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Under Section 75(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a man who commits physical contact and…

Under Section 75(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 354A IPC, introduced following the Justice J.S. Verma Committee Report), a man committing any of…

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Under Section 75(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a man who commits physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures, or demands or requests sexual favours, or shows pornography against the will of a woman, or makes sexually coloured remarks, is guilty of the offence of:

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Under Section 75(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 354A IPC, introduced following the Justice J.S. Verma Committee Report), a man committing any of the four specified acts — (i) physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures, (ii) a demand or request for sexual favours, (iii) showing pornography against the will of a woman, or (iv) making sexually coloured remarks — commits the offence of sexual harassment. Under Section 75(2), acts under clauses (i) to (iii) are punishable with rigorous imprisonment up to three years, or fine, or both, while under Section 75(3), clause (iv) is punishable with imprisonment up to one year, or fine, or both.

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