IPC Section 509 is now BNS Section 79

IPC 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) → BNS 79 Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman

Verbatim · BNS 7979. 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.

Read the full BNS Section 79 →

Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.