291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue: Whoever repeats or
continues a public nuisance having been enjoined by any public servant who has lawful
authority to issue such injunction not to repeat or continue such nuisance, shall be
punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with
fine, or with both.
292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.: Whoever:(a) sells, lets to hire, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any manner puts into circulation, or
for purposes of sale. hire, distribution, public exhibition or circulation,, makes, produces
or has in his possession any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting,
representation or figure or any other obscene object whatsoever, or
(b) imports, exports or conveys any obscene object for any of the purposes aforesaid, or
knowing or having reason to believe that such object will be sold, let to hire, distributed or
publicly exhibited or in any manner put into circulation, or
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
Six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
(c) takes part in or receives profits from, any business in the course of which he knows or
has reason to believe that any such obscene objects are, for any of -the purposes
aforesaid, made, produced, purchased, kept, imported, exported, conveyed, publicly
exhibited or in any manner put into circulation, or
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(d) advertises or makes known by any means whatsoever that any person he engaged or
is ready to engage in any act which is an offence under this section, or that any such
obscene object can be procured from or through any person, or
(e) offers or attempts to do any act which is an offence under this section,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three months, or which tine or with both.
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Exception: This section does not extend to any book, pamphlet, writing, drawing or
painting kept or used bona fide for religious purposes or any representation sculptured,
engraved, painted or otherwise represented on or in any temple, or on any car used for
the conveyance of idols, or kept or used for any religious purpose.
293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person : Whoever sells, .lets to hire,
distributes,, exhibits or circulates to any person under the age of twenty years any such
obscene object as is referred to in the last preceding section, or offers or attempts so to
do, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to six months, or with fine, or with both.