The Union government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) that it is contemplating a policy framework to tackle the menace of child pornography and the circulation of non-consensual explicit content involving adults.
During the hearing, senior advocate Aparna Bhat, appearing for NGO Prajwala, apprised the apex court about the absence of adequate safeguards for adults and the circulation of sexual assault videos. “Explicit videos involving adults are being transmitted. There are two categories,” Ms. Mr. The apex court was hearing Prajwala’s plea concerning the circulation of non-consensual intimate images and videos, including videos of sexual assault.
He told the Supreme Court that the policy framework might provide for bona fide complaints by third parties, not just the affected persons. Bhat said. Mehta told the court that suggestions would be invited from all stakeholders.
There was a mechanism established pursuant to an earlier order of this court, but that mechanism is now dysfunctional… One aspect concerns pornography, but the other issue concerns non-consensual intimate images and videos, including videos of sexual assault.
