IPC Section 295A is now BNS Section 299
- IPC 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings) → BNS 299 Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
Verbatim · BNS 299299. 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 citizens of India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or through electronic means 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 three years, or with fine, or with both.
Read the full BNS Section 299 →
Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.