Supreme Court Examines Applicability of Section 292 IPC to Allegedly Obscene Poem Referencing Mahatma Gandhi Amidst Claims of Poetic License and Freedom of Expression. Court Clarifies That Poetic License Is Not a Legal License but a Fundamental Right, Subject to Reasonable Restrictions Under Article 19(2), and Obscenity Must Be Judged by Contemporary Community Standards.
1 Aug 2026Background: The case arose from the publication of a poem titled 'Gandhi Mala Bhetala' (I met Gandhi) in the July-August 1994 issue of the Bulletin, a...
