Section 20 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ensures that personnel of the…
Section 20 says such personnel "shall, on coming across any material or object which is sexually exploitative of the child", give the information to the Special Juvenile…
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Section 20 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ensures that personnel of the media, hotel, lodge, hospital, club, studio or photographic facilities who come across material sexually exploitative of a child:
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Section 20 says such personnel "shall, on coming across any material or object which is sexually exploitative of the child", give the information to the Special Juvenile Police Unit or the local police. The duty is mandatory and does not depend on their view of how serious the material is; deleting it or leaving the decision to the owner does not discharge it, and failure is punishable under section 21.