Number of child pornography offences reported in India 2022, by leading state

Published by
Tanushree Basuroy,
Dec 6, 2023
In 2022, the state of Karnataka in India had the highest number of child pornography crimes compared to the rest of the country, with more than 235 cases registered with the authorities. The country recorded over one thousand cases such offences that year. This category of crime came under the purview of Section 67B of the Indian Penal Code.

Number of child pornography transmission offences reported across India in 2022, by leading state

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December 2023

Region

India

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Figures are as per the data provided by individual states and union territories.
The offence of publishing and/or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit acts in electronic form falls under section 67b of the IT Act of Indian Penal Code

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