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Section 295(A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was enacted in 1927 [4] by the British Parliament. A book, Rangila Rasul, was published in 1927. The book concerned the marriages and sex life of Muhammad. On the basis of a complaint, the publisher was arrested but later acquitted in April 1929 because there was no law against insult to religion.
Offences against the body: The BNS retains the provisions of the IPC on murder, abetment of suicide, assault and causing grievous hurt. It adds new offences such as organised crime, terrorism, and murder or grievous hurt by a group on certain grounds.
Of Offences relating to coin and Government Stamps Chapter XIII: Sections 264 to 267: Of Offences relating to Weight and Measures Chapter XIV: Sections 268 to 294: Of Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals. Chapter XV: Sections 295 to 298: Of Offences relating to Religion Chapter XVI: Sections 299 to 377
In the 1990s, many cases were filed against M F Husain for hurting religious sentiments by painting Bharat Mata as a naked woman. [53] In May 2007, a Buddhist group in Maharashtra 's Amaravati district said their religious sentiments were hurt, and filed a complaint against Rakhi Sawant , an actress, because she posed in a bathtub against a ...
In this case, the court discussed Section 303 of the IPC which provided for a mandatory death sentence for offenders serving a life sentence. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] This section was based on the logic that any criminal who has been convicted for life and still can kill someone is beyond reformation and so, the only suitable punishment left would be death.
The Chhattisgarh Religion Freedom (Amendment) Act, 2006 legalised either a three-year imprisonment and penalty up to INR 20,000 or both for offenders. In case an offender is a minor, woman or a member of scheduled caste or scheduled tribe, the penalty increase to four years imprisonment, and a fine of INR 200,000. [15]
Consequently, in this case, the accused was sentenced under Section 376 (1), and was sentenced to milder punishment. Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar [26] or The Arnesh Kumar Guidelines. 2014 Arrests should be an exception, in cases where the punishment is less than seven years of imprisonment. [27]
Considering that there are 254,475 pending cases (96.1% pendency rate) in the court for scheduled castes as of 31 December 2021, [43] and 40,640 pending cases (95.4% pendency rate) for the scheduled tribes, [44] this is a substantial loss in relief since 25% of the relief is linked to completion of the case. Even assuming the lower end of the ...