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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes voluntarily disturbing an assembly lawfully…

Section 300 applies when a person voluntarily disturbs an assembly lawfully engaged in religious worship or ceremonies. Its focus is the disturbance of the assembly.

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes voluntarily disturbing an assembly lawfully engaged in religious worship or religious ceremonies?

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Section 300 applies when a person voluntarily disturbs an assembly lawfully engaged in religious worship or ceremonies. Its focus is the disturbance of the assembly.

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Section 298 concerns injury or defilement of a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult the religion of a class or knowledge that a class is likely to consider the act an insult.

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Section 300 punishes the stated voluntary disturbance of a lawful religious assembly.

Option C

Section 301 concerns trespassing on burial places and related conduct.

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Section 299 concerns deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage a class’s religious feelings by insulting its religion or beliefs.

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