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ਅਪਮਾਨ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ। ਇਹ ਵਖਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਲਾਲ ਕਿਲੇ 'ਤੇ ਝੰਡਾ ਲਾਇਆ
ਗਿਆ ਸਹੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਗ਼ਲਤ।
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ਕਾਰਣ ਗੋਦੀ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਅਤੇ ਭਗਤਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਇਹ ਰੌਲ਼ਾ ਪਾਉਣਾ ਕਿ ਤਿਰੰਗੇ ਦਾ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ
ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਖੋਲ ਕੇ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਲੈਣ ਕਿ "Prevention of Insults to National
Honour Act, 1971" ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਕਦੋਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
️🎯 Prevention of Insults to
National Honour Act, 1971
This act is widely applied in all cases where a case
of insult to National Honour, through disrespect to National Symbols, is
reported, public or not, as well as intentional or otherwise.
🇮🇳 National flag and constitution
Whoever in any public place or in any other place
within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures,
destroys, tramples upon or otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into
contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the
Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India or any part thereof,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
years, or with fine, or with both.
🔹 Explanation 1 – 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 obtaining an amendment of
the Constitution of India or an alteration of the Indian National Flag
by lawful means do not constitute an offense under this section.
🔹 Explanation 2 – The expression, "Indian National
Flag" includes any picture, painting, drawing or photograph, or other
visible representation of the Indian National Flag, or of any part or
parts thereof, made of any substance or represented on any substance or
digital picture.
🔹 Explanation 3 – The expression "Dishonour Indian
Map" means if anywhere map represented with respective manner, Tapping
Map on Road or any public place.
🔹 Explanation 4 – The expression "public place" means
any place intended for use by, or accessible to, the public and includes
any public conveyance.
🔹 Explanation 5 - The disrespect to the Indian
National flag means and includes:
(a) a gross affront or indignity offered to the Indian
National Flag; or
(b) dipping the Indian National Flag in salute to any person or thing;
or
(c) using the
🇮🇳 Indian National Flag:-
(i) as a portion of costume, uniform, or accessory of any description
which is worn below the waist of any person; or
(ii) by embroidering or printing it on cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins,
undergarments or any dress material; or
(f) putting any kind of inscription upon the Indian National Flag; or
(g) using the Indian National Flag as a receptacle for receiving,
delivering or carrying anything except flower petals before the Indian
National Flag is unfurled as part of celebrations on special occasions
including the Republic Day or the Independence Day; or
(h) using the Indian National Flag as covering for a statue or a
monument or a speaker’s desk or a speaker’s platform; or
(i) allowing the Indian National Flag to touch the ground or the floor
or trail in water intentionally; or
(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
(k) using the Indian National Flag as a covering for a building; or
(l) intentionally displaying the Indian National Flag with the "saffron"
down.
💥 Penalty and conviction
As Such the Law recognizes all the above cases, as
grouped under Section:
(a) National Flag and Constitution
(b) National Anthem,
as offenses and convicts the Penalties or sentences as follows. Whoever
having already been convicted of an offense under section 2 or section 3
is again convicted of any such offense shall be punishable for the
second and for every subsequent offense, with imprisonment for a term,
which shall not be less than one year.