Explain Section 153B regarding imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration.
Section 153B covers making imputations or assertions prejudicial to national integration by words, spoken or written, signs, or visible representations. It includes making imputations that any class of persons cannot bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India or asserts, counsels, advises, or propagates that any class of persons be denied or deprived of their rights as citizens. The punishment may extend to imprisonment for a term that may extend to three years, or with a fine, or with both. The section also addresses offenses committed in places of worship or assemblies engaged in religious worship or ceremonies, with a higher punishment of imprisonment that may extend to five years and a fine. [Chapter 8, Section 153B]