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Section 13 POCSO Act — Use of ch ild for pornographic purposes

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 · Official PDF page 10

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13. Use of ch ild for pornographic purposes. —Whoever, uses a child in any form of media (including programme or advertisement telecast by television channels or internet or any other electronic form or printed form, whether or not such programme or advertisement is intended for personal use or for distribution), for the purposes of sexual gratification, which includes—

(a) representation of the sexual organs of a child;

(b) usage of a child engaged in real or simulated sexual acts (with or without penetration);

(c) the indecent or obscene representation of a child, shall be guilty of the offence of using a child for pornographic purposes.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression ‘‘use a child’’ shall include involving a child through any medium like print, electronic, computer or any other technology for preparation, production, offering, transmitting, publishing, facilitation and distribution of the pornographic material.

Text extracted from the official PDF (India Code source edition; cover states: 1st July, 2026). Line breaks and footnote marks may differ; the PDF is the authority.

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