Supreme Court clarified that abusive language is not obscenity under law. Mere swear words and profanities do not constitute an offense.
The court set aside a conviction for using abusive slurs during an altercation. Obscenity requires a lascivious element appealing to prurient interests.
Such words must also cause annoyance to others in public places.
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