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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 293

SALE, ETC., OF OBSCENE OBJECTS TO YOUNG PERSON Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 293 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - SALE, ETC., OF OBSCENE OBJECTS TO YOUNG PERSON Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 293: SALE, ETC., OF OBSCENE OBJECTS TO YOUNG PERSON Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any person under the age of twenty years any such obscene object as is referred to in the last preceding section, or offers or attempts to do so, shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and, in the event of a second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and also with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.

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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 293 provide?

Section Section 293 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (SALE, ETC., OF OBSCENE OBJECTS TO YOUNG PERSON Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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