Section 354 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.—
Whoever assaults or uses
SCALE (1)957
ACT:
Indian Penal Code , 1860 :
Ss. 375, 376-Rape-Accused-Medical graduate-Causing
slight penetration into vulva of 8 years girl without ... under Section
376 IPC or under Section 376 read with 511 IPC but only one
under Section 354 IPC
provisions
incorporated in the Indian Penal Code relating to
outraging the modesty of a woman/girl under Sections
366 and 354.
Section 366 IPC ... woman/girl
under Sections 376 , 366 and 354 of the Indian Penal
Code. This exercise was undertaken to clearly spell out
ambit and scope
Sessions Judge, Satara for offences under Section 376
Indian Penal Code ( IPC ) and Section 57 of the Bombay
Children Act, 1948 for having ... instead
convicted him for an offence under Section 354 IPC and
sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment which he had
already undergone (which
offences punishable under Sections 354A , 376 and 506
of Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) read with Sections 4 and 5 of
POCSO ... Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).‖
48. The third and fourth sub-sections of Section 220 Cr.P.C. quoted
above are of special interest
could not find any provision in the Indian
Penal Code other than a bailable offence under Section 354 IPC, to
convict the accused ... reads as follows:
"In the Indian Penal Code , 1860, for Section 354 ,
the following section shall be substituted, namely--
354. Assault or criminal force
Section 350 of the Indian Penal Code and the commission of assault under Section 351 , Indian Penal Code. Section 354 is an aggravated form ... from one under Section 354 , Indian Penal Code, to Section 323 , Indian Penal Code.
The other learned Judge M. C. Ghose J. considered that
Section 363 / 366 I.P.C. Accused was however acquitted of the charge of rape under Section 375 I.P.C. as hymen of girl ... appellant under Section 376 of the I.P.C. read with Section 511 of the I.P.C. and Section
offences under Section 376(2)(g) IPC, 354 IPC for outraging the modesty and having oral sex and under Section ... under Section 376(2)(g) IPC and under Section 354 IPC without returning a finding with regard to Section 506 IPC
Cr.P.C . Trial of Warrant
cases by Magistrate. The First Schedule of Cr.P.C. the
offences under S.354 and 509 IPC ... Cr.P.C.
There is marked difference in provisions of S.227 and
S. 238 Cr.P.C. the former can be invoked only