assault or use of
criminal force on a women to outrage her modesty. The essential ingredients of
offence under section 354 IPC are :
(a) That ... must have been used on the woman intending thereby
to outrage her modesty.
Section 509 IPC provides punishment for use of word, gesture
rape by accused who caused
intrusion with intend to outrage her modesty, can be ascertained from the
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sequence of events as mentioned above ... facts and artifacts.
27.However, there is blurred distinction between outraging the modesty of a
woman and committal of rape. In this regard the following
upon the complainant Ms. Samcha Lownga with an
intention to outrage her modesty and also had used filthy obscene language towards
her with an intention ... insult her modesty and thereby committed an offence pun
ishable u/s 354 / 509 IPC.
FIR No. 276/10 PS NFC State Vs. Hoshiyar Singh
Nagloi near shop of Raju Tyre, Nangloi, the accused outraged
the modesty of the prosecutrix by holding her hand; 10-11 months prior ... Nagloi near shop of Raju
Tyre, Nangloi, the accused outraged the modesty of the prosecutrix by
holding her hand; 10-11 months prior
persons caught hold the
ladies and committed various acts of outraging the modesty of Mrs.
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Das, Mrs. Srivastava and Mrs. Anita Gupta. He also ... shown in Ex.PW1/B
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had tried to outrage the modesty of Smt. Veena Dass. Whatever
Veena Dass has mentioned in her complaint
Usha lodged a complaint on 16.03.99 regarding an incident of
outraging of modesty and quarrel, reporting that at about 7 a.m, at
Gali ... criminal force on the complainant Usha with the
intentions to outrage her modesty and also caused voluntarily hurt
to the complainant, thereby alleging that
times on
her face and in order to insult her modesty he put her hands
on her chest, whereafter pushing her he ran away ... times on her face,thereafter with the intention to
outrage her modesty, slapped over her breast and thereafter
pushed her and ran away from
assault or use of criminal force on a women to outrage her modesty.
The essential ingredients of offence under section 354 IPC are :(a) That ... must have been used on the woman intending thereby to
outrage her modesty.
Section 509 IPC requires (1) Intention to insult the modesty
under :
"According to Section 354 IPC intention to outrage the modesty of
the complainant/victim is an essential ingredient to constitute
offence ... that the accused did not have pre-requisite intention
to outrage the modesty of Smt. * * */victim.
Section 354 B IPC, which came into force
Assault or criminal force to woman with
intent to outrage her modesty-Whoever assaults or
uses criminal force to any woman, intending to
outrage ... knowing it to be likely that he will thereby
outrage her modesty, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which
shall
