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IPC Section 354 - Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrag e her modesty
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IPC Section 354 deals with assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrag e her modesty.
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354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrag e her modesty. Whoever assaults
or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by
outrage her modesty, 1[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].
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