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Section 74 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Of criminal force and assault against woman
74. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Related Sections
- Section 173: Punishment for bribery
- Section 142: Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
- Section 132: Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
- Section 238: Causing Disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
- Section 316: Criminal breach of trust
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