Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
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Summary
Deliberately uttering words, making sounds, gestures, or placing objects in someone's sight or hearing to wound their religious feelings is an offence. It applies only when the actor intends to wound those religious feelings. Punishment can be imprisonment for up to one year, or a fine, or both.
Example
Ravi walks past Priya’s house and deliberately shouts insulting religious words so she hears them and feels hurt. Under this rule Ravi may be punished with up to one year’s imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, 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.
BNSS Classification
- Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Triable by Any Magistrate.
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