IPC 509 — Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Statutory text

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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