Overturning the decision of the Madras High Court, the Supreme Court has said that downloading and watching child porn is a crime. The court has advised the central government to write ‘child sexually abusive and exploitative material’ instead of child pornography in the POCSO Act. Let us tell you that the Madras High Court had quashed the case against a person saying that he had only downloaded child porn and did not send it to anyone.
The Supreme Court has said that by changing the words, the attention of the society and the justice system can be drawn towards the seriousness of such cases. Expressing concern over child porn, the bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala said that it is necessary to create a balance between technical reality and legal protection of children. The bench said that calling child porn as CSEAM will create a new approach to fight against child exploitation in the legal framework and society.
