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Section 352: Intentional Insult with Intent to Provoke Breach of Peace

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

CHAPTER XIX: OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC:

Section 352: Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.

Bare Act

Whoever intentionally insults in any manner, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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