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NEW DELHI: Snapdeal has been taken to court by a Delhi-based lawyer for selling sex toys and accessories.According to a report by Quartz India, Suhaas Joshi, a Supreme Court lawyer has filed a complaint against Snapdeal.com and Chennai-based Ohmysecret.com. The report mentions that a metropolitan magistrate at Delhi’s Tis Hazari court has directed the police to investigate the matter and submit a report next month. The complaint mentions that the e-commerce marketplace was abetting gay sex and exhibiting obscene products by listing lubricants and massagers/vibrators. The report links to a court order dated February 5.The report suggests that the complainant’s intent was to ‘test the limits of India’s anti-homosexuality law (Article 377) that criminalises any intercourse that is against the order of nature. He says that there’s no clarity on whether products that facilitate such activity are legal.It’s worth pointing out that the sale of sex toys is prohibited under Indian laws against obscenity. At the time of filing this story we were not able to locate the said product listings on the website.Responding to Quartz, a Snapdeal spokesperson said, “Snapdeal.com is an online marketplace which provides a platform to connect buyers and sellers. We understand that at times sellers may list products which may be inappropriate, we take down such listings upon being notified of the same.”Last month, it was reported that the government of Telengana wanted to block sites such as Flipkart,Iambesharam.com, Thatspersonal.com and Ohmysecrets.com for "objectionable content" as the retailers were selling intimate items.