There cannot be a complete ban on Internet pornography in the country and legal actions are also not possible in a large number of cases, the government has told the Supreme Court.
In August 2014, the Supreme Court bench that was headed by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha demanded strict laws that were meant to curb the online content. He actually went ahead and said that there should be coordinated efforts between the Department of Telecommunication, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, and the Home Ministry who will look after blocking the content.
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Now Supreme Court considered the points that some studies state that after watching porn, short term pleasure can cause long term damage. Also, there have been constant remarks from our very own moral police that watching porn is not good and that it is unhealthy. Supreme Court of India has come up with a new verdict regarding that.
According to Supreme court there will be no restriction placed on the pornographic websites, according to Supreme Court of India. “Such interim orders cannot be passed by this court. Somebody can come to the court and say ” Such interim orders cannot be passed by this court. Somebody can come to the court and say ‘Look, I am an adult and how can you stop me from watching it within the four walls of my room? It is a violation of Article 21 (right to personal liberty) of the Constitution.’ Yes the issue is serious and some steps need to be taken… the Centre has to take a stand… let us see what stand the Centre will take” said HL Dattu, Incumbent Chief Justice of India.
Legally, viewing pornography in private is allowed in India although hosting and transmitting porn is punishable. Further, according to the Information Technology Act, browsing, downloading, creation and publication of child porn is illegal.