Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child
What this section does
Creates a more serious offence for selling, hiring, distributing, exhibiting, or circulating obscene objects (as defined in section 294) specifically to a child, or attempting to do so. Punishment is higher than under section 294 and escalates further on repeat conviction.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Quick reference
- Punishment
- First conviction: imprisonment of either description up to 3 years and fine up to ₹2,000. Second or subsequent conviction: imprisonment of either description up to 7 years and fine up to ₹5,000.
- Triable by
- Magistrate of First Class
- Cognizable
- No
- Bailable
- Yes
- Compoundable
- No
Ingredients (what prosecution must prove)
- The object is obscene within the meaning of section 294
- The accused sold, let to hire, distributed, exhibited, circulated, offered, or attempted to do any of these acts
- The recipient was a child
Practitioner note
Enhanced punishment on repeat conviction. The definition of 'obscene object' is drawn from section 294.
Derived from IPC s.293.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 295, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 295 forms part of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.