Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi Women and Child Development

CORRIGENDUM

Issue Date: 28 October 2025 Published: 07 November 2025

Gazette ID: SG-DL-E-07112025-267429 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

This Corrigendum Notification partially modifies Notification No. F. No. 61(1994)/POCSO Court Notification/DD(CPU)/DWCD/2023-24/6926-59 dated 31.07.2023, expanding the jurisdiction of a designated court to hear cases against Sitting/Ex-Members of Parliament and Legislative Assembly under specific child protection acts and clarifying certain acronyms.

Detailed Summary

The Department of Women and Child Development, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, issued a Corrigendum Notification on 28th October, 2025, bearing F. No. 61(1994)/POCSO Court Notification/DD (CPU)/DWCD/2023-24/12578-608. This notification partially modifies their previous Notification No. F. No. 61(1994)/POCSO Court Notification/DD(CPU)/DWCD/2023-24/6926-59 dated 31.07.2023. The key amendment stipulates that the designated court mentioned in the original notification shall also try and hear cases against any Sitting or Ex-Member of Parliament and any Sitting or Ex-Member of Legislative Assembly. These cases must relate to the commission of any offence under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, by virtue of Section 28 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012. Additionally, the corrigendum clarifies that "PC Act" should be read as "The Prevention of Corruption Act," "CBI" as "Central Bureau of Investigation," and "POCSO Act" as "The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act." All other content of the original notification dated 31.07.2023 remains unchanged. The notification was issued by order and in the name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and signed by Dr. RASHMI SINGH, Secy.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-07112025-267429 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 325] DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025/ KARTIΚΑ 6, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 3 302 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CORRIGENDUM NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 28th October, 2025 F. No. 61(1994)/POCSO Court Notification/DD (CPU)/DWCD/2023-24/12578-608.—In partial modification of the Notification No. F. No. 61(1994)/POCSO Court Notification/DD(CPU)/DWCD/2023- 24/6926-59 dated 31.07.2023, the designated court mentioned in the said notification shall also try and hear the cases against any Sitting/Ex-Member of Parliament and any Sitting/Ex-Member of Legislative Assembly in relation to commission of any offence under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, and by virtue of provision of Section 28 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012. Further, the word "PC Act" may be read as “The Prevention of Corruption Act" and word "CBI" may be read as "Central Bureau of Investigation" and word “POCSO Act" may be read as “The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act" The rest of the content of the above said notification dated-31.07.2023 shall remain the same. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Dr. RASHMI SINGH, Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Duglysine by SARVESH RIVASTA Date: 2025.11.07 03:10:11+0530 7188 DG/2025

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