In 2020, the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in India had the highest reported cases related to digital publication or transmission of obscene and sexually explicit acts. The state reported over two thousand cases that year, followed by the north eastern state of Assam with over one thousand cases. Overall the country recorded over sox thousand offences related to digital transmission of obscene acts that year. This category of crime came under the purview of Section 67 of the Indian Penal Code.
Number of offences related to digitally transmitting or publishing obscene acts across India in 2020, by leading state
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NCRB (India). (July 26, 2021). Number of offences related to digitally transmitting or publishing obscene acts across India in 2020, by leading state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097623/india-number-of-offences-digital-transmission-of-obscene-acts-by-leading-state/
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