Maqbool Fida Husain v. Rajkumar Pandey

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Whether a nude painting depicting the nation as a distressed woman is obscene?

Maqbool Fida Husain v. Rajkumar Pandey 2008 Cri LJ 4107 : (2008) 2 CCR 392 In the High Court of Delhi Cri. R.P. 114, 280, 282/2007 Before Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Decided on May 08, 2008 Relevancy of the case: Whether … Read More

Obscenity & the Indian Law

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Obscenity & the Indian Law

The best way to define obscenity is actually to not define it. Not because it would be lewd, overreaching or offensive in diktat but because no one has actually done it. Obscenity changes with time, values, society, popular culture etc. … Read More