What and how Section 354,506(b) r/w,342,341&323; are applied

771 votes

Hi,I have no idea which kind of clarification needed. Sec. 354 of IPC - assault to women, Sec. 506 of IPC - punishment for criminal act. Sec. 341/342 is related to offences affect human body. But need to see the FIR content.

LawRato LawRato

513 votes

354 : Assault or use of criminal force to a woman in an intent to outrage her modesty. ( 2Years Imprisonment )
506 : Criminal intimidation. ( 2Years Imprisonment)
342 : Wrongful confining any person. ( 1Year Imprisonment )
341 : Wrongful restraining any person. ( 1Month Imprisonment )
323 : Voluntarily causing hurt. ( 1Year Imprisonment )

Advocate SN Suresh Babu LawRato

673 votes

Section 354,506(b) r/w,342,341&323

354:
354.
Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her
modesty.
354. 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 there by
outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or
with both.
506 (b)
506.
Punishment for criminal intimidation.
506. Punishment for criminal intimidation.--Whoever commits the
offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine, or with both;
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.--and if the
threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction
of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death
or 3*[imprisonment for life], of with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to seven years, or to impute unchastity to a woman, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a

341.
Punishment for wrongful restraint.
341. Punishment for wrongful restraint.--Whoever wrongfully
restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a
term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to
five hundred rupees, or with both.
342.
Punishment for wrongful confinement.
342. Punishment for wrongful confinement.--Whoever wrongfully
confines any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with
fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

323.
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.
323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.--Whoever, except in
the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand
rupees, or with both.

Advocate Girish Kodgi LawRato