Section 282: Stirring up racial hatred

282. Stirring up racial hatred (1) Any person who, with intent to stir up contempt or hatred against any section or part of any section of the public 78 Acts 2018 distinguished by race, caste, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed or sex – (a) publishes, distributes, posts up, circulates, exhibits, exposes, broadcasts or transmits through the internet or in any public place, meeting or procession any writing which is threatening, abusive or insulting; or (b) uses any word or makes any gesture through the internet or in any public place, meeting or procession which is threatening, abusive or insulting, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years and to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees. (2) Any writing or any copy of such writing in respect of, or in connection with, which an offence has been committed under this section shall be forfeited and destroyed, or deleted, as the case may be. (3) In this section – “broadcast” means using radio communication, whether by sound or vision, for reception by members of the public; “electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities; “internet” means a publicly accessible system of global interconnected computer networks which uses the Internet Protocol as its communication protocol to provide a variety of information and communication facilities; “writing” – (a) means any newspaper, pamphlet, drawing, engraving, picture, illustration, placard, handbill, emblem, image, printed matter or any other written work; and Acts 2018 79 (b) includes – (i) any writing by electronic means; or (ii) any communication, whether in the form of speech or other sound.