NCII
Definition
Non-consensual intimate images. The category includes revenge porn, leaked private content and morphed sexual imagery. Prosecuted in India under IT Act Section 67A read with BNS sexual-offence provisions.
- Stands for
- Non-consensual intimate images
- Includes
- Revenge porn, leaked content, morphed sexual imagery
- India, legal basis
- IT Act Section 67A with BNS sexual-offence provisions
Common questions
Does NCII only cover images that were originally taken consensually and later shared without consent?+
No. It also covers digitally morphed or fabricated sexual imagery where the depicted act never occurred, so the category spans both a breach of an original consensual sharing agreement and content that was never consensual at any stage of its creation.
How does Indian law's treatment of NCII differ from a general obscenity charge?+
Section 67A targets sexually explicit electronic material, while NCII cases are typically charged alongside privacy and sexual-offence provisions in the BNS, since the harm centres on the non-consensual circulation and identifiability of the victim, not just the explicit content itself.
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