Section 297: Trespassing on burial places, etc

The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

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.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section	297
Marginal note	Trespassing on burial places, etc
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	3

Judgments that turned on this provision

CRL.P/12451/2023 of SRI PRAKASH Vs STATE OF KARNATAKAHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-11-06
APPLN/1529/2021 of RAOSAHEB VIKRAM LATPATE AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2022-03-02
APEAL/39/2021 of BEBI WF/O AANANDRAO BHURE AND 2 OTHERS Vs STATE OF MAH., THR. STATION OFFICER, GHATANJI POLICE STATION, GHATANJI, DIST. YAVATMAL AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2021-02-26

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