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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 4th March, 20141Phalguna 13, 1935 (Saka)

THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES

(PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 2014

(No. 1 OF 2014)

Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India.

An Ordinance to amend the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of

Atrocities) Act, 1989.

WHEREAS the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)

Amendment Bill, 2013, to give effect to the aforesaid objective, was introduced on the 12th

December, 2013 in the House of the People;

AND WHEREAS the said Bill could not be taken up for consideration and passing in the

House of the People;

AND WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that

circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;

Now. THEREFORE. in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of article 123 of the

Constitution, the President. is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:-

Short title and commencement.

1. (I) This Ordinance may be called the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes

(Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 2014.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment of long title.

33 of 1989.

2. In the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

(hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in the long title, for the words "Special Courts", the

words "Special Courts and the Exclusive Special Courts" shall be substituted.

Amendment of section 2.

3. In section 2 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),-

(i) after clause (b), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-

'(bb) "dependent" means the spouse, children, parents, brother and sister of the victim,

who are dependent wholly or mainly on such victim for his support and

maintenance;

(bc)

"economic boycott" means-

(i)

a refusal to deal with, work for hire or do business with other person; or

(ii) to deny opportunities including access to services or contractual

opportunities for rendering service for consideration; or

(iii) to refuse to do anything on the terms on which things would be

commonly done in the ordinary course of business; or

(iv) to abstain from the professional or business relations that one would

maintain with other person;

(bd) "Exclusive Special Court" means the Exclusive Special Court established under

sub-section (l) of section 14 exclusively to try the offences under this

Ordinance;

2 of 2007.

(be) "forest rights" shall have the meaning assigned to it in sub-section (1) of section 3

of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition or

Forest Rights) Act. 2006;

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25 of 2013.

(bf)

"manual scavenger" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (g) of sub-

section (1) of section 2 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and

their Rehabilitation Act, 2013;

45 of 1860.

(bg) "public servant" means a public servant as defined under section 21 of the Indian

Penal Code, as well as any other person deemed to be a public servant under any

other law for the time being in force and includes any person acting in his official

capacity under the Central Govemment or the State Government, as the case may

be;';

(ii)

after clause (e), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-

'(ea) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Ordinance;

(eb) "social boycott" means a refusal to permit a person to render to other person or

receive from him any customary service or to abstain from social relations that one

would maintain with other person or to isolate him from others;

(ec)

"victim" means any individual who falls within the definition of the 'Scheduled

Caste and Scheduled Tribe' under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2, and who

has suffered or experienced physical, mental, psychological, emotional or monetary

harm or harm to his property as a result of the commission of any offence under this

Ordinance and includes his relatives, legal guardian and legal heirs;

(ed) "witness" means any person who is acquainted with the facts and circumstances, or

is in possession of any information or has knowledge necessary for the purpose of

investigation, inquiry or trial of any crime involving an offence under this

Ordinance, and who is or may be required to give information or make a statement

or produce any document during investigation, inquiry or trial of such case and

includes a victim of such offence;';

(iii)

for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

45 of 1860.

18 of 1872.

2 of 1974.

"(f)

the words and expressions used but not defined in this Ordinance and defined in the

Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 or the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973, asthe case may be, shall be deemed to have the meanings

respectively assigned to them in those enactments.".

Amendment of section 3.

4. In section 3 of the principal Act,-

(i)

for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-

'(1) Whoever, not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe,-

(a) puts any inedible or obnoxious substance into the mouth of a member of a

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or forces such member to drink or eat

such inedible or obnoxious substance;

(b) dumps excreta, sewage, carcasses or any other obnoxious substance in

premises, or at the entrance of the premises, occupied by a member of a

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, dumps excreta, waste matter,

carcasses or any other obnoxious substance in his neighborhood;

(d) garlands with footwear or parades naked or semi- naked a member of a

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;

(e) forcibly commits on a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe

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any act, such as removing clothes from the person, forcible tonsuring of

head, removing moustaches, painting face or body or any other similar act,

which is derogatory to human dignity;

(f) wrongfully occupies or cultivates any land, owned by, or in the possession of

or allotted to, or notified by any competent authority to be allotted to, a

member. of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, or gets such land

transferred;

(g) wrongfully dispossesses a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled

Tribe from his land or premises or interferes with the enjoyment of his

rights, including forest rights, over any land or premises or water or

irrigation facilities or destroys the crops or takes away the produce there

from.

