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Indecent Representation to Women.


  • An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.


Section 2C, “The Indecent Representation of (Women Prohibition) Act, 1986″

“Indecent representation of women” means the depiction in any manner of the figure of a woman; her form or body or any part thereof in such a way as to have the effect of being indecent, or derogatory to, or denigrating, women, or is likely to deprave, corrupt or injure the public morality or morals;


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

(Section 354, The Indian Penal Code,1860.)


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

(Section 509, The Indian Penal Code, 1860.)



In order to sensitize the police officers at the ground level to prevent offences against women, CID, Crime Branch compiled a Compendium on Crime against Women. The Compendium contains the following: