Mere Possession Of Sexually Explicit Photos Without Circulation Not A Crime Under Indecent Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Act : Kerala HC [Read Order]

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8 Jun 2019 4:01 PM IST

"If an adult person has a photograph of himself or herself in his or her possession which is sexually explicit in nature, the provisions of Act 60 of 1986 will not apply, unless the prosecution has a case that those photographs were distributed or published for advertisement or for any other incidental purpose"

Holding that mere possession of sexually explicit photos in private custody without circulation or publication will not amount to a crime under the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986, the High Court of Kerala quashed criminal proceedings against two persons.The petitioners before the Court - a man and a woman - had to suffer an invasive search by the police while they...

Mere Possession Of Sexually Explicit Photos Without Circulation Not A Crime Under Indecent Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Act : Kerala HC [Read Order]

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