IPCChapter XV

S. 298

Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings

Description

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.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Uttering any word or making any sound in the hearing or making any gesture, or placing any object in the sight of any person, with intention to wound his religious feelings

1 Year or Fine or Both

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Non-Cognizable

Non-Bailable

Any Magistrate

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is Compoundable by

The person whose religious feelings are intended to be wounded