354. 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, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 354: Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.
Chapter XVI — Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Now in the new law
BNS section 74 — Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage modesty.