295 A (IPC) Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.

295 A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by

insulting its religion or religious beliefs.— 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 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.]

 



विमर्शित और विद्वेषपूर्ण कार्य जो किसी वर्ग के धर्म या धार्मिक विश्वासों का अपमान करके उसकी धार्मिक भावनाओं को आहत करने के आशय से किए गए हों –
जो कोई (भारत के नागरिकों के) किसी वर्ग की धार्मिक भावनाओं को आहत करने के विमर्शित और विद्वेषपूर्ण आशय से उस वर्ग के धर्म या धार्मिक विश्वासों का अपमान (उच्चारित या लिखित शब्दो द्वारा या संकेतो द्वारा या दृश्यरूपणों द्वारा या अन्यथा) करेगा या करने का प्रयत्न करेगा, वह दोनों में से किसी भांति के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि 3 वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, या दोनों से, दंडित किया जाएगा।

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 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.

intended to outrage religious Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage reli­gious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or reli­gious beliefs.—Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of 273 [citizens of India], 274 [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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