The appellant was convicted of being in possession of obscene printed matter. The test of obscenity applied by the trial magistrate was other than a tendency to corrupt morals. On appeal,
Held:
(i) "Obscene" material is that which tends to corrupt morals.
(ii) The magistrate had misdirected himself inasmuch as he regarded the test of obscenity as being something other than a tendency to corrupt morals.