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dated November 24, 1956: Ban on horror comics

All the speakers expressed themselves strongly in favour of prohibiting production and circulation of pictorial and other publications glorifying crime, violence and vice known as "horror comics" when the Lok Sabha on November 22 debated and passed unanimously the Young Persons Harmful Publications Bill, 1955. The Home Minister, Pandit Pant, said the object of banning "horror comics" was to protect the juveniles and adolescents from vulgarity, crime, sadism, violence, morbidity and the like. He said "horror comics" had caused enough of horror and damage in other countries. Their publication was particularly reprehensible as they were meant for the use of children and young persons whose susceptibilities at that age made them easy victims to the influences which were borne upon them by "horror comics" and literature of that type. They had to be condemned by all thinking people.

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