Indian Penal Code,1860
Act No : 45
Section :
Trespassing on burial places, etc.
297. Trespassing on burial places, etc.--Whoever, with theintention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of insulting thereligion of any person, or with the knowledge that the feelings of anyperson are likely to be wounded, or that the religion of any person islikely to be insulted thereby, commits any trespass in any place of worship or on any place ofsepulture, or any place set apart for the performance of funeral ritesor as a depository for the remains of the dead, or offers anyindignity to any human corpse, or causes disturbance to any personsassembled for the performance of funeral ceremonies,----------------------------------------------------------------------1. S. 294A ins. by Act 27 of 1870, s. 10.2. Subs. by the A. O. 1937, for "not authorised by Government".3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "a lottery organised by the Central Government or the Government of a Part A State or a Part B State" which had been subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "a State lottery".4. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial".5. Ins. by Act 25 of 1927, s. 2.6. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "His Majesty's subjects".7. Subs. by Act 41 of 1961, s.3, for certain words.8. Subs. by s.3, ibid., for "two years".----------------------------------------------------------------------166 shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for aterm which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
