Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings
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Summary
Deliberately saying words, making sounds, gestures, or showing an object to hurt a particular person’s religious feelings is an offence. It applies when the act is done in that person’s hearing or sight with the intention to wound their religious sentiments. Punishment can be up to one year imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
Example
Priya, angry at a neighbour’s faith, stands where the neighbour can hear her and loudly insults that religion while making insulting gestures. Because she acted with deliberate intention to wound the neighbour’s religious feelings, Priya can face up to one year 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.
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