The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Union of India four weeks to place on record a policy regime to deal with child sexual abuse material and other forms of non-consensual intimate content online, Verdictum reported.

Source: Verdictum

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana recorded Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submission that deliberations on policy formulation are ongoing, and granted the four weeks he sought. The court said it would like a policy regime that controls this menace while also taking care of other safeguards.

Mehta told the court, according to Live Law's hearing alerts, that a contemplated Bill could extend to imposing liability on an intermediary not only to take down offensive content but also to inform authorities about the uploading of such content, and could provide for complaints by third parties, not only the affected person. He also flagged AI-generated and morphed content as part of the problem.

The court also heard a plea seeking directions to prohibit the streaming of sexually explicit content on OTT and social media platforms, a matter in which notice was issued in April 2025. Counsel for the petitioner NGO offered to share proposals and assist the Union in formulating the policy regime, and the bench said authorities would invite suggestions from all stakeholders.