Explanation.-For the purposes of clause (f) and this clause, the expression "wrongfully"

includes-

(A)

against the person's will;

(8)

without the person's consent;

(C)

with the person's consent, where such consent has been obtained by putting the

person, or any other person in whom the person is interested in fear of death or of

hurt; or

(D)

fabricating records of such land;

(h)

makes a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to do "begar" or other

forms of forced or bonded labour other than any compulsory service for public

purposes imposed by the Government;

(i)

compels a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to dispose or carry

human or animal carcasses, or to dig graves;

(j)

makes a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to do manual

scavenging or employs or permits the employment of such member for such

purpose;

(k)

performs, or promotes dedicating a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe woman to

a deity, idol, object of worship, temple, or other religious institution as a devadasi or

any other similar practice or permits aforementioned acts;

(1) forces or intimidates or prevents a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe-

(A) not to vote or to vote for a particular candidate or to vote in a manner other than

that provided by law;

(B)

not

file

nomination

candidate

withdraw

such

nomination; or

Scheduled Tribe as a candidate in any election;

(m)

forces or intimidates or obstructs a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled

Tribe, who is a member or a Chairperson or a holder of any other office of a

panchayat under Part IX of the Constitution or a municipality under Part IX A of the

Constitution, from performing their normal duties and functions:

(n)

after the poll, causes hurt or grievous hurt or assault or imposes or threatens to

impose social or economic boycott upon a member of a Schedule Caste or a

Scheduled Tribe or prevents from availing benefits of any public service which is

due to him:

(0)

commits any offence under this Ordinance against a member of a Scheduled Caste

or a Scheduled Tribe for having voted or not having voted for a particular candidate

or for having voted in a manner provided by law;

(p)

institutes false, malicious or vexatious suit or criminal or other legal proceedings

against a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;

(q)

gives any false or frivolous information to any public servant and thereby causes

such public servant to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of a member

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of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;

(r)

intentionally insults or intimidates with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled

Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any place within public view;

(s)

abuses any member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe by caste name in

any place within public view;

(t)

destroys, damages or defiles any object generally known to be held sacred or in

high esteem by members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.

Explanation.-For the purposes of this clause, the expression "object" means and includes

statue, photograph and portrait;

(u)

by words either written or spoken or by signs or by visible representation or

otherwise promotes or attempts to promote feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will

against members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes;

(v)

by words either written or spoken or by any other means disrespects any late person

held in high esteem by members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes;

(w) (i) intentionally touches a woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe,

knowing that she belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, when such act

of touching is of a sexual nature and is without the recipient's consent:

(ii)

uses words, acts or gestures of a sexual nature towards a woman belonging to a

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, knowing that she belongs to a Scheduled

Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

Explanation.-For the purposes of sub-clause (i), the expression "consent" means an unequivocal

voluntary agreement when the person by words, gestures, or any form of non-verbal communication,

communicates willingness to participate in the specific act:

Provided that a woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe who does not

offer physical resistance to any act of a sexual nature is not by reason only of that fact, is to be

regarded as consenting to the sexual activity:

Provided further that a woman's sexual history, including with the offender shall not imply

consent or mitigate the offence;

(x)

corrupts or fouls. the water of any spring, reservoir or any other source ordinarily

used by members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes so as to render it

less fit for the purpose for which it is ordinarily used;

(y)

denies a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe any customary right of

passage to a place of public resort or obstructs such member so as to prevent him

from using or having access to a place of public resort to which other members of

public or any other section thereof have a right to use or access to;

(z)

forces or causes a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to leave his

house, village or other place of residence:

Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to any action taken in discharge of

a public duty;

(za)

obstructs or prevents a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any

manner with regard to -

(A)

using common property resources of an area, or burial or cremation ground

equally with others or using any river, stream, spring, well, tank, cistern,

water-tap or other watering place, or any bathing ghat, any public

conveyance, any road, or passage;

