Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
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Summary
Deliberately and maliciously insulting a religion or its beliefs, by words, signs, visible representations, electronic means or otherwise, with the intention of outraging the religious feelings of a class of people, is an offence. It applies when the offender has the specific intention to outrage those feelings, not for accidental insults. Punishment is imprisonment for up to three years, or fine, or both; the offence is cognizable and non-bailable.
Example
Ravi posts a doctored video online that mocks a community’s religious rites and intends to outrage their religious feelings. He can be prosecuted and face up to three years imprisonment, or a fine, or both under this section.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of citizens of India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or through electronic means or otherwise, insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
BNSS Classification
- Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
- Cognizable
- Non-bailable
- Triable by Any Magistrate.
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