Section-509 of the Penal Code,1860.
The Penal Code, 1860
(ACT NO. XLV OF 1860)
CHAPTER XXII
OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, PREJUDICIAL ACT AND ANNOYANCE
Word,
gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
509. 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, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term
which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
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