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Section 298 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Chapter XVI
Of Offences Relating to Religion
298. Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class.
Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction, damage or defilement as an insult to their religion, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 297: Keeping lottery office
- Section 47: Abetment in India of offences outside India
- Section 179: Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
- Section 213: Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
- Section 354: Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure
Related Acts
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
- Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
- Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
- Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
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