Section 121: Prohibition of producing or selling obscene books, pamphlets etc

1) No person shall commit any of the following acts, including producing any obscene book, pamphlet publicly:

(a) Producing, printing or publishing or circulating through electronic media any obscene book, pamphlet, drawing, film, picture, record or any other item which is lascivious (increases physical libido) or appeals to the prurient interest or makes characterless,

(b) Purchasing, selling, distributing or letting to hire or publicly exhibiting such obscene item or holding such item with intent to do so,

(c) Advertising that such obscene item is available from any person in this way,

(d) Exporting or importing or holding such obscene item with intent to sell, distribute it.

2) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences.

3) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Section, the provision of this Section shall not apply to any work which is in the interest of, or which is of importance from the perspective of, science, education, art, literature, research or learning or which is kept or made for a religious purpose.