Question

Which Article permits reasonable restrictions for decency/obscenity?

Hint:

Free speech → 19(1)(a). Obscenity/decency restrictions → 19(2). Always read restrictions narrowly (proportionality test).

Answer 1

The power to impose reasonable restrictions on free speech for the purpose of decency and morality (including obscenity) arises from: 

\[\boxed{Article 19(2)}\]

 Article 19(1)(a) guarantees freedom of speech. Article 19(2) allows the State to impose reasonable restrictions on grounds of: 

decency, 
morality, 
public order, 
defamation, 
security of the State, 
contempt of court, 
incitement to an offence, etc. 
Obscenity laws, including those under IPC/BNS and the IT Act, derive constitutional legitimacy from 19(2).