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B.N.S. 2023

Section 74, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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Outraging the Modesty of Women: Harassment, Voyeurism, Stalking

Sections 74 to 78 of the B.N.S. sit under the heading "Of criminal force and assault against woman", which also covers Section 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). Sections 74 to 78 protect a woman against an indecent touch, sexual harassment, being stripped, voyeuri…

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Practice MCQs

2 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 In State of Punjab v. Major Singh (1966), the victim was a girl only seven and a half months old. Which principle did Justice Bachawat state in the majority judgment?
  2. 2 In Tarkeshwar Sahu v. State of Bihar (now Jharkhand), the accused forcibly carried a 12-year-old girl into his shop and was caught within moments. The lower courts had convicted him of attempt to rape. What did the Supre...
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