IPC Section – 498A Cruelty defined For the purposes of section 85, “cruelty” means(a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or(b) harassment of the woman where such…
IPC Section – 498A Cognizable (only on the complaint of the victim or herblood relative or notified public servant)Punishable with imprisonment which may extend tothree years and with fine. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects…
IPC Section – 498 Non Cognizablepunishable with imprisonment for two years, or withfine or with both. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man,with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or…
IPC Section – 496 Non Cognizablepunishable with imprisonment upto seven years andfine. Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be…
IPC Section – 494 – 495 Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife(1) Non Cognizablepunishable with imprisonment for seven years and fine.(2) Non Cognizablepunishable with imprisonment for ten years and fine,if concealed with whom the subsequent marriage iscontracted Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that…
IPC Section – 493 Non Cognizablepunishable with imprisonment for ten years and fine. Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief, shall be punished with imprisonment of…
Section in IPC – 304-B Dowry death (1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it is shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any…
Section in IPC – 509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object in any form, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or…
Section in IPC – 354 D Stalking (1) Any man who (i) follows a woman and contacts, or attempts to contact such woman to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite a clear indication of disinterest by such woman; or(ii) monitors the use by a woman of the internet, e-mail or any other form of electronic communication, commits the offence…
Section in IPC – 354C Voyeurism Whoever watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed either by the perpetrator or by any other person at the behest of the perpetrator or disseminates such image shall be punished…
