A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra pronounced the verdict. The top court's bench was hearing a plea against a Madras High Court ruling that watching child porn is not a POCSO offence.
The petitioner’s counsel argued that Section 67B could not be applied in the case as his client had only viewed the website, and not circulated anything.
King illegally crossed over from South to North Korea in July and was said to have attempted to escape "inhumane treatment" in the US Army. He was released and returned to the United States in September after help from Sweden and surprisingly China.
Indore crime news: “We got to know that 8 persons in Indore district were uploading child pornography content on social media platforms. Following which the police have registered a case against eight persons under Indian Penal Code section 294 and 67 B of IT Act in the matter,” DCP Mishra said.
Hyderabad news: "The case was booked against a person for watching and circulating child porn content on a social media platform. Efforts are on to trace the accused," a senior police official said.
As per the information, CBI has received inputs on the sales and distribution of such material on the internet from Interpol's Singapore-based Crime Against Child Unit.
DCW over porn videos: Protests rocked the campus of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday night over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded by a hosteller, following which Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ordered a probe.
The Delhi Police has also sent a notice to micro-blogging site Twitter seeking details about steps taken by it against circulation of child pornographic content on its platform, officials said on Wednesday.
Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Twitter for allegedly allowing access to child pornography on its platform following a complaint by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
It was alleged that the said accused had purchased large volume of data from another accused and the data was stored over cloud-based websites containing objectionable material including child pornography material.
The CBI has arrested a junior engineer of Uttar Pradesh irrigation department for alleged sexual exploitation of children for last 10 years and selling videos and photographs of nefarious acts on dark net to other paedophiles across the globe.
A Pakistani court has set a child pornographer free on bail, two years after he was convicted of the heinous crime with seven years imprisonment in the country's first such case.
A state-wise break up data of all states involved was not readily available, however, it was reported that the details of 1,700 cases were passed on to the cyber unit of the state by the NCRB.
There are rising crimes against children due to easy access to pornography. Smriti Irani said she would have the administration act immediately if details of incidents are provided.
Officials said hundreds of suspects had been charged worldwide for their alleged involvement with the largest darknet child pornography website, funded by Bitcoin.
Satyarthi, who has been running an NGO in India for the protection of child rights for about 40 years, said he is working to build pressure on this count by roping in more than two dozen other Nobel laureates.
The United States will help India check online child pornography and content related to child sexual exploitation following a pact signed between the two countries, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident took place at San Francisco on Monday and the pilot was deplaned by the authorities soon after his plane landed from New Delhi, they added.
The move came after the Supreme Court directed the central government to frame guidelines and SoPs in this regard.
The cyber crime prevention against women and children (CCPWC) portal is convenient and user friendly. It will enable complainants to report cases without disclosing their identity.
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