Chapter III USING CHILD FOR PORNOGRAPHIC PURPOSES AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR

Whoever, uses a child in any form of media (including programme or advertisement telecast by television channels or internet or any other electronic form or printed form, whether or not such programme or advertisement is intended for personal use or for distribution), for the purposes of sexual gratification, which includes—

1. (a) representation of sexual organs of a child;
2. (b) usage of a child engaged in real or simulated sexual acts (with or without penetration);
3. (c) the indecent or obscene representation of a child, shall be guilty of the offence of using a child for pornographic purposes. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “use a child” shall include involving a child through any medium including print, electronic, computer or any other technology for preparing, offering, publishing, storing, displaying and distribution of the pornographic material.

1. (1) Whoever, uses a child or children for pornographic purposes shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine and in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and also be liable to fine.
2. (2) If the person using the child for pornographic purposes commits an offence referred to in section 3, by directly participating in pornographic acts, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
3. (3) If the person using the child for pornographic purposes commits an offence referred to in section 5, by directly participating in pornographic acts, he shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.
4. (4) If the person using the child for pornographic purposes commits an offence referred to in section 7, by directly participating in pornographic acts, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than six years but which may extend to eight years, and shall also be liable to fine.
5. (5) If the person using the child for pornographic purposes commits an offence referred to in section 9, by directly participating in pornographic acts, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than eight years but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Any person who stores, for any purpose, pornographic material in any form involving a child shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.