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Match each offence with the provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 that defines it. List I A.…

Section 78 defines stalking and includes repeated following and contact despite clear disinterest, subject to statutory exceptions. Section 137(1)(b) addresses taking or…

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Match each offence with the provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 that defines it.

List I

A. Stalking

B. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship

C. Assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe a woman

D. Voyeurism

List II

I. Section 76

II. Section 78

III. Section 77

IV. Section 137(1)(b)

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Correct answer C

Section 78 defines stalking and includes repeated following and contact despite clear disinterest, subject to statutory exceptions.

Section 137(1)(b) addresses taking or enticing a child or person of unsound mind out of a lawful guardian's keeping without consent, subject to the statutory exception.

Section 76 covers assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe a woman or compel her to be naked, including abetment of that act.

Section 77 covers voyeurism and applies to anyone who commits the specified acts. The older IPC provision was phrased with a male offender.

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Option A

Kidnapping belongs with section 137(1)(b), and section 76 addresses disrobing.

Option B

Section 77 is voyeurism and section 76 is disrobing. This pairing assigns both incorrectly.

Option C

Stalking, lawful-guardianship kidnapping, disrobing and voyeurism are paired with their defining provisions.

Option D

Section 137(1)(b) addresses kidnapping from lawful guardianship. It does not define stalking.

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