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Jul. 19, 2026

Use of swear words, profanities, vulgar expletives will not amount to obscenity: SC

Use of swear words, profanities, vulgar expletives will not amount to obscenity: SC

The Supreme Court has said that mere swear words, profanities and vulgar expletives, however offensive or uncivil, will not amount to obscenity. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M Pancholi — while hearing a man’s plea challenging a high... Read more.

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