CRIMINAL LAW May (2026) CRIMINAL LAW UPDATES AND JUDGMENTS
- Jun 3
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The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeals and delivered an important ruling clarifying the law. In respect to the first issue, the Court held that the term “obscene,” though not defined in the IPC, must be understood in light of Section 292 IPC, which associates obscenity with material appealing to prurient or sexual interest. The Court held that mere abusive or vulgar language does not amount to obscenity unless it has a sexual connotation or tends to deprave and corrupt the audience. Accordingly, the use of the word “bastard,” though offensive and uncivil, did not meet the legal threshold of obscenity. The conviction under Section 294(b) IPC was therefore set aside.
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