Obscenity in public: criminalising obscene acts or songs that annoy others, punishable by imprisonment or fine. Section 296 criminalises committing an obscene act in a public place or singing, reciting or uttering obscene songs, ballads or words in or near a public place when done to the annoyance of others, and prescribes punishment by imprisonment, fine, or both to protect public decency and prevent disturbance to public order.
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Obscenity in public: criminalising obscene acts or songs that annoy others, punishable by imprisonment or fine.
Section 296 criminalises committing an obscene act in a public place or singing, reciting or uttering obscene songs, ballads or words in or near a public place when done to the annoyance of others, and prescribes punishment by imprisonment, fine, or both to protect public decency and prevent disturbance to public order.
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