Is flag burning illegal in India?
Criminal offense
Desecration of the Indian flag is illegal under the Flag Code and Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.
India is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 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 or disrespecting the national flag is illegal and punishable by jail or fines.
- Thailand
- Criminal offense Desecrating the Thai national flag is a criminal offense punishable by fine or imprisonment.
- Uzbekistan
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is a criminal offense punishable by fines, community service, or correctional labor.
- China
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is a crime in China.
- United Arab Emirates
- Criminal offense Desecrating the UAE flag or flags of other countries is illegal in the UAE.
- Kazakhstan
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is a criminal offense punishable by fines, house arrest, or imprisonment.
Other laws in India
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Apostasy Laws
- Legal
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.