IPC 298 — Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Statutory text

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.

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