Bare Acts › The indian penal code, 1860

Section 295A

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

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1 [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 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.]