BNS Section 302: Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person. | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Bare Act Text

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. Of theft

Procedural Details

Punishment

Imprisonment up to One Year(s) + Fine

Nature of Offense

Non-cognizable

Bail Eligibility

Bailable

Compoundability

Non-Compoundable (Refer to BNSS 359 for exceptions)

Trial Court

Any Magistrate

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