ADG Krishna Prakash Sir (Maharashtra Police) applauded the landmark Supreme Court judgment of September 23, 2024 which now makes viewing, storing child sexual exploitative and abuse material an offence under POCSO, IT Act.

A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said the sexual act was only the beginning of a child’s victimization.

“It continues through its recording, and perpetuates as photographs and videos that float through cyberspace, freely accessible to anyone who has the ability to surf the Internet… The knowledge that their abuse is being watched by countless strangers, sometimes years after the actual event, exacerbates the psychological wounds on top of the trauma that was already induced by the act in the first place. This perpetuating violation deprives the victim of any remaining hope or chance to heal, recover from the abuse and find closure,” Justice J.B. Pardiwala, who authored the 200-page judgment termed as ground-breaking by the Chief Justice, observed.

The Supreme Court urged the Parliament to “seriously consider” amending the POCSO Act to substitute the term “child pornography” with “Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material” or CSEAM.

Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/storing-and-viewing-child-sexually-exploitative-abuse-material-an-offence-under-pocso-supreme-court/article68672855.ece

Justice Pardiwala thanked the Chief Justice for the opportunity to pen this judgment. The order focused on Section 15 of the POCSO Act which lays down punishment for the storage of pornographic material involving children. “Any person who stores any pornographic material involving a child and fails to report or destroy it is punishable with a fine of not less than five thousand rupees., and repeat offence will be punishable with fine of not less than ten thousand rupees. If the material is stored for further transmitting or propagating, then along with fine, it is punishable with up to three years of imprisonment. For storing child pornographic material for commercial purpose is punishable with three to five years of imprisonment, and in subsequent conviction, up to seven years of imprisonment,” the Section says.

ADG Krishna Prakash Sir shares his concern on rehabilitating the child victims in a proper manner involving long term counselling, mental health support, reintegrating into society in appropriate measures. He states that children are our future, our country’s treasure, its our collective responsibility to protect them, nurture them, educate them, handhold them. Future of humanity depends on how we behave towards children today.

ADG Krishna Prakash Sir asks the hard question about how is it that human beings can ever treat children so inhumanly? What about our ethical, moral, base human values? How does it allow us to perform such violent acts? Its not just legally but very humanly impossible to imagine and perpetrators must be most severely punished.

Do watch this very compelling video & do the right thing by rejecting any such content, reporting it and protecting any child you see in need of it.

Stay Aware, Stay Safe.

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ABOUT ‘AKANCHA SRIVASTAVA FOUNDATION’

‘Akancha Srivastava Foundation’ leads India’s largest social impact initiative for cyber safety.  It was founded in February 2017. It’s a not-for-profit Section 8 organization.

Honorary Board of Advisors

Foundation’s advisory board hosts – Former Special DGP RK Vij (Chattisgarh), ADG Navniet Sekera (Uttar Pradesh), ADG Krishna Prakash (Maharashtra), Dr Poonam Verma (Principal- SSCBS, Delhi University)

Mission of the Foundation

The initiative aims at Education, Empowerment & Bridging of general population with the authorities on matters of cyber safety. Foundation also conducts forensics training for law enforcement.

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ADG Navniet Sekera is on the advisory board for Akancha Srivastava Foundation.

Speaking on the issue of women & child development, ADG Sekera Sir says that this is an integral & essential part of nation’s development.

ADG Navniet Sekera has always been vocal & led from the front on issues of women & girl child safety. He conceptualised & headed the women’s helpline 1090 in Uttar Pradesh fro several years. Under his leadership, more than a crore calls were taken from across 75 districts. It had a resolution rate of almost 98% cases!

Working together with authorities has brought a unique edge to Akancha Against Harassment. It has encouraged a police-public partnership that builds confidence in the larger public, sets a great example of willingness for cooperation from both sides. We have also learned a lot about the functioning of law & order machinery and what a mammoth task it is!

For perspective, Uttar Pradesh would be the world’s 5th largest country by population if it was a separate nation! To manage 75 large districts almost as large as a country put together required a few lakh police officers & even then it’s a huge task.

Together, we are determined to make a difference in the internet space & work towards creating a cyberspace free of harassment for all.

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A 1994-batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre, Shikha Goel Ma’am believes to work for causes like inclusivity and equal opportunities for everyone. Over the years, she has handled several important cases. She has recovered properties worth crores, as well as worked for the cause of women and child safety.
Moreover, she has been involved in initiatives like the SHE Team, Women on Wheels, and Bharosa that work to protect, support and empower women and children of Hyderabad.

Another of her successful project is the Hawk-Eye app that makes travelling safer for women. Shikha Goel Ma’am believes that Gender Equality is not optional. It is the basis of every successful organisation and society. Akancha Against Harassment is proud to be associated with Shikha Goel Ma’am to work for all these causes. We hope to make a real difference by creating awareness around all these causes.

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