Section 67 of ITA, 2000 : Section 67: Punishment For Publishing Or Transmitting Obscene Material In Electronic Form

The Information Technology Act, 2000

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  • CHAPTER XI: OFFENCES

Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published or transmitted in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it, shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees and in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may ex...

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Simplified Act

If someone shares or helps share something online that is sexually explicit or designed to sexually excite people, or if it could morally harm or spoil people who are likely t...

Explanation using Example

Let's consider a hypothetical scenario. John, a resident of an urban city, decides to create a website where he publishes explicit content. The content is lewd and...

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