IPC Section 295A - Deliberate and malicious acts , intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by

295A. Deliberate and malicious acts , intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by

insulting its religion or religious beliefs .--Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of

outraging the religious feelings of any class of 7[citizens of India], 8[by words, either spoken or written, or

or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise] , insults or attempts to insult the religion or the

religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description f or a term which

may extend to 9[three years], or with fine, or with both.]