the police station
to which he is appointed; or
iii.
in
the course of his duties or otherwise; or
iv.
where
he is known as, or identified as a police officer; or
b.
whoever,
being a member of the armed forces or security forces, commits sexual assault
on a child-
i.
within
the limits of the area to which the person is deployed; or
in
any areas under the command of the security or armed forces; or
iii.
in
the course of his duties or otherwise; or
iv.
where
he is known or identified as a member of the security or armed forces; or
a.
b.
c.
whoever
being a public servant commits sexual assault on a child; or
d.
whoever
being on the management or on the staff of a jail, or remand home or protection
home or observation home, or other place of custody or care and protection
established by or under any law for the time being in force commits sexual
assault on a child being inmate of such jail or remand home or protection home
or observation home or other place of custody or care and protection; or
e.
whoever
being on the management or staff of a hospital, whether Government or private,
commits sexual assault on a child in that hospital; or
f.
whoever
being on the management or staff of an educational institution or religious
institution, commits sexual assault on a child in that institution; or
g.
whoever
commits gang sexual assault on a child.
Explanation.- when a
child is subjected to sexual assault by one or more persons of a group in
furtherance of their common intention, each of such persons shall be deemed to
have committed gang sexual assault within the meaning of this clause and each
of such person shall be liable for that act in the same manner as if it were
done by him alone; or
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child using deadly weapons, fire, heated substance
or corrosive substance; or
i.
whoever
commits sexual assault causing grievous hurt or causing bodily harm and injury
or injury to the sexual organs of the child; or
j.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child, which-
i.
physically
incapacitates the child or causes the child to become mentally ill as defined
under clause (l) of section 2 of the Mental Health Act, 1987 or causes
impairment of any kind so as to render the child unable to perform regular
tasks, temporarily or permanently; or
inflicts
the child with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or any other life threatening
disease or infection which may either temporarily or permanently impair the
child by rendering him physically incapacitated, or mentally ill to perform
regular tasks; or
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
whoever,
taking advantage of a child's mental or physical disability, commits sexual
assault on the child; or
l.
whoever
commits sexual assault on the child more than once or repeatedly; or
m.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child below twelve years; or
n.
whoever,
being a relative of the child through blood or adoption or marriage or
guardianship or in foster care, or having domestic relationship with a parent
of the child, or who is living in the same or shared household with the child,
commits sexual assault on such child; or
o.
whoever,
being in the ownership or management or staff, of any institution providing
services to the child, commits sexual assault on the child in such institution;
or
p.
whoever,
being in a position of trust or authority of a child, commits sexual assault on
the child in an institution or home of the child or anywhere else; or
q.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child knowing the child is pregnant; or
r.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child and attempts to murder the child; or
s.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child in the course of communal or sectarian
violance; or
t.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child and who has been previously convicted of
having committed any offence under this Act or any sexual offence punishable
under any other law for the time being in force; or
u.
whoever
commits sexual assault on a child and makes the child to strip or parade naked
in public, is said to commit aggravated sexual assault.