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Section 185: Outrage on religious worship

Criminal Code · CHAPTER III: CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE

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185. Outrage on religious worship Toute personne qui aura, par pa- Any person who, by word or gesroles ou gestes, outragé les objets ture, commits an outrage on the obd’un culte dans les lieux destinés ou jects used for religious worship in servant actuellement à son service, the place devoted to or actually used ou les ministres de ce culte dans for such religious worship, or upon leurs fonctions, sera punie d’une any minister of such religion whilst amende qui ne pourra excéder officiating as such, shall be punished 100,000 roupies, et elle pourra en by a fine not exceeding 100,000 outre être condamnée à une peine rupees, and imprisonment for a term d’emprisonnement qui n’excèdera not exceeding 2 years. pas 2 ans. [S. 185 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]

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