https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287748 Where electronic obscene material is specifically governed by the Information Technology Act, 2000, the special statute prevails over the general penal provision in Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The scheme of Section 67, together with the exemption and overriding provisions in Sections 79 and 81, means prosecution for the same electronic conduct must proceed under the IT Act and cannot be maintained under the IPC. On that basis, a prosecution under Section 292 was held unsustainable after discharge under Section 67 for the same electronic material. en-us Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287748 Where electronic obscene material is specifically governed by the Information Technology Act, 2000, the special statute prevails over the general penal provision in Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The scheme of Section 67, together with the exemption and overriding provisions in Sections 79 and 81, means prosecution for the same electronic conduct must proceed under the IT Act and cannot be maintained under the IPC. On that basis, a prosecution under Section 292 was held unsustainable after discharge under Section 67 for the same electronic material. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287748