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Section 79 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
79. Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.
Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object in any form, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine. Of offences relating to marriage
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- Section 219: Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- Section 342: Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material
- Section 244: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
- Section 232: Threatening any person to give false evidence
- Section 245: Fraudulently Suffering decree for sum not due
Related Acts
- Inland Vessels Act, 2021
- New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
- Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
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