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CAP. 224
Penal Code
2008 Ed.
Sale of obscene books, etc.
292.—(1) Whoever —
(a) sells, lets to hire, distributes, transmits by electronic means,
publicly exhibits or in any manner puts into circulation, or
for purposes of sale, hire, distribution, transmission, 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;
(b) imports, exports, transmits by electronic means 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;
(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, transmitted by electronic means, purchased,
kept, imported, exported, conveyed, publicly exhibited, or in
any manner put into circulation;
(d) advertises, or makes known by any means whatsoever, that
any person is 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 for a term which may extend to 3
months, or with fine, or with both.
[51/2007]
(2) For the purposes of this section, “object” includes data stored in
a computer disc, or by other electronic means, that is capable of
conversion to images, writing or any other form of representation.
[51/2007]
(3) For the purposes of this section and section 293, an object shall
be deemed not to be obscene if the sale, letting to hire, distribution,
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