(1) Whosoever unlawfully takes away the body or parts of the body of a deceased person, a dead foetus or parts thereof or the ashes of a deceased person from the custody of the person entitled thereto or whosoever commits defamatory mischief on them, shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine.

(2) Whosoever destroys or damages the place where a body is laid in state, a burial site or a public memorial for the dead or whosoever commits defamatory mischief on them shall incur the same penalty.

(3) The attempt shall be punishable.