Supreme court: Storage of child pornographic material an offence under POCSO Act

The Supreme Court on September 23 delivered it verdict and siad that mere storage of child pornographic material is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). With this, the SC set aside Madras High Court ruling that had said that mere downloading and watching child pornography was not an offence under the POCSO Act and the IT law.