‘Petition in SC over Quranic verses is a punishable offence’ By Mohammed Hussain Ahmed| Posted by Neha | Updated: 16th March 2021 12:12 am IST Photo: Supreme Court of India Hyderabad: Reacting to a petition filed in the Supreme Court for removal of verses from the Quran, former chairman of the National Minority Commission and former Law Commission member Prof. Tahir Mehmood said that the act is a “grave offence” spreading communal hatred, which is punishable under sections 153 (A) and 295 (A) of the IPC. Speaking to the press, Prof. Mehmood said the first section criminalizes any effort to create hatred on the basis of religion