Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Exploring Justice Manoj Misra’s Career and Important Judgments
Justice Manoj Misra was elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2023 and has periviously served as a Judge in the Allahabad High Court.
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Mere use of abusive words not “obscenity” under S. 294(b) IPC: Supreme Court
“To convict an accused for commission of an offence punishable under Section 304 Part II IPC, it must be proved that the accused has committed culpable homicide as defined in Section 299 IPC.”
SC directs release of YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia’s passport, considering the completion of investigation in India’s Got Latent controversy
Earlier, the Court stayed his arrest in two FIRs registered in Maharashtra and Assam, subject to his cooperation in the investigation, while barring him from doing any further shows.
Read why Gauhati HC made interim anticipatory bail granted to YouTuber Ashish Chanchalani absolute in India’s Got Latent controversy
An FIR was lodged against Ashish Chanchlani in Gauhati due to controversial remarks made by his co-panellist Ranveer Allahabadia on India’s Got Latent show.
Gauhati High Court grants interim anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ashish Chanchalani in India’s Got Latent controversy
An FIR was lodged against Ashish Chanchalani in Gauhati due to controversial remarks made by his co-panellist Ranveer Allahabadia on India’s Got Latent show
SC provides interim protection to YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia; stays arrest over obscene remarks in India’s Got Latent show
The Court stayed his arrest in two FIRs registered in Maharashtra and Assam, subject to his cooperation in the investigation, while barring him from doing any further shows.
Kerala High Court quashes criminal case against director Sreekumar Menon filed by film actress
The actress alleged that the Sreekumar, through Facebook and over phone, abused her in a manner causing disrepute to her and outraged her modesty.
Mere presence at hotel as ‘customers’ while women dance in obscene manner, not sufficient to attract offence u/s 294 of IPC: Bombay High Court
No other specific overt act is attributed to petitioners to attract the offences punishable under Sections 294, 114 read with Section 34 of Penal Code, 1860 against them.
College Romance Web Series | Supreme Court quashes obscenity case against The Viral Fever
The Delhi High Court had earlier directed registration of a First Information Report (‘FIR’) against the makers of TVF web series ‘College Romance’.
SC grants interim protection from arrest to Odisha MLA Jayanarayan Mishra in woman police officer’s assault case
Supreme Court, while granting interim protection from arrest to Jayanarayan Mishra, issued notice and Dasti notice to the Standing Counsel for the State.
Bombay High Court| Wearing short skirts, dancing provocatively or making gestures cannot be per se obscene acts
Taking a narrow view as to what acts could constitute an obscenity would be a retrograde act. Surely the provisions of Section 294 of IPC would not apply to all the situations and thus, the Court cannot countenance a situation where acts such as the ones referred to in the FIR would be judged by a Police Officer, who in his personal opinion considers them to be obscene acts to cause annoyance to any member of the public.
State of Texas cannot delegate categorization/rating of books to third parties based on the level of sexual content: US District Court
State has a strong interest in protecting children from obscene content in the school setting. However, READER (HB900) misses the mark on obscenity with a web of unconstitutionally vague requirements.
“Everything that is vulgar is not always obscene”: Justice Rajiv Shakdher at the book release of “OBSCENITY: Prevention, Law & Practice” by Saurabh Bindal
EBC brings Saurabh Bindal’s book on “OBSCENITY: Prevention, Law & Practice
Delhi High Court reprimands owners of TVF web series ‘College Romance’ over “obscene, lascivious and profane language”
The Delhi High Court upheld the order of ASJ to register an FIR under the provision of the Information Technology Act, 2000 against the petitioner, however, clarified that the same does not include the direction to arrest any of the accused or petitioner.
Words uttered must be capable of arousing sexually impure thoughts in minds of hearers to satisfy definition of obscenity to attract Section 294(b) IPC; Kerala High Court reiterates
If the act is not obscene, or is not done in any public place, or the song recited or uttered is not in or near any public place or that it caused no annoyance to others, no offence under Section 294(b) of IPC is committed.
Ker HC | “Mere abusive, humiliating or defamative words by itself cannot attract an offence of obscenity under Section 294 (b) of IPC”; HC quashes proceedings against person who allegedly harassed the Police
Kerala High Court: Mohammed Nias C.P., J., quashed the proceedings against the petitioner for obstructing a police officer from performing his duty.
Madras HC | ‘Shocked by pornographic content in condom ads freely available for being viewed by children’: Court restrains telecast of vulgar ads and programmes
Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., while addressing the instant matter ordered an Interim direction directing
Ker HC | Mother posting video on social media being painted on nude body by minors to teach sex education: Prima facie use of children for sexual gratification
Kerala High Court: P. V. Kunhikrishnan, J., addressed a matter wherein a mother uploaded a video on social media wherein she was getting