Abstract:
This thesis focus on studying of the limitation in criminal sanction on offences relating religion which provided in Thai Penal Code section 206, 207 and 208 especially on Bhuddist Theravadn. The purpose of the said legal provision is to sustain the social peace. The object of these protect religious object, places of worship, ceremonies and wrongfully dresses of the Bhuddist monk as for Bhuddist canons which is the most important of Bhuddist religion but there is no law for protection. However, only section 208 that has spirit of law that protects the purity of the religion by providing legal sanction on wrongfully dresses likely Bhuddist monk which bring harm to the religion and Thai society. Results getting from research show that disobeying Bhuddist canons of Bhuddist monk not only rejecting Bhuddist canons but also behaving out of Bhuddist canons such as having sex activities, having a night tour in this form of private person, gamble, deal drug, drink liquor or see x movies or video. Some of activities are criminal offences, but some are not. So considering the provision in Thai Penal Code, there are no provision that cover about these commission and the Bhuddist Order Act B.E.2505 and the Bhuddist Order Act (series 2) B.E.2535 also does not have any kind of sanction about the said activities as well. The Bhuddist Order Acts still have a sanction provision on Bhuddist monk who behave himself against Bhuddist canons as for criminal sanction most of them concern with disobeying the order of sangkha authority but not concerning the commission against Bhuddist canons. The suggestion from researcher is that some more criminal sanction should be provided in offences relating to religion to cover abuse of Bhuddist and increase penalty for Bhuddist monk who commits an offence by reason that Bhuddist monk is the status person of the society.