law: Information Technology Act, 2000
  67. Publishing of information which is obscene
  
  in electronic form. – 
  Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be
  
  published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeal to
  
  the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and
  
  corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to
  
  read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it, shall be punished on
  
  first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
  
  extend to five years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in
  
  the event of a second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either
  
  description for a term which may extend to ten years and also with fine which
  
  may extend to two lakh rupees.