Section 17 of POCSO : Section 17: Punishment For Abetment

Explanation using Example

Imagine a school administrator who, upon overhearing a plan by a teacher to engage in inappropriate behavior with a student, not only fails to report it but also provides the teacher with keys to an isolated classroom. If the teacher then commits a sexual offence against the student in that classroom, the administrator could be charged under Section 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, for abetting the offence by providing the keys and failing to take action to prevent the crime.