(B)

mounting or riding bicycles or motor cycles or wearing footwear or new

clothes in public places or taking out wedding procession, or mounting a

horse or any other vehicle during wedding processions;

(C)

entering any place of worship which is open to the public or other persons

professing the same religion or taking part in, or taking out, any religious,

social or cultural processions including jatras;

(D)

entering any educational institution, hospital, dispensary, primary health

centre, shop or place of public entertainment or any other public place; or

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using any utensils or articles meant for public use in any place open to the

public; or

(E)

practicing any profession or the carrying on of any occupation, trade or

business or employment in any job which other members of the public, or

any section thereof, have a right to use or have access to;

(zb) causes physical harm or mental agony of a member of a Scheduled Caste or a

Scheduled Tribe on the allegation of practicing witchcraft or being a witch; or

(zc)

imposes or threatens a social or economic boycott of any person or a family or a

group belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, shall be punishable

with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may

extend to five years and with fine.';

(ii) in sub-section (2),-

(a) in clause (v), for the words "on the ground that such person is a member of a

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or such property belongs to such member",

the words "knowing that such person is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a

Scheduled Tribe or such property belongs to such member" shall be substituted;

(b) after clause (v), the following clause shall he inserted, namely:-

45 of 1860.

"(va) commits any offence specified in The Schedule, "against a person or property,

knowing that such person is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or

such property belongs to such member, shall be punishable with such punishment as

specified under the Indian Penal Code for such offences and shall also he liable to

fine.".

Substitution of new section for section 4.

5. For section 4 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-

Punishment for neglect of duties.

"4.

(1) Whoever, being a public servant but not being a member of a Scheduled Caste

or a Scheduled Tribe, wilfully neglects his duties required to be performed by him

under this Ordinance and the rules made there under, shall be punishable with

imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may

extend to one year.

(2)

The duties of public servant referred to in sub-section (1) shall include--

(a)

to read out to an informant the information given orally, and reduced to

writing by the officer in charge of the police station, before taking the

signature of the informant;

(b) to register a complaint or a First Information Report under this Ordinance

and other relevant provisions and to register it under appropriate sections of

this Ordinance;

(c)

to furnish a copy of the information so recorded forthwith to the informant;

(d)

to record the statement of the victims or witnesses;

(e)

to conduct the investigation and file charge sheet in the Special Court or the

Exclusive Special Court within a period of sixty days, and to explain the

delay if any, in writing;

(f) to correctly prepare, frame and translate any document or electronic record;

(g)

to perform any other duty specified in this Ordinance or the rules made

there under:

Provided that the charges in this regard against the public servant shall be booked on The

recommendation of an administrative enquiry.

(3)

The cognizance in respect of any dereliction of duty referred to in sub-section (2) by

a public servant shall be taken by the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court

and shall give direction for penal proceedings against such public servant." .

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Amendment of Section 8.

6. In section 8 of the principal Act,-

(i) In clause (a), for the words "any financial assistance to a person accused of', the

words "any financial assistance in relation to the offences committed by a person

accused of' shall be substituted;

(ii) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: -

"(c)

the accused was having personal knowledge of the victim or his family, the Court

shall presume that the accused was aware of the caste or tribal identity of the victim,

unless the contrary is proved.".

Amendment of Section 10.

7. In section 10 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),-

(a)

after the words and figures "article 244 of the Constitution", the words, brackets and

figures "or any area identified under the provisions of clause (vii) of sub-section (2)

of section 21" shall be inserted;

(b)

for the words "two years", the words "three years" shall be substituted.

Substitution of new section for section 14.

8. For section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-

Special Court and Exclusive Special Court.

"14. (1) For the purpose of providing for speedy trial, the State Government shall, with the

concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification in the Official

Gazette, establish an Exclusive Special Court for one or more Districts:

Provided that in Districts where less number of cases under this Ordinance is recorded, the

State Government shall, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification

in the Official Gazette, specify for such Districts, the Court of Session to be a Special Court to try

the offences under this Ordinance:

Provided further that the Courts so established or specified shall have power to directly take

cognizance of offences under this Ordinance.

