4/19/2019
The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
Mobile View
Main Search Premium Members Advanced Search Disclaimer
Citedby 183 docs [View All]
Mr Venugopal vs The State Through The on 26 December, 2012
Nitin Goel And Another vs State Of U.P. And Another on 8 August, 2014
State vs Murari Lal Etc. ("Acquitted") ... on 27 August, 2014
William George Benedict Alias ... vs State Of Orissa on 20 June, 2001
Noranglal vs State Of Rajasthan Through P.P on 19 May, 2010
Try out our Premium Member services: Virtual Legal Assistant, Query Alert Service and an adfree experience.
Free for one month and pay only if you like it.
Central Government Act
The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
THE INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (PROHIBITION) ACT, 1986
User Queries
indecency
film
indecent representation of women
indecent representation of women
(prohibition) act 1986
indecent representation of women
prohibition act 1986
indecent representation of women
(prohibition) act
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—
(1) This Act may be called the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) It shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “advertisement” includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper or other document and also
includes any visible representation made by means of any light, sound, smoke or gas;
(b) “distribution” includes distribution by way of samples whether free or otherwise;
(c) “indecent representation of women” means the depiction in any manner of the figure of a
woman, her form or body or any part thereof in such a way as to have the effect of being indecent,
or derogatory to, or denigrating, women, or is likely to deprave, corrupt or injure the public morality
or morals;
(d) “label” means any written, marked, stamped, printed or graphic matter, affixed to, or appearing
upon, any package;
(e) “package” includes a box, carton, tin or other container;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
3. Prohibition of advertisements containing indecent representation of women.—No person shall
publish, or cause to be published, or arrange or take part in the publication or exhibition of, any
advertisement which contains indecent representation of women in any form.
4. Prohibition of publication or sending by post of books, pamphlets, etc., containing indecent
representation of women.—No person shall produce or cause to be produced, sell, let to hire,
distribute, circulate or send by post any book, pamphlet, paper, slide, film, writing, drawing, painting,
photograph, representation or figure which contains indecent representation of women in any form:
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to—
(a) any book, pamphlet, paper, slide, film, writing, drawing, painting, photograph, representation or
figure—
(i) the publication of which is proved to be justified as being for the public good on the ground
that such book, pamphlet, paper, slide, film, writing, drawing, painting, photograph,
representation or figure is in the interest of science, literature, art, or learning or other objects of
general concern; or
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34053555/
1/3