# 295A    Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs

¹[Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of ² [citizens of India], ³ [by words, either spoken or written, or or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise], 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 ⁴ [three years], or with fine, or with both.]