BNS79
BNS Section 79: Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.41
Punishment punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine
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Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS79. Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.— Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object in any form, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 509 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 79, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)