Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object in any form, 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 three years, and also with fine.
CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD · Of criminal force and assault against woman
Section 79: Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
3 questions in 8 of our papers cite Section 79. Try these from the free papers:
1. D, a domestic worker employed in a private household, complains to the Local Committee that her employer sexually harassed her in the house. The Local Committee finds that a prima facie case exists. Under Section 11(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Local Committee shall: