Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of IndiaSivakumar v. State: section 294 IPC requires a sexual or prurient elementOn 6 April 2026, a two-judge bench set aside convictions under section 294(b) IPC for use of an expletive in a heated exchange, holding that mere abusive or vulgar language without sexual or prurient content does not amount to obscenity.Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·10 min