Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 301
Trespassing on burial places, etc
In one line
BNS Section 301 deals with trespassing on burial places, etc and replaces IPC 297.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Trespassing on burial places, etc. | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. | Cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 301
301. Trespassing on burial places, etc.
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 sepulchre, 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.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 301 in the IPC?
BNS Section 301 (Trespassing on burial places, etc) replaces Section 297 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 297 is now BNS 301.
What is the punishment under BNS 301?
Trespassing on burial places, etc – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is cognizable and bailable, triable by any Magistrate.
Is BNS 301 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 301. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 296 — Obscene acts and songs
- BNS 297 — Keeping lottery office
- BNS 298 — Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class
- BNS 299 — Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
- BNS 300 — Disturbing religious assembly
- BNS 302 — Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
- BNS 303 — Theft
- BNS 304 — Snatching
- BNS 305 — Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc
- BNS 306 — Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master