LAWLIGHTS : HOW THE WORDS OR ACTION AFFECTING THE RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND BELIEVES? HOW THE LEGAL PROVISIONS ARE PAVING WAY TO SOLVE THIS?

LAWLIGHTS : HOW THE WORDS OR ACTION AFFECTING THE RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND BELIEVES? HOW THE LEGAL PROVISIONS ARE PAVING WAY TO SOLVE THIS?

Contradiction over the topic like caste and religions are still being a great debating thing which allows every individual to express their thoughts and belief over their origin. Nobody is restrained from their freedom of speech and expressions, but there is a line for everything, how the words and expression of one’s behavior is getting into the society and what causes it brought to the surroundings.

The conflicts between religious matters are not new but laws are there to prevent and control the problems arising from these kinds of commencement. Every religion is equal, particularly India, is a secular country every individual having their full rights to choose their religion and mode of worship. But no one can defame the other religion’s thoughts and culture and there is no need for any comparison over there, and no one is having the right of conversion of religion forcibly.

OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE:

Law has certain provision in all aspects to the people safety, here considering the thing religion is more sensible and having so many histories on it. So taking this in consideration the great legends who framed those laws are inserted some special provisions.

THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860

Under chapter 15 –offences relating to religion     Sections 295-298

Under IPC from sections 295-297 it is clearly stated that these are the offences relating to religion towards the mental thought of one’s own beliefs.

SECTION 295: INJURING OR DEFILING PLACE OF WORK SHIP, WITH INTENT TO INSULT 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,

PUNISHMENT: Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

SECTION 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 citizens of India by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise], insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class,

PUNISHMENT: Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

SECTION 296: DISTURBING RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY.

Whoever voluntarily causes disturbance to any assembly lawfully engaged in the performance of religious worship, or religious ceremonies.

PUNISHMENT: Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

SECTION 297: TRESPASSING INTO BURIAL PLACES, ETC.

Whoever, with the intention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of insulting the religion of any person or with the knowledge that the feelings of any person are likely to be wounded, or that the religion of any person is likely to be insulted thereby, commits any trespass in any place of worship or on any place of sepulture, or any place set apart for the performance of funeral rites or as a depository for the remains of the dead, or offers any indignity to any human corpse, or causes disturbance to any persons assembled for the performance of funeral ceremonies.

 

PUNISHMENT: Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

 

SECTION 298: UTTERING WORDS, ETC. WITH DELIBERATE INTENT TO WOUND THE 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 or places any object in the sight of that person.

PUNISHMENT: Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.