Is flag burning illegal in India?
Criminal offense
Violating the Indian Flag Code, including improper display, is punishable by penalties.
India is one of 53 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 79% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Nepal
- Criminal offense Burning the Nepali national flag is illegal with penalties of up to three years imprisonment or fine.
- Thailand
- Criminal offense Thailand fines or jails those who insult national flags, though foreign flags are not specifically mentioned.
- Uzbekistan
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is punishable by up to three years in prison under Uzbekistan's Criminal Code.
- China
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in China with imprisonment terms of up to 3 years.
- United Arab Emirates
- Criminal offense UAE punishes flag desecration with 10-25 years prison and fines up to 500,000 dirhams.
- Kazakhstan
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Kazakhstan with penalties including fines and imprisonment.
Other laws in India
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
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