Discussion
Which procedural safeguard under Section 24 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act mandates a non-threatening environment for a child's statement to be recorded ?
Answer: A
The safeguard is that it must be done by a woman officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector as far as practicable.
Section 24(1) of the POCSO Act requires a child's statement to be recorded at the child's residence or a place of the child's choice and, as far as practicable, by a woman police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector.
The officer must not be in uniform (Section 24(2)), the rank stated is sub-inspector, not officer-in-charge, and the statement need not be recorded only before a Magistrate.
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