Judicial Perspective on Regulation of Cyber Obscenity in India

Abstract

The issue of obscenity has always been a complex one as it involves other related issues like decency and morality. But this complex issue of obscenity, when it comes under the umbrella of cyberspace, becomes a threat for internet users because this has no limitation and has unrecognized users. This anxiety gave birth to a question, like how this is to be regulated and to what extent is it to be regulated? What should be the measures to regulate Cyber obscenity? In the past decade, the Supreme Court took cognizance for many times to curb said anxiety. The present is to describe the obscenity, under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and discuss all relevant provisions. Thereafter the author analyzed the concept of obscenity based on the judgments laid down by the Supreme Court of India. However, this is a modest attempt to discuss and analyze the concept of cyber obscenity on the count of Supreme Court Judgments.