INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious
302. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious
feelings.
298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound
religious feelings.--Whoever, with the deliberate intention of
wounding the religious feelings of any person, utters any word or
makes any sound in the hearing of that person or makes any gesture in
the sight of that person or places any object in the sight of that
person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for
a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
302. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.—
Whoever, with the deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person, utters any word
or makes any sound in the hearing of that person or makes any gesture in the sight of that person or
places any object in the sight of that person, 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