Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act explained

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Enacted By:Parliament of India
Status:in force

The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India which was enacted to prohibit indecent representation of women through film, web series, advertisement or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner. If any OTT platforms presented women as a sex object or showing nudity and obscenity towards women in its shows, then it would be a punishable offence and this may lead to banning of the series or its OTT platform.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indescent Representation of Women . 14 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403092258/http://wcd.nic.in/irwp.htm# . 3 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 . 2022-12-25 . PRS Legislative Research . en-US.
  3. Sharma . Moksha . Pendyal . Keerti . 2021 . Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 - Protection from Malicious Content or Chilling Free Speech . SSRN Electronic Journal . 10.2139/ssrn.3967857 . 246621872 . 1556-5068.
  4. 1986-12-23 . Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 .

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