An Act to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act,
\n1971.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-<\/p>\n
1.Short title.<\/p>\n
1. Short title.-This Act may be called the Prevention of Insults to
\nNational Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003.2.Amendment of section 2.
\n2. Amendment of section 2.-In section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (69 of 1971) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-<\/p>\n
(a) for the words (otherwise brings”, the words “otherwise shows disrespect to or brings” shall be substituted;<\/p>\n
(b) after Explanation 3, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:-<\/p>\n
Explanation 4.-The disrespect to the Indian National Flag means and includes-<\/p>\n
(a) a gross affront or indignity offered to the Indian National Flag;
\nor<\/p>\n
(b) dipping the Indian National Flag in salute to any person or thing;
\nor<\/p>\n
(c) flying the Indian National Flag at half-mast except on occasions on which the Indian National Flag is flown at half-mast on public buildings in accordance with the instructions issued by the
\nGovernment; or<\/p>\n
(d) using the Indian National Flag as a drapery in any form whatsoever except in State Funerals or armed forces or other para-military forces funerals; or<\/p>\n
(e) using the Indian National Flag as a portion of costume or uniform of any description or embroidering or printing it on cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins or any dress material; or<\/p>\n
(f) putting any kind of inscription upon the Indian National Flag; or<\/p>\n
(g) using the Indian National Flag as a receptacle for receiving, delivering or carrying anything except flower petals before the Indian
\nNational Flag is unfurled as a part of celebrations on special occasions including the Republic Day or the Independen e Day; or<\/p>\n
(h) using the Indian National Flag as covering for a statute or a monument or a speakers desk or a speakers platform; or<\/p>\n
(i) allowing the Indian National Flag to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water intentionally; or<\/p>\n
(j) draping the Indian National Flag over the hood, top and sides or back or on a vehicle, train, boat or an aircraft or any other similar object; or<\/p>\n
(k) using the Indian National Flag as a covering for a building; or<\/p>\n
(i) intentionally displaying the Indian National Flag with the
\n“saffron” down..<\/p>\n
3.Insertion of new section 3A.<\/p>\n
3. Insertion of new section 3A.-After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-<\/p>\n
“3A. Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent convictions.-Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under section 2 or section
\n3, is again convicted of any such offence shall be punishable for the second and for every subsequent offence, wit imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year.”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An Act to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1.Short title. 1. Short title.-This Act may be called the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003.2.Amendment of section 2. 2. Amendment of section 2.-In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-law-act-rules"],"yoast_head":"\n