Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 299 :
Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs :
(See section 295A of IPC 1860)
Section : 299
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
Punishment : Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Magistrate of the first class.
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Whoever, 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.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 295A :
1.[Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs:
(See section 299 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Maliciously insulting the religion or the religious beliefs of any class.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.
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Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of 2.[citizens of India], 3.[by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations 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 4.[three years], or with fine, or with both.]
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1. Ins. by Act 25 of 1927, s. 2.
2. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for “His Majesty’s subjects”.
3. Subs. by Act 41 of 1961, s. 3, for certain words.
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “two years”.