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Supreme Court obscenity ruling

Supreme Court obscenity ruling

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Is using abusive words like ‘motherf***ker’ punishable under obscenity law? What Supreme Court says

The court made the observation while partly allowing a man's appeal, who was convicted for obscenity for using the words “motherf***ker” during an altercation.

Use Of Swear Words, Vulgar Expletives Doesn't Amount To Obscenity: Supreme Court

The court observed that vulgar language does not constitute offence of obscenity under the Section.

Supreme Court holds abuse is uncivil, but not obscene

In a judgment in a land dispute case in which the four-letter expletive was used, the top court says that to qualify as ‘obscenity’, the terms used must be lascivious, should appeal to prurient interests of people, and provoke a tendency to deprave and corrupt people’s minds

50 OTT platforms disabled for displaying obscene content, other violations: Govt.

IT Rules require social media platforms to remove unlawful content within three hours of the receipt of a court order or reasoned intimation by the government or its agency

Supreme Court Rules That Swearing Is Vulgar But Not Obscene

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