RAJKOT: Police found sex toys during a raid on a hardware store in Somnath society in the gandhighram area.
Owner, Sushil Dalshaniya (45)
According to Article 292 of the Indian criminal code, reservations have been made for the sale of such toys.
In addition to various vibrating toys, the police also recovered pornographic items from the store.
A preliminary police investigation revealed that Dalshaniya obtained sex toys from Mumbai and Delhi and sold them at a higher price.
Section 292 of the Indian criminal code covers the sale of sexual toys, which defines the term "obscene articles" and provides penalties for the distribution of any such items. Section 292 (1)
The definition is as follows: "a book, brochure, paper, writing, painting, performance, graphic or any other object shall be considered obscene if it is an interest in lewdness or appeal to cause prur itch ".
A maximum of two years can be imposed on the first conviction, and a maximum of five years if convicted for the second or subsequent conviction.
Although sex toys are prohibited by law, there are still sex toys in the metropolitan gray market.
At the Delhi Palica market or the Crawford Market in Mumbai, you can find everything from dildos to inflatable latex dolls.
China produces 70% of the world's sex products, many of which enter the Indian market, with an estimated 500 rupees in the Indian sex market.
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