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IPC Section 509 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
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IPC Section 509 deals with word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
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509. Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman. Whoever, intending to
insult the modesty of any woman, utte rs any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object,
intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such
woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, 1[shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a
term which may extend to three years, and also with fine].
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