11 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 with fine, or with both. Exception.—This section does not extend to any book, pamphlet, paper, 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 or idols, or kept or used for any religious purpose.” 15. The constitutional validity of Section 292 IPC was challenged in Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra4. Assailing the constitutional validity, it was urged before the Constitution Bench that the said provision imposes incompatible and unacceptable restrictions on the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under Section 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The Constitution Bench opined as follows:“7. No doubt this article guarantees complete freedom of speech and expression but it also makes an exception in favour of existing laws which 4 AIR 1965 SC 881 Page 11