Of Offencesrelating To Religion
IPC Section 298 - Uttering words, etc., with deliberate inten t to wound religious feelings
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 298 deals with uttering words, etc., with deliberate inten t to wound religious feelings.
Full official legal text
298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate inten t to wound religious feelings. 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 s or places any object in the
sight of that person, sh all 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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