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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
CHAPTER XV
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
Injuring or defiling
place of worship, with
intent to insult the
religion of any class
295. Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object
held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the
religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons
is likely to consider such destruction, damage or defilement as an insult to their
religion, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Deliberate and
malicious acts
intended to outrage
religious feelings of
any class by insulting
its religion or
religious beliefs
101[ 295A.
Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the
religious feelings of any class of the citizens of Bangladesh, by words, either
spoken or written, or by visible representations insults or attempts to insult the
religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or
with both.]
296. Whoever voluntarily causes disturbance to any assembly lawfully engaged in
the performance of religious worship, or religious ceremonies, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year,
or with fine, or with both.
Disturbing religious
assembly
Trespassing on burial
297. Whoever, with the intention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of
insulting the religion of any person, or with the knowledge that the feelings of
any person are likely to be wounded, or that the religion of any person is likely
to be insulted thereby,
commits any trespass in any place of worship or on any place of sepulture, or
any place set apart for the performance of funeral rites or as a depository for the
remains of the dead, or offers any indignity to any human corpse, or causes
disturbance to any persons assembled for the performance of funeral ceremonies,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
with deliberate intent
to wound religious
feelings
298. Whoever, with the deliberate intention of wounding the religious 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, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
places, etc
Uttering words, etc,
CHAPTER XVI
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
Of Offences affecting Life
Culpable homicide
299. Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death,
or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or
with the knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause death, commits the
offence of culpable homicide.
Illustrations
(a) A lays sticks and turf over a pit, with the intention of thereby causing death,
or with the knowledge that death is likely to be thereby caused. Z, believing the
ground to be firm, treads on it, falls in and is killed. A has committed the offence
of culpable homicide.
(b) A knows Z to be behind a bush. B does not know it. A, intending to cause,
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