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Under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, the accused may commit…

Section 7 covers making the child touch the accused or another person, does not require any injury, and because a child cannot give valid legal consent, the child appearing…

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Under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, the accused may commit sexual assault even if:

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Section 7 covers making the child touch the accused or another person, does not require any injury, and because a child cannot give valid legal consent, the child appearing to touch voluntarily does not take the act outside the section, so all the listed circumstances still leave section 7 attracted.

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