Mera Samvidhaan All of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

Chapter III · Using Child for Pornographic Purposes and Punishment Therefor

141[Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes.

Section 14 · Chapter III · page 9 of the Act

(1) Whoever uses a child or children for pornographic purposes shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years and shall also be liable to fine and in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years and also be liable to fine.

(2) Whoever using a child or children for pornographic purposes under sub-section (1), commits an offence referred to in section 3 or section 5 or section 7 or section 9 by directly participating in such pornographic acts, shall be punished for the said offences also under section 4, section 6, section 8 and section 10, respectively, in addition to the punishment provided in sub-section (1).]

1 Subs. by Act 25 of 2019, s. 7, for section 14 (w.e.f. 16-08-2019).

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