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Section 509 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
509. Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, 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 one year, or with fine, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 225A: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
- Section 498: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
- Section 489C: Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
- Section 263: Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
- Section 142: Being member of unlawful assembly
Related Acts
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
- The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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