Section 299: Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings Deliberate and
of any class of citizens of India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible malicious acts,
intended to
representations or through electronic means or otherwise, insults or attempts to insult the outrage
religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either religious
description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. feelings of any
class by
insulting its
religion or
religious
beliefs.