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Which statute punishes the transmission of obscene material online?
Which statute punishes the transmission of obscene material online?
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Online obscenity → always start with IT Act s.67.
Offline obscenity → BNS 292/293/294 equivalents.
Updated On: Dec 7, 2025
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The primary statutory provision penalising online transmission of obscene material is:
\[
\boxed{Section 67, Information Technology Act, 2000}
\]
Section 67 punishes:
publishing,
transmitting,
causing transmission of
obscene electronic material. Sub-provisions:
s.67A – sexually explicit material
s.67B – child sexual material
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023: \[ Sections 292–294 IPC equivalents survive as BNS provisions on obscenity, but IT Act s.67 remains the special law for online transmission. \]
publishing,
transmitting,
causing transmission of
obscene electronic material. Sub-provisions:
s.67A – sexually explicit material
s.67B – child sexual material
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023: \[ Sections 292–294 IPC equivalents survive as BNS provisions on obscenity, but IT Act s.67 remains the special law for online transmission. \]
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