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(1) Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, false information, rumour, or report, including through electronic means— (a) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, any officer, soldier, sailor or airman in theArmy, Navy or Air Force of India to mutiny or otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such; or (b) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity; or (c) with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. (2) Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing false information, rumour or alarming news, including through electronic means, with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. (3) Whoever commits an offence specified in sub-section (2) in any place of worship or in any assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace. Statements conducing to public mischief. 98 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 98 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗꯄꯤꯒꯦ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯏꯀꯥꯏꯕꯄꯤꯕ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯑꯋꯥꯕ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯀꯤꯍꯜꯂꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯄꯥꯝꯖꯕꯂꯩꯈꯤꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯤꯡꯆꯠꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯅꯕꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯂꯩ꯫ ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ꯫ A, Bꯕꯨꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯠꯑꯃꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯕꯗꯒꯤꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯒꯠꯄꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗ, Bꯒꯤꯌꯨꯝꯑꯗꯨꯃꯩꯊꯥꯅꯕ ꯀꯤꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫A ꯑꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯏꯟꯇꯤꯃꯤꯗꯦꯁꯟꯀꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩ꯫ (꯲) ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯏꯟꯇꯤꯃꯤꯗꯦꯁꯟꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯁꯤꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯆꯍꯤꯑꯅꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯏꯟ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯳) ꯁꯤꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯌꯥꯝꯅꯁꯥꯊꯤꯅꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯀꯤꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯃꯩꯅ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯦꯠꯐꯥꯎꯕ ꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯗꯏꯖꯠꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯗꯨꯅ, ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯁꯤꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯏꯟ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯴) ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯈꯡꯗꯅꯄꯥꯎꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯁꯤꯇꯧꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯂꯥꯛꯂꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯃꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯩꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯂꯒꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯇꯧꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨ, ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯱) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯊꯛꯇ, ꯆꯍꯤꯑꯅꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄꯃꯔꯣꯜꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