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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines voyeurism using the actor description…

Section 77 defines voyeurism. It covers watching or capturing the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would ordinarily expect not to be…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines voyeurism using the actor description ‘whoever’?

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Section 77 defines voyeurism. It covers watching or capturing the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would ordinarily expect not to be observed, as well as disseminating such an image.

The section opens with ‘whoever’.

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Option A

Section 75 deals with sexual harassment.

Option B

Section 76 deals with assault or use of criminal force to a woman with intent to disrobe.

Option C

Section 77 defines voyeurism and begins with ‘whoever’.

Option D

Section 78 deals with stalking.

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