Chapter 38 The First Schedule
Section 295-298: IPC Sections 295 - 298
IPC Chapter XV - Offences relating to Religion
Sec | Description | Punishment | |
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295 | Destroying, damaging or defiling a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult the religion of any class of persons | 2 Years or Fine or Both | |
Cognizance | Bail | Triable by | |
Cognizable | Non-Bailable | Any Magistrate | |
Sec | Description | Punishment | |
295A | Maliciously insulting the religions or the religious beliefs of any class | 3 Years or Fine or Both | |
Cognizance | Bail | Triable by | |
Cognizable | Non-Bailable | Magistrate First Class | |
Sec | Description | Punishment | |
296 | Causing a disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worship | 1 Year or Fine or Both | |
Cognizance | Bail | Triable by | |
Cognizable | Bailable | Any Magistrate | |
Sec | Description | Punishment | |
297 | Trespassing in place of worship or sepulchre, disturbing funeral with intention to wound the feeling or to insult the religion of any person, or offering indignity to a human corpse | 1 Year or Fine or Both | |
Cognizance | Bail | Triable by | |
Cognizable | Non-Bailable | Any Magistrate | |
Sec | Description | Punishment | |
298 | Uttering any word or making any sound in the hearing or making any gesture, or placing any object in the sight of any person, with intention to wound his religious feelings | 1 Year or Fine or Both | |
Cognizance | Bail | Triable by | |
Non-Cognizable | Non-Bailable | Any Magistrate | |