BNS Section 302: Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 16: Of Offences Relating to Religion
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¶302. Whoever, with the deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person or makes any gesture in the sight of that person or places any object in the sight of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both
Study: explanations and related material
Replaces IPC 298. IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28)
Punishment, bail and trial
302Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings.
- Punishment
- Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
- Cognizable or not
- Non‑cognizable
- Bailable or not
- Bailable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
Source: BNSS First Schedule, Gazette of India, 25 December 2023, p. 181. The Schedule gives the substance of the section, not its full definition, and a State may have amended the classification for its territory. See it in the full First Schedule
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