Is there any legal provision in India that bans watching obscene material in private?
<p>So far as I understand, Sections 292, 292A, 293 and 294 of the Indian Penal Code specifically criminalize <strong>circulating</strong> obscene material, unless such material is intended as art, education.</p>

<p>Is there any law in India that prevents a person from using/viewing such obscene material within privacy of the 4 walls of his/her home? Is it a crime for him/her to do it?</p>

<p>(For instance, watching pornography in private, though circulating it is a crime).</p>

<p>Nope. With the exception of child pornography, you can view any other type of pornography legally within your home. This is mentioned in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology_Act,_2000" rel="nofollow">Information Technology Bill</a>. In fact, browsing for child porn is illegal and <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Browsing-child-porn-will-land-you-in-jail/articleshow/4134097.cms" rel="nofollow">can land you in jail</a>. Other than that you are free to watch porno at home legally without landing you into any trouble.</p>

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