Supreme Court sets aside Madras High Court order on child …
WEB9 hours ago · The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Madras High Court order which said that merely storing child pornographic material without any intention to transmit it would not constitute an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. A bench of Chief Justice D Y ...
Watching, storing child pornography is offence under Pocso Act, …
WEB10 hours ago · The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that downloading, storing and watching child pornography is an offence under the POCSO Act and came down heavily on the Madras High Court, which said that downloading and viewing such content is not punishable. On January 11, the Madras High Court had cancelled criminal proceedings against a 28-year-old man ...
Supreme Court Clarifies Child Pornography Law: Storage Now …
WEB4 hours ago · 23 Sep 2024, 04:23 PM IST. Mere storage of any pornographic material involving a child with certain specified intentions is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Supreme Court has held. In doing so, the top court struck down a judgment of the Madras High …
Watching, downloading child pornography are offences under POCSO Act …
WEB9 hours ago · The Supreme Court has overturned a Madras High Court ruling, stating that downloading and viewing child pornography are punishable offenses under the POCSO Act and IT law. The court also ...
What is POCSO Act? All you need to know about the stringent law …
WEB6 hours 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 ...
Storage of child pornography constitutes POCSO act offence: …
WEB9 hours ago · The judgment authored by Justice Pardiwala contains various guidelines regarding the enforcement of the POCSO Act. The court also suggested the Parliament to amend the term 'child pornography' with the term 'child sexual exploitative and abusive material' and requested the Union to bring an Ordinance to bring about the amendment.
Watching, storing child pornography offence under Pocso Act: …
WEB9 hours 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 ...
Storage of child pornographic material an offence under POCSO Act ...
WEB9 hours ago · Mint Image. Supreme Court on September 23 said that mere storage of child pornographic material is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). Supreme Court ...
Latest News on Pocso Act: Get Pocso Act News Updates along …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Probe officer hand in glove with accused in rape case: Delhi court raps police. July 16, 2024 10:10 am. The accused was arrested under section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Storing, watching child pornography crime under POCSO Act: SC
WEB9 hours ago · A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said watching and downloading child pornography are offences under the POCSO Act and the information technology law. The bench also laid down certain guidelines on child pornography and its legal consequences. The top court delivered its verdict on a plea ...
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