Section 74 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Of criminal force and assault against woman

Assault or use
of criminal
force to
woman with
intent to
outrage her
modesty.

74. 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.