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"The modesty of an adult female is writ large on her body." Hon'ble Supreme Court of India gave this…

In State of Punjab v. Major Singh (AIR 1967 SC 63), while examining the offence of outraging a woman's modesty under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (now Section…

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In State of Punjab v. Major Singh (AIR 1967 SC 63), while examining the offence of outraging a woman's modesty under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (now Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), Justice R.S. Bachawat observed that "the modesty of an adult female is writ large on her body."

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