BNS Section 301 — Trespassing on burial places, etc

Summary

Whoever enters or remains on a place of worship, a burial ground, a place set apart for funeral rites, or a place where the remains of the dead are kept, with the intention of wounding anyone's feelings or insulting anyone's religion, or knowing that such feelings are likely to be wounded or such religion is likely to be insulted, commits an offence under this section. The same applies to anyone who offers any indignity to a human corpse, or causes a disturbance to people gathered for funeral ceremonies. The punishment for this offence is imprisonment of either description for up to one year, or a fine, or both.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.6 p.129 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2025) Vol.4 p.2730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.7 p.105 — Supreme Court of India (2025)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §297 — Trespassing on burial places, etc