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Section 302 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
302. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.
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.
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- Section 120: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- Section 251: Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
- Section 196: Promoting Enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
- Section 318: Cheating
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