Penal Code · s 354B

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s 354BOutraging modesty by person in position of trust or authority

Whoever -

(a)

being in a position of trust or authority towards a person under the age of 18 years (A); or

(b)

is a person with whom A is in a relationship of dependency, assaults or uses criminal force to A, intending thereby to outrage, or knowing it likely that he will thereby outrage the modesty of A, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 10 years and whipping.

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