INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
297. Trespassing on burial places, etc
301. Trespassing on burial places, etc.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
297. Trespassing on burial places, etc.--Whoever, with the
intention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of insulting the
religion of any person, or with the knowledge that the feelings of any
person are likely to be wounded, or that the religion of any person is
likely to be insulted thereby,
commits any trespass in any place of worship or on any place of
sepulture, or any place set apart for the performance of funeral rites
or as a depository for the remains of the dead, or offers any
indignity to any human corpse, or causes disturbance to any persons
assembled for the performance of funeral ceremonies,
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
301. Trespassing on burial places, etc.—Whoever, with the intention of wounding the feelings of
any person, or of insulting the religion of any person, or with the knowledge that the feelings of any
person are likely to be wounded, or that the religion of any person is likely to be insulted thereby,
commits any trespass in any place of worship or on any place of sepulchre, or any place set apart for the
performance of funeral rites or as a depository for the remains of the dead, or offers any indignity to any
human corpse, or causes disturbance to any persons assembled for the performance of funeral
ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
one year, or with fine, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023