Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or 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 not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 74: Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 45 of 2023
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Section | 74 |
| Marginal note | Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 21 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- WPCRL/17/2026 of AMIT KUMAR Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHANDHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2026-01-06
- CRR/2622/2025 of SEKHAR CHANDRA NASKAR Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANRCalcutta High Court · 2025-12-23
- ABLAPL/12416/2025 of SRIDHAR SWAIN Vs STATE OF ODISHAHigh Court of Orissa · 2025-12-16
- CRM-M/55568/2025 of SUNIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-04
- CRL.P/15001/2025 of AKKI LAKSHMI REDDY Vs STATE OF KARNATAKAHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-11-04
- CRL.P/13542/2025 of NARASIMHAMURTHY D H Vs THE STATE BY KODIGENAHALLIHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-10-30
- APL/1035/2025 of SHIRAZ AHMAD KHAN @ SHIRAZ RIYAZ KHAN Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR PSO PS GADGE NAGAR DIST AMRAVATI AND ANR.Bombay High Court · 2025-08-13
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