(a)by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, knowingly promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion or 2022race, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will2021ill will2021 between different religious or 2022racial groups; or
Section history
Section 298A — Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Whoever ––2008—2008
(b)commits any act which he knows is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different religious or 2022racial groups and which disturbs or is likely to disturb the public tranquility,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 153A]