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A person directs sexually lewd remarks at a group of women, intending that they hear the remarks and…

Under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters…

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A person directs sexually lewd remarks at a group of women, intending that they hear the remarks and are offended by their indecency. What offence has he committed?

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Under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), 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, commits the offence of insulting the modesty of a woman.

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