IPC Section 354 — Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty

Summary

If a person attacks or uses physical force against a woman with the intention of outraging her modesty, or knowing that his actions are likely to do so, he commits an offence. The punishment for this offence is imprisonment for at least one year and up to five years, along with a possible fine.

Official Text

Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty1, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• RAMKRIPAL S/O SHYAMLAL CHARMAKAR v. STA TE OF MADHYA PRADESH MARCH 19, 2007 — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR INDIA v. SATISH AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2021)
• RAJU PANDURANG MAHALE v. A STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR. FEBRUARY 11,2004 — Supreme Court of India (2004)
• S.C.R. 467 STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH v. BAB LU — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• MIS. NANDRAM HUNATRAM, CALCUTTA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. M — Supreme Court of India (S)
• PREM PRAKASH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Supreme Court of India (2008)
• S.C.R. 335 S.P.S. RATHORE v. C.B.I. & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2016)
• SC (2009) Vol.2 p.744 — Supreme Court of India (2009)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §74 — Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty