Section 294 of BNS : Section 294: Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.

(1) For the purposes of sub-section (2), something like a book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, painting, representation, figure, or any other object, including anything shown electronically, will be considered obscene if it is sexually explicit or intended to arouse sexual interest, or if its overall effect is to corrupt or morally degrade pe

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Example 1:

Ravi owns a small bookstore in Mumbai. He receives a shipment of books from an overseas supplier. Upon inspection, he finds that some of the books contain explicit and obscene content. Despite knowing the nature of these books, Ravi decides to sell them to his customers. One day, a customer files a complaint with the local police about the obscene content in the books sold by Ravi. The police investigate and find that Ravi has been selling these obscene books. Under Section 294 of The Bha

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