Under the POCSO Act and the POCSO Rules, the phrase ‘child in need of care and protection’ has been used a few times. While the Juvenile Justice Act also defines a ‘child in need of care and protection’, in the context of the POCSO Act, it is only under the following circumstances that a child survivor can be considered as a ‘child in need of care and protection’:   The child is living in the same house or shared household with the person who allegedly committed or attempted to commit or is likely to commit a sexual offence against the child.  The child is living in a child care institution without any parental support.  The child is without a home and parental support.