Under Section 5 of the POCSO Act, 2012, infliction of HIV on the child is covered under:
Section 5(j)(iii) applies where the assault "inflicts the child with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or any other life threatening disease or infection". Sub-clause (i) covers…
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Under Section 5 of the POCSO Act, 2012, infliction of HIV on the child is covered under:
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Correct answer B
Section 5(j)(iii) applies where the assault "inflicts the child with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or any other life threatening disease or infection". Sub-clause (i) covers physical incapacity or mental illness, (ii) pregnancy of a female child, and (iv) death.