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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 creates the specific offence of selling an obscene…

Section 295 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically penalises sale of an obscene object to a child. The section identifies the object by reference to section 294.

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 creates the specific offence of selling an obscene object to a child?

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Section 295 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically penalises sale of an obscene object to a child. The section identifies the object by reference to section 294.

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Section 293 penalises continuing a public nuisance after a lawful injunction to discontinue it.

Option B

Section 294 covers sale and other dealings with obscene material generally. Section 295 is directed specifically at dealings with a child.

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Section 295 covers the sale and other specified forms of supply of an obscene object to a child.

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

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