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.
Receiving porn videos is not an offence, but watching and sharing child pornography is an offence : Supreme Court
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.
2.43 lakh POCSO cases pending in Fast-Track Special Courts
The number of Fast-Track Courts should be increased.
A 63-year-old man Thomas Samuel raped an adopted girl
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.
Legislature should make changes in laws like ‘POCSO’ according to social changes : Meghalaya High Court
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.