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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.
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, ... Of Offences relating to Religion Chapter XVI: Sections 299 to 377:
Of False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice. Chapter 15 Clauses 270 to 297 Of Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convince, Decency and Morals Chapter 16 Clauses 298 to 302 Of Offences Relating to Religion Chapter 17 Clauses 303 to 334 Of Offences against Property Of Theft (303 to 307) Of Extortion (308)
[2] [3] [4] There is a fine line between the ideas of fair comment and religious offences caused by questioning the veracity of divine revelation. More recently, the term religious hatred is used in modern laws such as the British Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006, which aim to promote religious tolerance by forbidding hate crimes.
He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment and fined under IPC 295A (Sec.299 BNS). Petitioner argued that IPC 295A (Sec.299 BNS) violated freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under Article 19 (1)(A) of the Constitution and offense of insulting religious beliefs can be committed if there is no danger of public disorder. [9] [10]
The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, approved in 2021, enforces conviction of offenders one to ten years in prison, or two to ten years in case of a minor, woman or a member of scheduled caste or scheduled tribe. Unauthorised inter-religious marriage is also an offence. [5]
The petition challenged the constitutionality of the offence of adultery under Section 497 of the IPC read with Section 198(2) of the CrPC. Section 497 IPC criminalised adultery by imposing culpability on a man who engages in sexual intercourse with another person's wife. Adultery was punishable with a maximum imprisonment of five years.
Two derived offences (sections 3(2)(vi) and 3(2)(vii)). The derived offences only come into the picture when another offence under the Act has been committed. One subsection (Section 3(2)(v)) increases the punishment for certain offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). These protections can be broadly divided into protection from