S.1 Short title and extent

       (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
       (2) It extends to the whole of India.

S.2 Insults to Indian National Flag and Constitution of India

       Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, difiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or1[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 obtain an amendment of the Constitution of India or an alteration of the Indian National Flag by lawful means do not constitute an offence under this section.
       Exploitation 2.--The expression "India

S.3 Prevention of singing of Indian National Anthem, etc

       Who­ever Intentionally prevents the singing of the Indian National Anthem or causes disturbance to any assembly engaged In such singing shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
       1[ 3A. Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent convictions.--Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under section 2 or section 3, is again convicted of any such offence shall be punishable for the second and for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year.]
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       1. Inserted by The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003 (31 of 2003).