The Supreme Court, however, upheld the man's conviction for causing grievous hurt after finding that he had fractured the ...

The Supreme Court on Friday answered whether abusive language would amount to the offence of obscenity under criminal law, saying that it could, but only under very specific circumstances. The case ...

The Supreme Court rules that vulgar expletives and swear words do not automatically equal criminal obscenity unless they ...

While examining the obscenity charge, the Bench said Section 294(b) of the IPC requires more than offensive or unpleasant language.

The Supreme Court on Friday held that the use of swear words and vulgar expletives in a public place cannot by itself be treated as obscenity under S ...

The case stemmed from an altercation over agricultural land in Tamil Nadu in August 2017. According to the prosecution, the ...

IPC to be made out, the words used must be lascivious, appeal to prurient interests and have the tendency to deprave and ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that the mere use of abusive, vulgar or offensive language does not by itself constitute the offence of obscenity under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), ...