BNS · Chapter XVI · §§ 298–302

Chapter XVI BNS — Of offences relating to religion

5 sections, §§ 298–302 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, each with the IPC provision it replaced.

Sections in this chapter

§ 298Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any classwas IPC 295
§ 299Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefswas IPC 295A
§ 300Disturbing religious assemblywas IPC 296
§ 301Trespassing on burial places, etcwas IPC 297
§ 302Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any personwas IPC 298

Mapping: NCRB corresponding-section table, Ministry of Home Affairs (retrieved 10 Sept 2026).

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