Section 354 A Of Ipc

A man committing any of the following acts physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures.

Section 354 a of ipc. Assault or 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 impris onment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Title and extent of operation of the code.

Indian penal code 1860 ipc ipc chapter 1 introduction 5 ipc section1. 96 589 applicable to bankruptcy cases or similar judicial proceedings commencing after dec. Punishment of offences committed within india.

Section 354 ipc legal history and ingredients as we all know the indian penal code being a colonial law did not include stalking as a criminal offense. 354 a sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment. Protection to women was only given under section 354 of the ipc for sexual harassment and section 509 for insulting the modesty of a woman.

Section 354 ipc states the act of any criminal force committed on a woman with the intention to outrage her modesty. The ambit of ipc 354 widened with the insertion of four new sections through the criminal law amendment act 13 of 2013. December 15 2014.

Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. These sections are section 354 a section 354 b section 354 c and section 354 d respectively. 96 589 set out as a note.

This section punishes an assault on or use of criminal force to a woman with the intention of outraging her modesty or with the knowledge that it is likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty. 31 1980 with an exception permitting the debtor to make the amendment applicable to such cases or proceedings commencing after sept. Section 354 a 1 iv deals with the offence of making sexually coloured remarks.