Information Technology Act : Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form. Indian Bare

Information Technology Act,2000

Act No : 21

Section : Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form.

67. Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form.-Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend t deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it, shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may exte d to five years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in the event of a second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rup es.