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Section 354A Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment

June 25, 2022 हिंदी में पढ़ें


(1) A man committing any of the following acts& mdash

(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.

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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.

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.

Consult: T op Criminal Lawyers in India



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