BNS / Chapter XVI
CHAPTER XVI · SECTIONS 298–302
Of Offences Relating To Religion
Explore BNS Chapter 16, covering sections 298–302 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Open a section to read its statutory text and official source.
§ 298BNS Section 298 — Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class§ 299BNS Section 299 — Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs§ 300BNS Section 300 — Disturbing religious assembly§ 301BNS Section 301 — Trespassing on burial places, etc§ 302BNS Section 302 — Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
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