BNS Section 295: Sale, etc
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 293
Procedural Classification Summary
Sale, etc., of obscene
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: On first conviction, withobjects to child.imprisonment for 3 years, and with fine of 2,000 rupees, and in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 7 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees
Official Legal Provision / Summary
“person under the age of twenty years” is replaced by “child”, thereby curtailing the scope of this provision.