What are the offences relating to

religion and punishment for the

crime? Classification of offences
under Section 295, 295A, 296, 297
and 298 of Indian Penal Code 1860
Offences relating to religion and punishment for the crime are defined under
Section 295, 295A, 296, 297 and 298 of Indian Penal Code 1860. Classification
of offences relating to these sections are:

CHAPTER XV - OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION

Cognizable Bailable By what

IPC
Offence Punishment or non- or non- court
Section
cognizable bailable triable

Destroying, damaging or
defiling a place of worship
Imprisonment
or sacred object with Non- Any
295 IPC for 2 years, or Cognizable
intent to insult the bailable Magistrate
fine, or both
religion of any class of
persons

Maliciously insulting the Imprisonment Magistrate

295A Non-
religion or the religious for 2 years, or Cognizable of the first
IPC bailable
beliefs of any class fine, or both class

Any
296 IPC Cognizable Bailable
Magistrate
 Causing a disturbance to Imprisonment
an assembly engaged in for 1 year, or
religious worship fine, or both

Trespassing in place of
worship or sepulcher,
disturbing funeral with
Imprisonment
intention to wound the Any
297 IPC for 1 year, or Cognizable Bailable
feelings or to insult the Magistrate
fine, or both
religion of any person, or
offering indignity to a
human corpse

Uttering any word or

making any sound in the
hearing or making any
Imprisonment
gesture, or placing any Non- Any
298 IPC for 1 year, or Bailable
object in the sight of any cognizable Magistrate
fine, or both
person, with intention to
wound his religious
feeling