Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 295-A. Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
[i][295-A. Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.—Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of [ii][citizens of India], [iii][by words, either spoken or written, 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 [iv][three years], or with fine, or with both.]
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Cognizable or not? |
Cognizable |
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Whether Bailable? |
Non-bailable |
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Compoundable or not? |
Not compoundable |
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Triable by whom? |
Magistrate of the first class |
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[i] Inserted by Act 25 of 1927, S. 2.
[ii] Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for “His Majesty's subjects”.
[iii] Substituted by Act 41 of 1961, S. 3 (w.e.f. 12-9-1961).
[iv] Substituted for “two years” by Act 41 of 1961, S. 3 (w.e.f. 12-9-1961).
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