POCSO Act Section 20 — Obligation of media, studio and photographic facilities to report cases
CHAPTER V PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING OF CASES
Criminal
Summary
Any personnel working in the media, hotels, lodges, hospitals, clubs, studios, or photographic facilities—regardless of the facility's name or how many people it employs—must report to the Special Juvenile Police Unit or the local police if they come across any material or object that sexually exploits a child. This includes pornographic content, sexually-related material, or anything that makes an obscene representation of a child or children, whether it is found through any kind of medium.
Official Text
Any personnel of the media or hotel or lodge or hospital or club or studio or photographic facilities, by whatever name called, irrespective of the number of persons employed therein, shall, on coming across any material or object which is sexually exploitative of the child (including pornographic, sexually-related or making obscene representation of a child or children) through the use of any medium, shall provide such information to the Special Juvenile Police Unit, or to the local police, as the case may be.
