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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 292

Title: Sale, Etc., of Obscene Books, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....blackmail; (c) any evidence offered or called by or on behalf of the accused person as to his intention in committing any of the acts specified in this section. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 8 of 1925, section 2, for the original section. 2. Inserted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w..e.f. 7-9-1969). 3. Section 292 renumbered as sub-section (2) of that section by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 4. Substituted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2, by certain words (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 5. Substituted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2, for Exception (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 6. [Vide Orissa Act No. 13 of 1962], sec. 2 (w.e.f. 16-5-1962)]. 7. [Vide T.N. Act No. 25 of 1960, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 9-11-1960)]. 8. [Vide Orissa Act No. 13 of 1962, sec. 3 (w.e.f. 16-5-0962). 9. [Vide T.N. Act No. 25 of 1960, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 9-11-1960)]. 10. Substituted by Tamil Nadu Act No. 30 of 1984. 11. Inserted by Tamil Nadu Act No. 30 of 1984.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 293

Title: Sale, Etc., of Obscene Objects to Young Person

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....and letter "any such obscene object as is referred to in section 292 or any such newspaper, periodical, circular, picture or other printed or written document as is referred to in section 292-A" shall be substituted; (b) for the words "which may extend to six months" the words "which may extend to three years" shall be substituted; (c) in the marginal note, after the words "obscene objects" the words "any grossly indecent or scurrilous matter intended for blackmail shall be inserted," ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 8 of 1925, section 2, for the original section. 2. Substituted by Act 36 of 1969, sec. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 3. [Vide Orissa Act No. 13 of 1962, sec. 4 (w.e.f. 16-5-1962)]. 4. [Vide T.N. Act No. 25 of 1960, sec. 4 (w.e.f. 9-11-1960)].

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 294

Title: Obscene Acts and Songs

State: Central

Year: 1860

1[294. Obscene acts and songs Whoever, to the annoyance of others-- (a) does any obscene act in any public place, or (b) sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public place, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1985, sec. 3, for the original section.

Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 67

Title: Publishing of Information Which is Obscene in Electronic Form

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....lakh rupees and in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees. _____________________ 1. Substituted vide Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 Prior to substitution text read as under :- Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals 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.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 14

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....2, for the original section. 2. Inserted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w..e.f. 7-9-1969). 3. Section 292 renumbered as sub-section (2) of that section by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 4. Substituted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2, by certain words (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 5. Substituted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2, for Exception (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 6. [Vide Orissa Act No. 13 of 1962], sec. 2 (w.e.f. 16-5-1962)]. 7. [Vide T.N. Act No. 25 of 1960, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 9-11-1960)]. 8. [Vide Orissa Act No. 13 of 1962, sec. 3 (w.e.f. 16-5-0962). 9. [Vide T.N. Act No. 25 of 1960, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 9-11-1960)]. 10. Substituted by Tamil Nadu Act No. 30 of 1984. 11. Inserted by Tamil Nadu Act No. 30 of 1984. Section 293 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person 1 [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 so to do, shall be punished 2 [on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and with.....

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....Court of Justice (including a liquidator, receiver or Commissioner) whose duty is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property or to execute any judicial process, or to a administrator any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; Fifth--Every juryman, assessor, or member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant; Sixth--Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority; Seventh--Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; Eighth--Every officer of the Government, whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to being offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; Ninth--Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....as such Magistrate, exercised the powers of an Assistant Sessions Judge, he may be invested with the powers under this section notwithstanding the fact that he has not exercised the powers of Magistrate of the first class for not less than ten years." Act 19 of 1969, Section 3 and Schedule, Item 14 (in Delhi on 2-10-1969). WEST BENGAL In its application to the State of West Bengal, for Section 30, substitute the following, namely: "30. Offences punishment with imprisonment not exceeding seven years.-Notwithstanding any thing contained in Section 28 or Section 29, the State Government may, in consultation with the High Court, invest any Judicial Magistrate of the first class with power to try as a Magistrate all offences not punishable with death or with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term exceeding seven years : Provided that no Judicial Magistrate of the first class has, prior to his appointment as such powers unless he has, for not less than ten years, exercised powers not inferior to those of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class : Provided further that if any Judicial Magistrate of the first class has, prior to his appointment as such Magistrate,.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1973

.....faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably for that purpose. (2) Whenever the person of a female is to be examined under this section, the examination shall be made only by, or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner. Explanation.-In this section and in section 54, "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 ( 102 of 1956) and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person. When a person who is arrested, whether on a charge or otherwise alleges, at the time when he is produced before a Magistrate or at any time during the period of his detention in custody that the examination of his body will afford evidence which will disprove the commission by him of any offence or which will establish the commission by any other.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 1973

.....faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonable necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably necessary for that purpose (2) Whenever the person of a female is to be examined under this section, the examination shall be made only by, or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner Explanation" In this section and in section 54, "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person When a person who is arrested, whether on a charge or otherwise, alleges, at the time when he is produced before a Magistrate or at any time during the period of his detention in custody that the examination of his body will afford evidence which will disprove the commission by him of any offence or which will establish the commission by.....

Bombay Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

.....Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, (V of 1898) are hereby amended as specified in the Schedule to this Act and the provisions of the said section as amended shall, notwithstanding anything contained in section 4, apply in respect of any newspaper, book or document, which appears to the State Government to contain any matter in contravention of the provisions of this Act SECTION 08: OPERATION OF OTHER LAWS Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent any person from being prosecuted under any other law for any act which is an offence under this Act. SCHEDULE (See section 7.) In section 99-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 after the words "appears to the State Government to contain" the words "in respect of any judicial proceedings any indecent or obscene matter or any indecent or obscene details whether medical, surgical or physiological, which would be calculated to injure the public morals, or" shall be inserted. Maharashtra State Acts