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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
circulation, or for purposes of sale, hire, distribution, 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, or
(b) imports, exports 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,
or
(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, purchased, kept, imported, exported,
conveyed, publicly exhibited or in any manner put into circulation, or
(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 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, 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 of idols, or kept or used for any religious
purpose.
Sale, etc, of obscene
objects to young
person
293. Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any person
under the age of twenty years any such obscene object as is referred to in the
last preceding section, or offers or attempts so to do, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or
with fine, or with both.
294. Whoever, to the annoyance of others,
(a) does any obscene act in any public place, or
(b) sings, recites or utters any obscene songs, ballad or words, in or near any
public place,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.
Obscene acts and
songs
Keeping lotteryoffice
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[ 294A. Whoever keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing any
lottery not being a State lottery or a lottery authorized by the Government shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to six months, or with fine, or with both.
And whoever publishes any proposal to pay any sum, or to deliver any goods, or
to do or forbear doing anything for the benefit of any person, on any event or
contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, number or
figure in any such lottery shall be punished with fine which may extend to one
thousand taka.]
Offering of prize in
100[ 294B.
connection with
trade, etc
Whoever offers, or undertakes to offer, in connection with any trade
or business or sale of any commodity, any prize, reward or other similar
consideration, by whatever name called, whether in money or kind, against any
coupon, ticket, number or figure, or by any other device, as an inducement or
encouragement to trade or business or to the buying of any commodity, or for
the purpose of advertisement or popularising any commodity, and whoever
publishes any such offer, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with
both.]
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