Old law lookup
IPC Section 504
Intentional insult to provoke breach of peace
New section under BNS
BNS Section 352— Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the IPC.
What the new section does
This section punishes intentional insults that are calculated or known to be likely to provoke the insulted person to breach the public peace or commit another offence. Both the intent to insult and the likelihood of provoking a breach of peace must be present.
- Punishment
- Imprisonment of either description up to 2 years, or fine, or both.
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Cognizable
- No
- Bailable
- Yes
For the full text of the new section, see the linked BNS page above. For the binding statutory text, refer to the India Code or the Gazette of India. This reference is informational, not legal advice.