What is sacrilege? Incidents and law in Punjab explained

The law says sacrilege must be considered in terms of the intent of the accused.

Sacrilege literally means treating a religious object or place without the respect that it deserves. But dictionary definitions often cannot fully explain what usually follows sacrilege. Controversies around acts or even alleged attempts of sacrilege are back in Punjab just before the assembly election. CM @CharanjitChanni strongly condemned the most unfortunate and heinous act to attempt sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Harimandir Sahib during the path of Sri Rehras Sahib.(1/3)