Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 509. Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
509. Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.—Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, 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, [i][shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine]
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Cognizable or not? |
Cognizable |
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Whether Bailable? |
Bailable |
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Compoundable or not? |
Compoundable (with permission of court) by the woman whom it was intended to insult or whose privacy was intruded upon. |
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Triable by whom? |
Any Magistrate |
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[i] Substituted for “shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both” by Act 13 of 2013, S. 10 (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).
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