Storing or watching child pornography is an offence under POCSO act : SC
SC ordered the use of the term ‘Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material’ henceforth, and also said that the POCSO Act should be amended to include the term.
SC ordered the use of the term ‘Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material’ henceforth, and also said that the POCSO Act should be amended to include the term.
The bench said if one gets such material in the inbox then it has to be deleted or destroyed to avoid scrutiny under the relevant laws.
The number of Fast-Track Courts should be increased.
A Court in Kerala recently convicted a 63-year-old man named Thomas Samuel for raping a minor girl and sentenced him to 109 years of rigorous imprisonment.
The Court observed that there was an increase in the number of cases registered under ‘POCSO’ on the basis of complaints filed by the families of adolescents.