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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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