Only 229 of 1 lakh child sex assault cases resolved in 2016
Only 229 of over 1 lakh cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were resolved in 2016, according to the National Crime Records Bureau data. The Supreme Court was informed about the data by a lawyer who filed a PIL in the rape case of an 8-month-old. Notably, POCSO cases should be resolved within a year.