 bill no 91 of 1970 the prevention of insults to national honour bill, 1970 a billto prevent insults to national honour  ' i be it enacted by parliament in the twenty-first year 'of the republic of ijjdia as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the prevention of insults to honour act, 1970 national short title and exteut s (2) it extends to the whole of india z whoever in any public place or in any other place within public insult to view burns, mutilates, defa~ es, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon indian or otherwise brings into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or ~ational written, or by acts) the indian national :nag or the constitution of india co~s:~:-10 or any part thereof, shall be punishej with imprisonment for a term tlon of which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both india explanation i-comments expressing disapprobation or criticism of the constitution or of the indian national flag or of any measures of the government with a view to obtain an amendment is of the constitution of india or an alteration of the indian national flag by lawful means, without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt or disaffection towards the government, do not constitute an offence under this sectil"l~ ,~ 2-the txp!esajon iiincuan national flag" includes ad1 picture, paintillg, drawing or photograph, or other visible representattojl of the indian nations! flag, or of any part or parts thereot, made oj any su~tnc~, ~r reprrted on any substance explanation 3-the expression "public place" means any 'place in- s tended for use by, or accessi·ble to, the public and includes any public conv~yance - 3 whoever intentionally prevents the singing of the indian national anthem or causes disturbance ~o any assembly engaged in such singing shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 three years, or with fine, or with both prevention of singing of indian national anthem etc  statement of objects and reasonscasea involving deliberate disrespect to the national flag, the national anthem and the constitution have come to notice in the recent past some of these incidents were discussed in both houses of parliament and members expressed great anxiety about the disrespect shown to the national symbols government were urged to prevent the recurrence of such incidents disrespect to the national flag, the constitution or the national anthem is not punishable under the existing law public acts of insult to these symbols of the sovereignty and the integrity of the nation must ,be prevented hence the bill the scope of the law is restricted to overt acts of insult to, and attacks on, the national symbols by burning, trampling, defiling or mutilating in public it is not intended to prohibit honest and bona 'fld,6 criticism of the symbols, and exprees provision to this eflect has been made in the bill nzw dam:; k c pant 'l'he 14tji ju14/ 1970 a bill to prevent insults to national honour (shri krishna chandra pant,   minister of                state £n the   minisl? of home affairs,   and mmister of state, de-  partments of electromcs and   scientific and lndustn·at re- search) 