Section 302 Earlier IPC 298
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
Chapter 16: Offences relating to religion
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.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 298Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any classIPC 295
- 299Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefsIPC 295A
- 300Disturbing religious assemblyIPC 296
- 301Trespassing on burial places, etcIPC 297