(2)

It shall be the duty of the State Government to establish adequate number of

Courts to ensure that cases under this Ordinance are disposed of within a period of

two months, as far as possible.

(3)

In every trial in the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court, the proceedings

shall be continued from day-to-day until all the witnesses in attendance have been

examined, unless the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court finds the

adjournment of the same beyond the following day to be necessary for reasons to

be recorded in writing:

Provided that when the trial relates to an offence under this Ordinance, the trial shall, as far

as possible, be completed within a period of two months from the date of filing of the charge

sheet.".

Insertion of new section 14A.

9. After section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-

Appeals.

2 of 1974.

"14A. (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, an

appeal shall lie, from any judgment, sentence or order, not being an interlocutory

order, of a Special Court or an Exclusive Special Court, to the High Court both

on facts and on law.

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2 of 1974.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 378 of the Code

of Criminal Procedure, 1973, an appeal shall lie to the High Court against an order

of the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court granting or refusing bail.

(3)

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force,

every appeal under this section shall be preferred within a period of ninety days

from the date of the judgment, sentence or order appealed from:

Provided that the High Court may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of

ninety days if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal

within the period of ninety days:

Provided further that no appeal shall be entertained after the expiry of the period of one

hundred and eighty days.

(4)

Every appeal preferred under sub-section (I) shall, as far as possible. be disposed of

within a period of three months from the date of admission of the appeal.

Substitution of new section for section 15.

10. For section 15 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-

Special Public Prosecutor and Exclusive Public Prosecutor.

"15. (1) For every Special Court, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official

Gazette, specify a Public Prosecutor or appoint an advocate who has been in

practice as an advocate for not less than seven years, as a Special Public Prosecutor

for the purpose of conducting cases in that Court.

(2)

For every Exclusive Special Court, the State Government shall, by notification in

the Official Gazette, specify an Exclusive Public Prosecutor or appoint an advocate

who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years, as an

Exclusive Public Prosecutor for the purpose of conducting cases in that Court.".

Insertion of new Chapter IVA.

11. After Chapter IV of the principal Act, the following Chapter shall be inserted, namely:-

"CHAPTER IV A

RIGHTS OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

Rights of victims and witness.

15A. (1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the State to make arrangements for the

protection of victims, their dependents, and witnesses against any kind of

intimidation or coercion or inducement or violence or threats of violence.

(2)

A victim shall be treated with fairness, respect and dignity and with due regard to

any special need that arises because of the victim's age or gender or educational

disadvantage or poverty.

(3)

A victim or his dependent shall have the right to reasonable, accurate, and timely

notice of any Court proceeding including any bail proceeding and the Special Public

Prosecutor or the State Government shall inform the victim about any proceedings

under this Ordinance.

(4)

A victim or his dependent shall have the right to apply to the Special Court or the

Exclusive Special Court, as the case may be, to summon parties for production of

any documents or material, witnesses or examine the persons present.

(5)

A victim or his dependent shall be entitled to be heard at any proceeding under this

Ordinance in respect of bail, discharge. release, parole, conviction or sentence of an

accused or any connected proceedings or arguments and file written submission on

conviction, acquittal or sentencing.

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2 of 1974.

(6)

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the

Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court trying a case under this Ordinance

shall provide to a victim, his dependent, informant or witnesses-

(a) the complete protection to secure the ends of justice;

(b) the travelling and maintenance expenses during investigation, inquiry and trial;

and

(d) relocation.

(7)

The State shall inform the concerned Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court

about the protection provided to any victim or his dependent, informant or witnesses

and such Court shall periodically review the protection being offered and pass

appropriate orders.

