BNS74
BNS Section 74: Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.40
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Any Magistrate
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS74. Assault or use of 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 imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 354 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 74, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)