LAWS RELATING TO OBSCENITY AND INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN
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Advertisements, Morality, Pornography, RepresentationAbstract
In India, women have always been assessed as the representation of a devoted goddess and praised with the utmost respect. But with the increase in the number of offences against women in the recent time, there is an endless discussion regarding the laws which dispense the crime against women. Among several misdeed actions, the infraction of ‘Obscenity and Indecent Representation’ against women is considered to be the most disconcerted crime. “Indecent representation of women” refers to the act of outlining the figure of a woman; her body or structure or either any other part in an adverse manner to have the impression of being indecent or offensive which more likely deprived or hurt the morals of the society. This article covers a broad overview of the concept, related offences, actions and the laws relating to the Obscenity and indecent representation of women in the Indian society. No doubt, the Indian Judiciary has taken significant actions against the offences that outrage the modesty and violate the integrity of a woman. By formulating actionable acts to inhibit indecent representation of women across advisements or via publications, paintings, writings or through any other way and for the events related to it to restrict the crimes against women. The Indian judiciary system has constituted many laws in respect to the obscenity and indecent representation of women that specifically regulate and restrict the activities of improper representation of women & strictly evoked that no material or related content should involve anything that is vulgar, obscene, offensive, and virulent to the standards of the societyThe indecent representation of women is a matter of concern which requires the proper attention of authorities and lawmakers for taking actionable decisions. But to maintain the deed, awareness is the only way to bring persistent changes to the ‘representation of women,’ and along with that, some strict actions need to be taken to make it a reality. Thus, it is mandatory to generate a sense of awareness among people in regards to the indecent representation of women to limit the obscene & objectionable representation of women.
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