BNS302
BNS Section 302: Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
Ch XVI · Of Offences Relating to Religion
Gazette p.87
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Non-cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS302. 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.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 298 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 302, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)