Supreme Court Questions High Court's Shock Verdict On Child Pornography
NDTV
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea challenging the High Court's shocking January ruling - that downloading child pornography is not an offence under POCSO.
The Supreme Court on Monday red-flagged a Madras High Court decision to not consider the downloading of child pornography as a crime. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Police and the accused in this case.
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea challenging the High Court's shocking January ruling - that downloading child pornography is not an offence under POCSO, or Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, or the Information Technology Act since such actions were taken "in privacy without affecting or influencing anyone else".
"The moment an accused tries to circulate or distribute or publicly exhibit obscene photos and videos, then the ingredients of the offence starts kicking in..." the court said.
