Penal Code · s 377H

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377H.
Voyeurism
(1) Whoever-
(a) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, observes another person doing a private act; and
(3) he knows that the person does not consent to being observed for his sexual gratification, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, fine or both.
(2) Whoever-
(a) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, operates equipment with the intention of enabling another person to observe, a third person (B) doing a private act; and
(b) he knows that B does not consent to his operating equipment with that intention, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, fine or both.
(3) Whoever -
(a) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, records another person (B) doing a private act and with the intention that he or a third person will, look at an image of B doing the act: and
(b) he knows that B does not consent to his recording the act with that intention, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years. fine or both.
(4) Whoever installs equipment, or constructs or adapts a structure or part of a structure, with the intention of enabling himself or another person to commit an offence under subsection (I), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, fine or both.

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Printing, publication etc. of voyeuristic recording 3771.
Any person. knowing that a recording was obtained by the commission of an offence
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(a) prints, copies, publishes, distributes, circulates, sells, advertises or makes available the recording; or
(b) has the recording in his possession for the purposes of printing, copying, publishing, distributing, circulating, selling or advertising it or making it available, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, fine or both.
Voyeurism: interpretation 3775.
(1) For the purposes of section 377H, a person is doing a private act if the person is in a place which, in the circumstances. would reasonably be expected to provide privacy, and -
(a) the person's genitals, buttocks or breast are exposed or covered only with underwear;
(b) the person is using a lavatory; or
(c) the person is doing a sexual act that is not of a kind ordinarily done in public.
(2) In section 377H, "structure" includes a tent, vehicle or vessel or other temporary or movable structure.

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s 377HVoyeurism

(1)

Whoever-

(a)

for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, observes another person doing a private act; and

(3)

he knows that the person does not consent to being observed for his sexual gratification, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, fine or both.

(2)

Whoever-

(a)

for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, operates equipment with the intention of enabling another person to observe, a third person (B) doing a private act; and

(b)

he knows that B does not consent to his operating equipment with that intention, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, fine or both.

(3)

Whoever -

(a)

for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, records another person (B) doing a private act and with the intention that he or a third person will, look at an image of B doing the act: and

(b)

he knows that B does not consent to his recording the act with that intention, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years. fine or both.

(4)

Whoever installs equipment, or constructs or adapts a structure or part of a structure, with the intention of enabling himself or another person to commit an offence under subsection (I), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, fine or both.

Printing, publication etc. of voyeuristic recording 3771.

Any person. knowing that a recording was obtained by the commission of an offence

- -- under section 377Hp--

(a)

prints, copies, publishes, distributes, circulates, sells, advertises or makes available the recording; or

(b)

has the recording in his possession for the purposes of printing, copying, publishing, distributing, circulating, selling or advertising it or making it available, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, fine or both.

Voyeurism: interpretation 3775.

(1)

For the purposes of section 377H, a person is doing a private act if the person is in a place which, in the circumstances. would reasonably be expected to provide privacy, and -

(a)

the person's genitals, buttocks or breast are exposed or covered only with underwear;

(b)

the person is using a lavatory; or

(c)

the person is doing a sexual act that is not of a kind ordinarily done in public.

(2)

In section 377H, "structure" includes a tent, vehicle or vessel or other temporary or movable structure.