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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 354

Title: Assault or Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Outrage Her Modesty

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....be less than five years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that the court may for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment of either description for a term which may be less than five years but which shall not be less than two years. 2Orissa In the First Schedule to the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in the entry under column 5 relating to section 354 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 for the word 'bailable' the word 'non-bailable' shall be substituted. __________________ 1. Vide Andhra Predesh Act 6 of 1991. 2. Vide Orissa Act 6 of 1995, section 3 (w.e.f. 10-3-1995).

Bombay Children Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 57

Title: Seduction or Outrage of Modesty

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

Whoever seduces or indulges in immoral behaviour with a girl under the age of eighteen years shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. NOTES The word "Seduces" would mean to lead astray in conduct a girl or to draw away a girl from the right course of action. It will also include inducement to indulge in immoral behaviour.--Narasappa v. State of Maharashtra, 1973 Mah. L. J. 381. Similarly in the case of Abdul R. Pathan v. State of Maharashtra, 1983 (1) Bom. C. R. 489. It was held that the prosecution has failed to prove who outraged the modesty of a girl. The charge under section 57 of the Bombay Children Act also must be held to be not proved beyond all reasonable doubts.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 509

Title: Word, Gesture or Act Intended to Insult the Modesty of a Woman

State: Central

Year: 1860

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.

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1973

.....believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of a police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector,and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably for that purpose. (2) Whenever the person of a female is to be examined under this section, the examination shall be made only by, or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner. Explanation.-In this section and in section 54, "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 ( 102 of 1956) and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person. When a person who is arrested, whether on a charge or otherwise alleges, at.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 16

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

State: Central

Year: 1860

..... 1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). 2. Inserted by Act 27 of 1870, section 11. 3. Inserted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule II. Section 308 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Illustration A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A has committed the offence defined in this section. Section 309 - Attempt to commit suicide Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall he punished with.....

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Chapter 24

Title: General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....or damage to, any property belonging to the Central Government, or (iv) was committed by a person in the service of the Central Government while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of hi s official duty, and the prosecutor in charge of the case has not been appointed by the Central Government he shall not, unless he has been permitted by the Central Government to do so, move the Court for its consent to withdraw from the prosecution and the Court shall, before according consent, direct the Prosecutor to produce before it the permission granted by the Central Government to withdraw from the prosecution. STATE AMENDMENT 1Uttar Pradesh: In section 321 , after the words "in charge of a case may" the words "on the written permission of the State Government to that effect (which shall be filed in Court)" shall be inserted. ______________________ 1. Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 18 of 1991 , Section 3 (w.e.f . 16 -2 -1991 ). Section 322 - Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of (1) If, in the course of any inquiry into an offence or a trial before a Magistrate in any district, the evidence appears to him to warrant a.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 320

Title: Compounding of Offences

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....of the Table next following may be compounded by the persons mentioned in the third column of that Table. 3[TABLE Offence Section of the Indian Penal Code applicable Person by whom offence may be compounded 1 2 3 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person. 298 The person whose religious feelings are intended to be wounded. Voluntarily causing hurt. 323 The person to whom the hurt is caused. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation. 334 Ditto. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation. 335 The person to whom the hurt is caused. Wrongfully restraining or confining any person. 341, 342 The person restrained or confined. Wrongfully confining a person for three days or more 343 The person confined. Wrongfully confining a person for ten days or more. 344 Ditto. Wrongfully confining a person in secret. 346 .....

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....1860)-shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the Code, or as the case may be, in the Indian Penal Code. (2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an area in which such enactment or such provision is, not in force, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law. if any, in force in that area. SECTION 03: PUNISHMENTS FOR OFFENCES OF ATROCITIES (1) Whoever, not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe,- (i) forces a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to drink or eat any inedible or obnoxious substance ; (ii) acts with intent to cause injury, insult or annoyance to any member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe by dumping excreta, waste matter, carcasses or any other obnoxious substance in his premises or neighbourhood ; (iii) forcibly removes clothes from the person of a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or parades him or makes with painted face or body or commits any similar act which is derogatory to human dignity ; (iv) wrongfully occupies or cultivates any land owned by, or allotted to, or notified by any competent authority to be allotted to, a.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 22

Title: Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult and Annoyance

State: Central

Year: 1860

..... 1. Substituted by Act 4 of 1898, section 6, for the original section 505. 2. Section 505 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 35 of 1969, section 3. 3. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I, for "or sailor". 4. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I, for "or Navy". 5. Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for "of Her Majesty or in the Imperial Service Troops". The words "or in the Royal Indian Marine" occurring after the words "Majesty" were omitted by act 35 of 1934, section 2 and Schedule. 6. Substituted by Act 41 of 1961, section 4, for "two years" (w.e.f. 12-9-1961). 7.Inserted by Act 35 of 1969, section 3 (w.e.f. 4-6-1969). Section 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.-- 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 or1[imprisonment for life], or with.....