RAJKOT: The police recovered sex toys in a raid on a hardware shop in Somnath society in Gandhigram area. The shopkeeper, Sushil Dalshaniya (45), has been booked under section 292 of Indian penal code for selling such toys.Apart from various vibrating sex toys, the police recovered pornographic material from the shop. Primary investigations by the police show that Dalshaniya was getting sex toys from Mumbai and Delhi and selling them at higher prices.The sale of sex toys is covered by Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code which defines the term ‘obscene’ and provides for punishment for distributing any such object. Section 292 (1) defines ‘obscene’ as follows: "a book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, painting, representation, figure or any other object, shall be deemed to be obscene if it is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest".Offences are punishable by a maximum of two years for the first conviction and five years in the event of a second or subsequent conviction.Sex toys are available in the grey market in metros even though their sale is prohibited under law. In Delhi’s Palika Bazaar or Mumbai's Crawford Market, everything from dildos to inflatable latex dolls are available. China manufactures 70% of the world’s sex products and many of these find their way into India where the market is estimated at Rs 500 crore.