Abstract

Child abuse is general and child sexual abuse in particular has been a hidden issue since a long span of time and it keeps increasing day by day. It has become a matter of global concern irrespective of its socio-economic and political development. It has an adverse impact on the lives of children, either directly or indirectly. In such kind of heinous practices on the children are being forced to engaged in unwanted sexual behavior which interferes with their physical, emotional, sexual, psychology development and wellbeing. Various International instruments are being enacted for the protection and development of children in all most all nations including the South Asian Countries. Child sexual abuse is serious nature of crime on the eye of the laws. In comparison to the rest of the South Asian nations, India subcontinent records high reporting of such cases as reveled by the official data of the National Crime Record Bureau. The objective of this study is to bring some flabbergasting facts into lights on child abuse crime and implementation of relevant legislative enactments for the protection of children to make a comparative analysis of prevailing a condition of child abuse in India and South Asian Countries.

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