 ti-le indian penal code (amendment) bill, 1961 (as introduced in lok sabha on 10th august, 1961)  the indian penal code (amendment)  bill, 1961 (as introduced in lok sabra) a billfurther to amend the indian penal code be it enacted by parliament in the twelfth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the indian penal code (amendment) shon title act, 1961 5 z for section 153a of the indian penal code (hereinafter refer- substitution act 4s of 1860 red to as the code), the following section shall be substituted, of n~w i ~~b name y,-section 1 s3a "153a whoever-10 15 (a) by words, either spoken or written, or by signs promotina or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes, or enmitydftibel ween 1 crattempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race, language, ent groups caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feel- ~r :i~~~ ings of enmity or hatred between different religious, racial face, languor language groups or castes or communities or ~, etc, and , doll1, acts - , " - prejudicial (b) commits any act which is prejudicial to the maid- to mainten tenance of harmony between different religious, racial or ahnce of annony language groups or castes or communities and which disturbs or is likely to disturb the public tranquillity, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both"  -  3 in section 295a of the code,-amendment of section :a~sa (a) for the words "by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representations", the words "by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise" shall be substituted; s (b) for the words "two years", the words "three years" shall be substituted 4 in section 505 of the code, for the words "two years", words "three years" shall be substituted the amendment of section 50 s  statement of objects and reasonsin order effectively to check fissiparous communal and separatist tendencies whether based on grounds of religion, caste, language or community or any other ground, it is proposed to amend section 153a of the indian penal code so as to make it a specific offence for anyone to promote or attempt to promote feelings of enmity or hatred between different religious, racial or language groups or castes or communities the bill also seeks to make it an offence for anyone to do any act which is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different religious, racial or language groups or castes or communities and which is likely to disturb public tranquillity section 295a of the indian penal code is being slightly widened and the punishment for the offence under that section and under section 505 of the code is being increased from two to three years new l>elhi; lal bahadur the 5th august, 1961 (no 45 01' 1860) - - - - - 153a whoever by words, either spoken or written or by signs, promoting or by visible representations, or otherwise, promotes or attempts to ::n ' promote feelings of enmity or hatred between different classes of classes the citizens of india, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both explanation-it does not amount to an offence within the meaning of this section to point out, without malicious intention and with an honest view to their removal, matters which are producing or have a tendency to produce, feelings of enmity or hatred between different classes of the citizens of india  - - - - - - - zha whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of out- deliberate raging the religious feelings of any class of citizens of india by a!1d maliwords, either spoken or written, or by visible representations in- f=da;~sto suits or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that ~~e class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description fe:~~': of for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with ~y c1lt~ ~y l111u in its ~~ ~~~ - - - - any - relisious beliefs - 505 whoever makes, publishes or circulates rumour or report,--  ' - - statement, statements conducin to public mischief - - shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both - - - - - a bill further to amend the indian penal code (shri laj bahadur shastri, minister of home affairs) 