VERDICTUM.IN NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2023/DHC/001676 "having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others". The other word deprave means "morally corrupt; wicked". If the allegations satisfy any of these acts, including obscenity, the Court can issue a direction to register a complaint…..”. 24. Hon’ble High Court of Bombay in Jaykumar Bhawanrao Gore v. State of Maharashtra 2017 SCC OnLine Bom 7283, had observed as under: “Insofar as the meaning of sexually explicit act under section 67A concerned, submissions of learned counsel Mr. Ponda are to be accepted, as he pointed out from the dictionary that “explicit” means “describing or representing sexual activity in a direct and detailed way”. Thus, sexually explicit activity covered under section 67A is necessarily to be lascivious or of prurient interest, but the act within section 67 though is lascivious not necessary sexually explicit activity. However, it needs to be interpreted further. It does not require a bilateral sexual activity; it can be unilateral sexual activity but it should be explicit and not implied.” 25. Further in Pramod Anand Dhumal Vs. State of Maharashtra 2021 SCC Online Bom 34, it was observed by the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay as under: “6…before the offence can be said to be complete under Section 67A of the IT Act prosecution must demonstrate or show that accused has published or transmitted material containing sexually explicit act. Explicit means “clear and detail”, with no room for confusion or doubt or when sexual activity is graphically described or represented electronically. When such act is electronically published or transmitted particularly amongst adult, it is punishable under Section 67A of the IT Act. Expression explicit means “stated clearly and CRL.M.C. 2214/2020 & connected matters Page 14 of 41