(a) superimposes a photograph of the face of a natural person over any sexually explicit
image or video; or
(b) includes a photograph or a video of a natural person in sexually explicit conduct; or
(c) intimidates a natural person with any sexual act, or any sexually explicit image or video of
a natural person; or
(d) cultivates, entices or induces a natural person to engage in a sexually explicit act, through
an information system to harm a natural person or his reputation, or to take revenge, or to
create hatred or to blackmail, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to five years or with fine which may extend to five million rupees or with both.
(2) Whoever commits an offence under subsection (1) with respect to a minor shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and with fine which may extend to
five million rupees:
Provided that in case of a person who has been previously convicted of an offence under sub
section (1) with respect to a minor shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of ten years and
with fine.
(3) Any aggrieved person or his guardian, where such person is a minor, may apply to the
Authority for removal, destruction of or blocking access to such information referred to in subsection
(1) and the Authority, on receipt of such application, shall forthwith pass such orders as deemed
reasonable in the circumstances including an order for removal, destruction, preventing transmission
of or blocking access to such information and the Authority may also direct any of its licensees to
secure such information including traffic data.
22. Child pornography.—(1) Whoever intentionally produces, offers or makes available,
distributes or transmits through an information system or procures for himself or for another person or
without lawful justification possesses material in an information system, that visually depicts—
(a) a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
(b) a person appearing to be a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; or
(c) realistic images representing a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; or
(d) discloses the identity of the minor,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine which
may extend to five million rupees or with both.
(2) Any aggrieved person or his guardian, where such person is a minor, may apply to the
Authority for removal, destruction of or blocking access to such information referred to in subsection
(1) and the Authority, on receipt of such application, shall forthwith pass such orders as deemed
reasonable in the circumstances, including an order for removal, destruction, preventing transmission
of or blocking access to such information and the Authority may also direct any of its licensees to
secure such information including traffic data.
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