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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines what makes a book or other object obscene…

Section 294(1) provides the test of obscenity used by section 294(2). It addresses material that is lascivious, appeals to prurient interest, or tends to deprave and corrupt…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines what makes a book or other object obscene for the purposes of the offence of selling obscene material?

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Section 294(1) provides the test of obscenity used by section 294(2). It addresses material that is lascivious, appeals to prurient interest, or tends to deprave and corrupt its likely audience when assessed as the provision requires.

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Option A

Section 294(2) specifies prohibited conduct involving obscene material. The definition is in section 294(1).

Option B

Section 295 deals with supplying an obscene object to a child and refers back to section 294.

Option C

Section 294(1) provides the statutory test of obscenity for the offence in section 294(2).

Option D

Section 296 addresses obscene acts and songs in or near public places.

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