Section 21 POCSO Act, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: Punishment for failure to report or record a case.

Punishment for failure to report or record a case. – (1) Any person, who fails to report the commission of an offence under sub­section (1) of section 19 or section 20 or who fails to record such offence under sub-section (2) of section 19 shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.
(2) Any person, being in-charge of any company or an institution (by whatever name called) who fails to report the commission of an offence under sub-section (1) of section 19 in respect of a subordinate under his control, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine.
(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a child under this Act.

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