Supreme Court Declares Downloading and Watching Child Pornography a Crime
The court also urges Parliament to replace 'child pornography' with 'child sexual exploitative and abuse material' in legal terminology.
- The Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court ruling that downloading and watching child pornography is not an offence.
- Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala emphasized the need to address the possession of such material seriously.
- The court directed all courts to stop using the term 'child pornography' and instead refer to it as 'child sexual exploitative and abuse material' (CSEAM).
- The judgment highlighted the lingering impact of child pornography on victimization and abuse of children.
- The Supreme Court restored criminal proceedings against a man previously acquitted by the Madras High Court for possessing child pornography.
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