The Supreme Court on Monday in a landmark verdict set aside the Madras High Court order that held that ‘only watching child porn’ is not an offence under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) and the Information Technology (IT) acts.
The court further said that the term “Child Pornography” should not be used and instead sexual abuse and exploitation of children should be used in courts to deal with such cases.
The top court has suggested to the parliament to bring an amendment to POCSO Act so that definition of child pornography can be referred to as child sexually abusive and exploitative material. We have suggested an ordinance can be brought in. We have asked all courts not to refer to child pornography in any orders
