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Opinion The Law on pornography in India & implication on Cyber cafe operators
Cyber Cafe operators have many time been implicated for the acts of their customers.
Legal expert Mr Lekhesh Dholakia has on IAMAI's request released a paper describing the The Law on Pornography in India & its implication on Cyber Cafe operators
THE LAW ON PORNOGRAPHY IN INDIA
Pornography and Obscenity
The term ‘pornography’ when used in relation to an offence is not defined in any statutes in India but the term ‘obscenity’ has been effectively explained in two statutes in India, and these legislations prescribe that ‘obscenity’ in certain circumstances constitutes an offence. These legislations are (i) The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) and (ii) The Information Technology Act, 2000 (‘IT Act’).
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