The high court ruled that a person cannot be prosecuted under Section 67B of the IT Act for viewing child porn online. The case involved a man from Bengaluru who was accused of accessing a child porn website. The court found that simply viewing the material did not constitute publishing or transmitting it. As a result, the proceedings against the man were quashed. The decision has sparked discussions about the interpretation of the law and its implications for similar cases.Viewing child porn not crime under IT Act: Karnataka high court
The high court ruled that a person cannot be prosecuted under Section 67B of the IT Act for viewing child porn online. The case involved a man from Bengaluru who was accused of accessing a child porn website. The court found that simply viewing the material did not constitute publishing or transmitting it. As a result, the proceedings against the man were quashed. The decision has sparked discussions about the interpretation of the law and its implications for similar cases.
