Section 354 Ipc Cases
The petitioner was thus found guilty of the charge and sentenced.
Section 354 ipc cases. 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. A demand or request for sexual favours.
Section 354 ipc sec 354 ipc states any act of criminal force committed on a woman to outrage her modesty. The term modesty has been defined nowhere in the penal code but the supreme court in the case of raju pandurang mahale v. 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.
Section 354 in the indian penal code. A division bench of meenakshi madan rai and bhaskar raj pradhan jj while addressing a case of offence under section 354 a of penal code 1860 for sexual harassment of a student by the teacher held that if any person uses criminal force upon any woman with the intention or knowledge that woman s modesty will be outraged he is to be punished. That the symptoms found on the body of the victim proved that her modesty had been outraged by use of criminal force by the petitioner an offence punishable under section 354 ipc read with section 45 of the act and it was held that the prosecution had established the case beyond any reasonable doubt.
Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment. 354 a sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment. Her identity a girl eight years of age with the intention of outraging her modesty and has thus committed an.
Once an fir is lodged under section 354 ipc true or false the accused cannot do anything even if it is misused by the complainant. A man committing any of the following acts physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures. The first thing to do by the accused is to get the bail in the case.
A man committing any of the following acts physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures. Showing pornography against the will of a woman. These sections are section 354 a section 354 b section 354 c and section 354 d respectively.