BNS75
BNS Section 75: Sexual harassment
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.40
Punishment
- (2) punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both
- (3) punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Verbatim · BNS75. Sexual harassment.—(1) A man committing any of the following acts: — (i) physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures; or (ii) a demand or request for sexual favours; or (iii) showing pornography against the will of a woman; or (iv) making sexually coloured remarks, shall be guilty of the offence of sexual harassment.(2) Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) or clause (iii) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.(3) Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (iv) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 354A of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 75, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)