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Supreme Court: Downloading, watching and storing child pornography is punishable under the Pocso Act

Supreme Court: Downloading, watching and storing child pornography is punishable under the Pocso Act

Downloading, watching and storing child pornography is punishable under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) and the Information Technology (IT) Act, the Supreme Court ruled, setting aside a Madras High Court order, which had said that watching such content is not an offence.

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