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Under Section 3(c) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, actual physical…

Section 3(c) covers a person who "manipulates any part of the body of the child so as to cause penetration", so the accused need not himself penetrate the child. The child's…

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Under Section 3(c) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, actual physical penetration by the accused is:

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Section 3(c) covers a person who "manipulates any part of the body of the child so as to cause penetration", so the accused need not himself penetrate the child. The child's age does not change this, and the Act does not make a medical report a condition of the offence.

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