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Whoever, uses a child in any form of media (including programme or advertisement telecast by television channels or internet or any other electronic form or printed form, whether or nol such programme or adverusement is intended for personal use or for distribution), for the purposes of sexual gratification, which includes (ua) representation sexual organs of a child; (A) usage of a child engaged in real or simulated sexual acts (wit penctralion). tc) the indecent or obscene representation of a child shell be euilty of the offence of este a chi for poemogranhic p or without iSAzET TEOF INDIAE. ATRAGRD) ‘ Explanation —For the purposes of this. section, ihe expression “use a child” shall include involving achild through any medium Ti like print, electronic, ‘computer or any other technology for prep offering, ig. publishing. fa jon and distribution of the pornographic material, 14, (/) Whoever, uses a child or children for pornographic purposes shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to five years and shall a liable to fine and in the event of second or sub with i either descnption for « term which may extend to seven years and also be liable to fine, (2) If the person using the child for pornographic purposes commits an offence referred to in section 3, by directly participating in pomographic acts, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. (3) Ifthe person using the child for pornographic purposes commits an offence referred to in section 5, by directly participating in pormographic acts, he shall be punished with figorous imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine. (4) Ifthe person using the child for pomographic purposes commits an offence referred tu in section 7, by directly participating in pornographic acts, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than six years but which may extend to eight years, and shall also be liable to fine. (5) Ifthe person using the child for pomographic purposes commits an offence referred to in section 9, by tarecer paricictilan ta parapet meta he shall be punished with imprisonment of cither description for a term which shall not be less than eight years but which may extend to ten years, and shall alzo be liable to fine.