Section 67B of ITA, 2000 : Section 67B: Punishment For Publishing Or Transmitting Of Material Depicting Children In Sexually Explicit Act, Etc, In Electronic Form

Bare Act

Whoever, -

1. publishes or transmits or causes to be published or transmitted material in any electronic form which depicts children engaged in sexually explicit act or conduct; or
2. creates text or digital images, collects, seeks, browses, downloads, advertises, promotes, exchanges or distributes material in any electronic form depicting children in obscene or indecent or sexually explicit manner; or
3. cultivates, entices or induces children to online relationship with one or more children for and on sexually explicit act or in a manner that may offend a reasonable adult on the computer resource; or
4. facilitates abusing children online, or
5. records in any electronic form own abuse or that of others pertaining to sexually explicit act with children,

shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees and in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years a...

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Simplified Act

If a person does any of the following:

1. Shares or helps in sharing materials online that show children in sexual acts or behaviors;
2. Makes, gathers, looks for, downloads, advertises, promotes, trades, or spreads online materials that show children in a sexual or inappropriate way;
3. Tries to get children involved in online relationships for sexual activities or in ways that would upset a normal adult;
4. Helps in the online sexual abuse of children;
5. Records any sex...

Explanation using Example

Imagine a scenario where a person named John Doe, uses his computer to create and distribute digital images that depict children in a sexually explicit manner. He shares these images via email and social media platforms, and also uses these platforms to entice children into engaging in sexually explicit acts. He also records and shares his own abuse of children.

In this scenario, John Doe is violating Section 67B of The Information Technology Act, 2000....