Section 295A in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion
matter the publication of which is punishable under Section 124A or Section 153A or Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, the State Government ... matter the publication of which is punishable under Section 124A or Section 153A or Section 295A of the Penal Code; and (2) that the grounds
with both. The Section speaks of the deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of 'any person' whereas Section 295A speaks of deliberate ... publishable under Section 298 stand on a different footing from those who complain of the commission of an offence under Section 295A of the Indian
under:-
"6. Be it noted, the constitutional validity of Section
295A was assailed before this Court in Ramji Lal Modi v.
State ... Constitution Bench,
adverting to the multiple aspects and various facets of
Section 295A I.P.C. held as follows :-
"8. It is pointed
which is punishable under Section 124A or Section 153A or Section 153B or Section 292 or Section 293 or Section 295A of the Indian Penal ... scope of High Court's interference under Section 96 Cr. PC. Sub-section (4) of Section 96 empowers the High Court to set aside
offence punishable under section 153B or
sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 505 of
the Indian Penal Code ... shall have
the powers referred to in sub-section (3) of Section 155."
Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code reads thus :
"SECTION
Code respectively. Lastly, Sub-sections (4) and (6) of Section 90 correspond to Sections 99D(1) and 99D(2)
of the old Code, It, therefore ... which is punishable under section 124-Aor section 153-Aor section 153B or section 292 or section 293 or section 295A of the Indian Penal
Koran containing the aforesaid offending portions was punishable under Section 153A and Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code and as such came within ... which is punishable under Section 124A or Section 153A or Section 153B or Section 292 or Section 293 or Section 295A of the Penal Code
Section 295A in West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 2006
295A. [ Municipal Building Tribunal for Corporation. [Inserted by West Bengal Act No. 17 of 2016, dated
Surendranagar Police Station for alleged commission of the offences under sections 295A , 505-C , 120B and 114 of IPC.
5. The averments made ... exception. According to the petitioners, to attract the provisions of section 295A of the Code, a deliberate and malicious intention of the accused named