(8)

Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub- section (6), the

concerned Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court may, on an application made

by a victim or his dependent, informant or witness in any proceedings before it or by

the Special Public Prosecutor in relation to such victim, informant or witness or on its

own motion, take such measures including-

(a)

concealing the names and addresses of the witnesses in its orders or

judgments or in any records of the case accessible to the public;

(b) issuing directions for non-disclosure of the identity and addresses of the

witnesses;

(c)

take immediate action in respect of any complaint relating to harassment of

a victim, informant or witness and on the same day, if necessary, pass

appropriate orders for protection:

Provided that inquiry or investigation into the complaint received under clause (c) shall be

tried separately from the main case by such Court and concluded within a period of two months from

the date of receipt of the complaint:

Provided further that where the complaint under clause (c) is against any public servant, the

Court shall restrain such public servant from interfering with the victim, informant or witness, as the

case may be, in any matter related or unrelated to the pending case, except with the permission of

the Court.

(9)

It shall be the duty of the Investigating Officer and the Station House Officer to

record the complaint of victim, informant or witnesses against any kind of

intimidation, coercion or inducement or violence or threats of violence, whether

given orally or in writing, and a photocopy of the First Information Report shal! be

immediately given to them at free of cost.

(10) All proceedings relating to offences under this Ordinance shall be video recorded.

(11) It shall be the duty of the concerned State to specify an appropriate scheme to ensure

implementation of the following rights and entitlements of victims and witnesses in

accessing justice so as;

(a)

to provide a copy of the recorded First Information Report at free of cost;

(b)

to provide immediate relief in cash or in kind to atrocity victims or their

dependents;

(c)

to provide necessary protection to the atrocity victims or their dependents, and

witnesses;

(d)

to provide relief in respect of death or injury or damage to property;

(e)

to arrange food or water or clothing or shelter or medical aid or transport

facilities or daily allowances to victims;

(f)

to provide the maintenance expenses to the atrocity victims and their

dependents;

(g)

to provide the information about the rights of atrocity victims at the time of

making complaints and registering the First information Report;

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(h)

to provide the protection to atrocity victims or their dependents and witnesses

from intimidation and harassment:

(i)

to provide the information to atrocity victims or their dependents or associated

organisations or individuals, on the status of investigation and charge sheet

and to provide copy of the charge sheet at free of cost;

(j)

to take necessary precautions at the time of medical examination;

(k)

to provide information to atrocity victims or their dependents or associated

organisations or individuals, regarding the relief amount;

(I)

to provide information to atrocity victims or their dependents or associated

organisations or individuals, in advance about the dates and place of

investigation and trial;

(m)

to give adequate briefing on the case and preparation for trial to atrocity

victims or their dependents or associated organisations or individuals and to

provide the legal aid for the said purpose;

(n)

to execute the rights of atrocity victims or their dependents or associated

organisations or individuals at every stage of the proceedings under this

Ordinance and to provide the necessary assistance for the execution of the

rights.

(12)

It shall be the right of the atrocity Victims or their dependents, to take assistance

from the Non-Government Organisations, social workers or advocates.".

Insertion of new Schedule.

12. After section 23 of the principal Act, the following Schedule shall be inserted, namely:-

"The Schedule

[See section 3(2) (va)]

Section under the Indian

Penal Code

Name of offence and punishment

120A

Definition of criminal conspiracy.

120B

Punishment of criminal conspiracy.

141

Unlawful assembly.

142

Being member of unlawful assembly.

143

Punishment for unlawful assembly.

144

Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon.

145

Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been

commanded to disperse.

146

Rioting.

147

Punishment for rioting.

148

Rioting, armed with deadly weapon.

217

Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save

person from punishment or property from forfeiture.

319

Hurt.

320

Grievous hurt.

323

Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.

324

Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.

325

Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

326B

Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.

332

Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty.

341

Punishment for wrongful restraint.

354

Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her

modesty.

354A

Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.

बहार गजट (असाधारण), 15 अूील 2014

Section under the Indian

Penal Code

Name of offence and punishment

354B

Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.

354C

Voyeurism.

359

Kidnapping.

363

Punishment for kidnapping.

365

Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to

confine person.

376B

Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.

376C

Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.

447

Punishment for criminal trespass.

506

Punishment for criminal intimidation.

509

Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a

woman.".

PRANAB MUKHERJEE,

President.

P.K. MALHOTRA,

Secretary to the Government of India.

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अधी.क, सिचवालय मुिणालय,

बहार, पटना ारा ूकािशत एवं मु2ित।

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