Section 293B
Taking, distribution, showing, advertisement and access of indecent photograph of child
of Penal Code
(1)
Whoever -
(a)
takes or permits to be taken or abets the taking of any indecent or obscene photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child;
(b)
distributes or shows such indecent or obscene photographs or pseudo-photographs;
(c)
has in his possession such indecent or obscene photographs with a view to their being distributed or shown by himself to others;
(4 published or causes to be published any advertisement likely to be understood as conveying that the advertiser distributes or show such indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs, or intends to do so: or
(e)
accesses any indecent or obscene photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, fine or both.
(2)
In this section, a person is to be regarded as distributing an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph if he parts with possession of it to, or exposes or offers it for acquisition by, another person.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (l)(e), a person accesses an indecent or obscene photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child if he knowingly causes the indecent or obscene photograph or pseudo-photograph to be viewed by, or transmitted to, himself.
(4)
Where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (l)(b) or (c), it shall be a defence for him to prove that -
(a)
he had a legitimate reason for distributing or showing the photographs or pseudo-photographs or having them in his possession; or
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(b)
he had not himself seen the photographs or pseudo-photographs and did not know, nor had any cause to suspect, them to be indecent.
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