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The Indian Penal Code (Amendment Act) Act, 2019 is an act of the Government of India that changes the law relating to offences, punishments and other provisions. It became effective on 6th August 2019. The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2019 is also known as Amendment to Section 295A of IPC. The bill was passed in Lok Sabha on 27 July 2019. The offences under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code were amended with the passage of The "Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2019" by Parliament of India on July 27. The IPC Amendment is a result of a Supreme Court order which made the law stricter in response to a protest over the release of a film about Prophet Muhammad in January 2018. These are the new amendments to Section 295A of IPC. 295-A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.—Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of citizens of India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise,— After the IPC Amendment Act took effect on August 6th 2019, Section 295A was made more strict. According to this amendment, anyone found guilty or convicted under Section 295A will be punished with imprisonment not less than three years but which may extend further to 5 years. Sections 295A and 295B were introduced in the IPC in the 1860s. These provisions only covered deliberate acts of words or gestures with intent to outrage religious feelings. Later, three more acts came into force - the "Bombay Religious Immersions Act" (1954), the "Madras Anti-Hindi Agitations Act" (1964), and the "Anti-Defamation Bill 1996". Amendment to Section 295A Section 295A was amended with effect from 6 August 2019 for protesting with wrongful intent. The Amendment applies to people who publish or cause to be published any material that is grossly offensive and has a malicious purpose. In simple words, to commit a Section 295A acts, a person should intend to outraging the religious feelings of a community and intentionally use words or gestures with a malicious purpose. The amendment also includes the insertion of the phrase that material that is grossly offensive and also has a malicious purpose can be punished under Section 295A. Amendment to Section 295B Section 295B was amended with effect from 6 August 2019 for protesting with wrongful intent. The Amendment applies to people who publish or cause to be published any material that is grossly offensive and has a malicious purpose. cfa1e77820
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