Of Offencesrelating To Religion
IPC Section 295 - Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insul t the religion of any class
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IPC Section 295 deals with injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insul t the religion of any class.
Full official legal text
295. Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insul t the religion of any class
Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of
persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge
that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction, damage or defilement as an insult to their
religion, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two
years, or with fine, or with both.
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