Section 292
Sale etc. of obscene articles
of Penal Code
(1)
For the purposes of this section and section 293, an article is deemed to be obscene if its effect or (where the article comprises two or more distinct items) the effect of any one of its items is, if taken as a whole, such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who, having regard to all relevant circumstances, are likely (or would have been likely but for the lawful seizure of the article) to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it.
(2)
In this section, "article" means any description of article containing or embodying matter to be read or looked at or both, any sound record, and any film, video cassette, photographic negative or other record of a picture.
(3)
Whoever -
(a)
sells, lets to hire, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any manner puts into circulation, or for purposes of sale, hire distribution, public exhibition or circulation makes, produces or has in his possession any obscene article;
(b)
imports, exports or conveys any obscene article for any of such purposes, or knowing or having reason to believe that such article will be sold, let to hire, distributed or publicly exhibited or in any manner put into circulation;
(c)
takes part in or receives profits from any business in the course of which he knows or has reason to believe that any such obscene articles are, for any of such purposes, made, produced, purchased, kept. imported, exported. conveyed, publicly exhibited or in any manner put into circulation;
(4 advertises or makes known by any means whatsoever that any person is engaged or is ready to engage in any act which is an offence under this section or that any such obscene article can be produced from or through any person; or
(e)
offers or attempts to do any act which is an offence under this section, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and fine of not less than $500 and not more than $5,000, and in the case of a
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second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $30,000.
- Exception-This section doesnot extend to any book, pampma, writing, drawing or painting kept or used bonu Jide for religious purposes or any representation sculptured, engraved, painted or otherwise represented on or in any temple.
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