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Of criminal force and assault against woman 74. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults orRead More →

75. Sexual harassment. (1) A man committing any of the following acts: (i) physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures; or (ii)Read More →

76. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman or abets suchRead More →

77. Voyeurism. Whoever watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectationRead More →

78. Stalking. (1) Any man who: (i) follows a woman and contacts, or attempts to contact such woman to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite aRead More →

79. Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman. Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makesRead More →

Of offences relating to marriage 80. Dowry death. (1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occursRead More →

81. Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage. Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married toRead More →

82. Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife. (1) Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriageRead More →

83. Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage. Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing thatRead More →

84. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom heRead More →

85. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty. Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of aRead More →

86. Cruelty defined. For the purposes of section 85, “cruelty” means: (a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely toRead More →

87. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, orRead More →

Of causing miscarriage, etc. 88. Causing miscarriage. Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry, shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in goodRead More →

89. Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent. Whoever commits the offence under section 88 without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick withRead More →