law: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
  Chapter V: Procedure
  
  for Reporting of Casts
  19. Reporting of
  
  offences.-
  1.  
  
    "Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, any person
  
  (including the child), who has apprehension that an offence under this Act is
  
  likely to be committed or has knowledge that such an offence has been
  
  committed, he shall provide such information to,-
  a.   the Special Juvenile
  
  Police Unit, or
  b.   the local police.
  2.  
  
    Every
  
  report given under sub-section (1) shall be-
  a.   ascribed an entry
  
  number and recorded in writing;
  b.   be read over to the
  
  informant;
  c.   shall be entered in a
  
  book to be kept by the Police Unit.
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
  
  3.  
  
    Where
  
  the report under sub-section (1) is given by a child, the same shall be
  
  recorded under sub-section (2) in a simple language so that the child
  
  understands contents being recorded.
  4.  
  
    In
  
  case contents are being recorded in the language not understood by the child or
  
  wherever it is deemed necessary, a translator or an interpreter, having such
  
  qualifications, experience and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed,
  
  shall be provided to the child if he fails to understand the same.
  5.  
  
    Where
  
  the Special Juvenile Police Unit or local police is satisfied that the child
  
  against whom an offence has been committed is in need of care and protection,
  
  then, it shall, after recording the reasons in writing, make immediate
  
  arrangement to give him such care and protection (including admitting the child
  
  into shelter home or to the nearest hospital) within twenty-four hours of the
  
  report, as may be prescribed.
  6.  
  
    The
  
  Special Juvenile Police Unit or local police shall, without unnecessary delay
  
  but within a period of twenty-four hours, report the matter to the Child
  
  Welfare Committee and the Special Court or where no Special Court has been
  
  designated, to the Court of Session, including need of the child for care and
  
  protection and steps taken in this regard.
  7.  
  
    No
  
  person shall incur any liability, whether civil or criminal, for giving the
  
  information in pond faith for the purpose of sub-section (1),