In which year the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act was enacted?

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The correct answer is In 1986.

Key Points

To put an end to this crime, the Central Government enacted the law- Indecent Representation of Women Act, 1986 which prohibits the obscene and indecent representation of women and penalizes them for committing such offenses.
The introduction of the Rajya Sabha Bill against Women’s Indecent Representation in 1986 was in response to a women’s movement which called for legislative action against the negative depiction of women in the country.
The bill was introduced by Margaret Alva in the Rajya Sabha and became law in October 1987 by way of enactment.

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The objective of the Act
- The law on obscenity is codified in sections in this country-The Indian Penal Code Section 292, Section 293, and Section 294.
- Despite these provisions, in publications, especially in advertisements, there is a growing indecent representation of women or references to women, which has the effect to denigrate women but is also derogative of women.
- While there may be no specific intention, these advertisements, publications, etc. have a depraving or corrupting effect.
- Different legislation is, therefore, necessary to prevent the indeterminate representation of women effectively by means of advertisements, books, pamphlets etc.