Section 298: Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held Injuring or
sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any defiling place
of worship
class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such with intent to
destruction, damage or defilement as an insult to their religion, shall be punished with insult religion
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or of any class.
with both.