How SC strengthened child pornography law - The Indian Express
WEB1 day ago — Data on POCSO cases. Originally, the provision was restricted to cases where a person stored child pornographic material “for commercial purposes”. In 2019, the POCSO Act was amended to introduce three connected offences under Sections 15(1), (2) and (3) with increasing grades of punishment — …
Viewing child porn punishable under POCSO, IT laws, says …
WEB2 days ago — IN A ruling that sets a new benchmark for action in pornography cases, the Supreme Court Monday held that viewing, possessing and not reporting possession of any child pornographic material will constitute offences under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Information Technology (IT) Act even if this is not disseminated further.
Supreme Court: Viewing 'child porn' is offence under Pocso, IT Acts
WEB1 day ago — The bench cautioned courts against showing any leniency or leeway in offences under Section 21 of Pocso Act, "particularly to schools/educational institutions, special homes, children's homes ...
Bench says the sexual act was only the beginning of a child’s ...
WEB2 days ago — he Supreme Court on September 23, 2024 held holds that storage and private viewing of child sexually exploitative abuse material an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ...
Watching, downloading child pornography are offences under POCSO Act …
WEB2 days ago — A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra ruled that both downloading and watching child pornography are punishable offenses under the POCSO Act ...
What is POCSO Act? All you need to know about the stringent law …
WEB2 days ago — The POCSO Act, 2012, received the President's assent on June 19, 2012, and was officially notified in the Gazette of India the following day. The Act defines a "child" as any person below the age ...
Kerala High Court refuses to quash POCSO case against homestay …
WEB9 hours ago — Therefore, the prosecution allegation as to commission of the offence punishable under Section 19(1) r/w 21 of the POCSO Act against the petitioner/2nd accused is, prima facie, made out and in such a case quashment cannot be considered since, prima facie, materials are in abundance to go for trial.", the Court stated
Watching, storing child pornography offence under Pocso Act: …
WEB2 days ago — The High Court had acquitted S Harish, who had been charged under the Pocso Act and the Information Technology (IT) Act for downloading and watching child pornography videos on his mobile phone. Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court ruled that watching child pornography in private did not amount to an offence under the Pocso Act or ...
POCSO report to law minister: Law panel says keep consent age …
WEBSep 30, 2023 — Stating that “it is not advisable to tinker with” the existing age of consent — 18 years — under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to exempt adolescent sexual acts from the purview of the criminal law, the Law Commission of India has instead favoured introducing “guided judicial discretion in the matter of ...
POCSO Act issues and challenges: How courts responded in 2022
WEB01 Jan 2023, 6:09 am. 6 min read. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) was enacted in 2012 to strengthen the legal framework dealing with sexual offences against children. The Act was amended in 2019 whereby more stringent punishments were introduced including death penalty for …
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