A readymade cloth merchant takes images of females by installing CCTV cameras in the changing room. He…
Under Section 77 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 354C of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), watching or capturing the image of a woman engaging in a…
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A readymade cloth merchant takes images of females by installing CCTV cameras in the changing room. He has committed the offence of:
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Under Section 77 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 354C of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), watching or capturing the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed—such as inside a changing room—constitutes the offence of voyeurism.
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