Digital publication of obscene acts offences India 2021, by leading state
In 2021, the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in India had the highest reported cases related to digital publication or transmission of obscene and sexually explicit acts. The state reported over 1.6 thousand cases that year, followed by the north eastern state of Assam with over one thousand cases. Overall the country recorded over six thousand offences related to digital transmission of obscene acts that year. This category of crime came under the purview of Section 67 of the Indian Penal Code.