Whoever, with deliberate intention of wounding the religious or racial 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, or causes any matter however represented to be seen or heard by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section history
Section 298 — Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious or racial feelings of any person
As in force on 1 January 2013.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 1 January 2013 You are here
- 1 November 2022 Act 31 of 2019, Act 23 of 2021
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 298]