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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a man monitors a woman’s use of the internet or email.…

Section 78(1)(ii) BNS covers electronic monitoring as stalking, subject to its proviso. The proviso excludes conduct proved to fall within specified crime-prevention,…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a man monitors a woman’s use of the internet or email. Assuming none of the statutory exceptions applies, which offence specifically covers this conduct?

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Section 78(1)(ii) BNS covers electronic monitoring as stalking, subject to its proviso. The proviso excludes conduct proved to fall within specified crime-prevention, lawful-compliance, or reasonable-and-justified circumstances.

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Option A

Private-act observation or image capture/dissemination required for voyeurism is not stated.

Option B

Section 78(1)(ii) specifically covers monitoring, subject to its proviso.

Option C

The acts specified as sexual harassment in section 75 are not stated.

Option D

Apprehension from a gesture or preparation for criminal force under section 130 is not stated.

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