Offences Relating to Religion: Section 295A of IPC
On 30th October, 2023, the Supreme Court directed the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government to immediately decide on granting sanction to prosecute a school teacher accused of instructing her students to slap a Muslim classmate for failing to complete his homework.
- In response, the UP government informed that the section 295A of Indian Penal Code along with second proviso of section 75 (cruelty to children by Child Care Institutions staff) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) has been invoked against the accused teacher.
About Section 295A
- The object of Section 295-A is to punish deliberate ....
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