Indian Penal Code, 1860
89 [153B. Imputations, assertions
prejudicial to national-integration
(1) Whoever, by words
either spoken or written or by signs or by visible representations or
otherwise,-
(a) makes or publishes
any imputation that any class of persons cannot, by reason of their being
members of any religious, racial, language or regional group or caste or
community, bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by
law established or uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, or
(b) asserts, counsels,
advises, propagates or publishes that any class of persons shall, by reason of
their being members of any religious, racial, language or regional group or
caste or community, be denied or deprived of their rights as citizens of India,
or
(c) makes or publishes
any assertion, counsel, plea or appeal concerning the obligation of any class
of persons, by reason of their being members of any religious, racial, language
or regional group or caste or community, and such assertion, counsel, plea or
appeal causes or is likely to cause disharmony or feelings of enmity or hatred
or ill-will between such members and other persons, shall be punished with
imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) Whoever commits an
offence specified in sub-section (1), in any place of worship or in any
assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious
ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years
and shall be liable to fine.]