Supreme Court of India

Gita Ram & Anr. v. State of H.P.

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 698
Bench T.S. Thakur and M.Y. Eqbal JJ.
Decided 1 February 2013

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For the aforesaid reasons, we do not find any merit in the appeal which is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 7

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Penal Code, 1860: c s.292 read withs. 34 /PC ands. 7 of Cinematograph Act - Display of obscene films to young viewers - Conviction - Plea of accused for release uls 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act - Held: In view of the dichotomy of punishments introduced by Legislature in s.292 /PC for first offenders and 0 subsequent offenders, sentence of one month's simple imprisonment with fine, needs no interference - Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 - s.4 - Cinematograph Act, 1952 - s. 7. The allegations against the appellants of showing blue films to young viewers on CD player were found to have

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