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An adult man sitting opposite an adult woman in public transport deliberately shows her a pornographic…

BNS section 75(1)(iii) makes a man showing pornography against a woman’s will sexual harassment. The facts involve no physical contact and no image of this woman’s private…

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An adult man sitting opposite an adult woman in public transport deliberately shows her a pornographic picture against her will, without physical contact. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the specifically described offence is:

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BNS section 75(1)(iii) makes a man showing pornography against a woman’s will sexual harassment. The facts involve no physical contact and no image of this woman’s private act, distinguishing the offered assault and voyeurism alternatives. This sexual-harassment offence does not require physical touching.

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Option A

No image of this woman’s private act is watched, captured or disseminated for the offered voyeurism offence.

Option B

No physical contact or force is stated; the precise BNS offence is sexual harassment.

Option C

A man showing pornography against a woman’s will is expressly covered by section 75(1)(iii).

Option D

The expressly described offence excludes the catch-all negative.

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