various sections of the Indian Penal code, 1860 (IPC) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008), are used to convict the offenders which do not fully beset the nuances of revenge porn.

The act of revenge porn for the purposes of the IPC attracts a conviction under Section 292, 354C, 499 and 509.

The relevant provisions and what they entail are enclosed below:

292: Distribution or circulation of obscene material.
354C: Capturing or dissemination of pictures of a woman engaged in a private act without her consent
499: Act done by a person intending to harm or having a reason to believe the same would harm an individual’s reputation or character.
509: Act intended to insult the modesty of a woman

With respect to the IT act, revenge porn attracts prosecution under Sections 66E, 67, 67A and 72 of the Act.

The relevant provisions and what they address are enclosed below:

S.66E: Violation of privacy; Publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form
S.67: Publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form
S.67A: Publishing electronic material containing sexually explicit act
S.72: Breach of confidentiality and privacy

Additionally, other laws also have their application in such situations such as Section 4 and 6 of Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, (IRWA) which prevents publishing of photographs (among other things) which contain indecent representation of women. Further additional provisions of various statutes may also be used depending on the facts and circumstances of the given cases.