Pocso act 2012 Section 14 : Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes :

Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act 2012
Section 14 :
1.[Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes :
(1) Whoever uses a child or children for pornographic purposes shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years and shall also be liable to fine and in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years and also be liable to fine.
(2) Whoever using a child or children for pornographic purposes under sub-section (1), commits an offence referred to in section 3 or section 5 or section 7 or section 9 by directly participating in such pornographic acts, shall be punished for the said offences also under section 4, section 6, section 8 and section 10, respectively, in addition to the punishment provided in sub-section (1).]
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1. Substituted by Act 25 of 2019, section. 7, for section 14 (w.e.f. 16-08-2019).

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