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24. Section 67A stipulates punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form. Section 67B provides for punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form. It is as follows:-

“67B. Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in seually explicit act, etc., in electronic form. – Whoever –

(a) publishes or transmits or causes to be published or transmitted material any electronic form which depicts children engaged in sexually explicit act or conduct; or

(b) 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

(c) 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 resources; or

(d)facilitates abusing children online; or

(e) 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 a 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 and also with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees: