The Punjab Cabinet today approved a draft bill proposing amendments to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to make desecration of religious texts in the state punishable with life imprisonment.
The government has taken a major step towards curbing such incidents and maintaining communal harmony in the state, an official spokesperson said.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, he said.
"The Cabinet has approved insertion of section 295AA to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to provide that - whoever causes injury, damage or sacrilege to Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Srimad Bhagwad Gita, Holy Quran and Holy Bible with the intention to hurt the religious feelings of the people, shall be punished with imprisonment for life," the spokesperson said
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