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B.N.S. 2023

Section 77, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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Gender and Law Complete notes

Gender and Law: Complete Notes

About this subject ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) Gender and Law is studied in six units, from what gender is and how the State has used it, to how stereotypes about women and men shape the reasoning of courts. Gender is not a subject only about women: it quietly decides who cooks at home…

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B.N.S.

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 A man who was earlier convicted of voyeurism is convicted again under Section 77, B.N.S. According to the lecture text, what punishment applies to this second conviction?
  2. 2 A woman agrees to let her fiancé record a private video of the two of them. After the engagement ends, he posts the video online without her permission. According to the lecture text, what is his legal position under the...
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Official text

We show statutory text only after checking it word for word against the official source. Read Section 77 of the B.N.S. 2023 on India Code.

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