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Children are the greatest gift of humanity and their sexual abuse is one of the most heinous crimes. Since, this is a secret form of abuse, often causing victims to suffer in dark and silence. “The child sexual abuse is an under-reported offence in India, which has reached epidemic proportion. Child Sexual Abuse is a pyshical or pscyological maltreatment of a child.The paper highlights the intended benefits and the unintended consequences that might arise from the application of the law in the Indian context. Undoubtedly, the passing of POCSO has been a major step forward in securing children’s rights and protecting children against sexual abuse. This paper will focus on child sexual abuse, loopholes under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences(POCSO) 2012 and identifies three main issues arising from POCSO: age of consent, age determination, and mandatory reporting; issues that highlight the fact that well-meaning laws can nevertheless have unintended negative consequences.