Pornography or porn is portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purpose of sexual arousal. Watching porn in India privately is not a crime per se, The Supreme Court had also remarked that an adult can be denied his fundamental right to personal liberty, i.e. To watch porn in the private zone of his or her room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The use of pornographic media can be a criminal offense in certain regards, as provided under the law- <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sections 292 and 293 make it illegal to sell, distribute and circulate obscene objects. The 2013 amendment added section 354 D of the IPC, 1860, dealing with stalking. After the Nirbhaya Case, amendments were brought in the IPC, including Section 354D, providing that, \u201cmonitoring a woman\u2019s use of the internet, email or any other kind of communication\u201d is included under section 354D(b).<\/a> Thus, gathering photos if the ladies from social media accounts could result in a sentence of up to three years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n