This document provides an overview of sexual offences under Indian law. It defines sexual offences and classifies them as natural offences (including rape, incest, and adultery) or unnatural offences (such as sodomy). The document outlines the Indian Penal Code sections related to different types of rape and sexual assault and provides details on related crimes like disclosure of a rape victim's identity. It also discusses unnatural offences, including sodomy, buccal coitus, lesbianism, bestiality, and sexual perversions. The presentation aims to educate about sexual crimes and their classification under Indian law.

1. SEXUAL OFFENCES

2. SEXUAL OFFENCES
A POWER POINT PRESENTATION
BY
DR.SANGEETA CHOWDHRY
&
DR.SUNIL SHARMA
DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE
&
TOXICOLOGY
GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE
JAMMU
(JAMMU AND KASHMIR)

3. DEFINITION
Sexual offences are acts of
illegal sexual intercourse
with another person or
with an animal or any
other illegal act to obtain
sexual gratification

4. CLASSIFICATION NATURAL OFFENCES
1. Natural offences: - It includes Sex-linked offences Indecent
:-( a)
those offences which are assault: - Any offence committed on
committed in order of a female with the intension or
nature, i.e. penetration of knowledge to outrage her modesty
vagina by the penis--- (b) Sexual perversions: - Sexual perversions
Rape, Incest & Adultery. are habitual acts to obtain sexual
2. Unnatural offences: - Sexual gratification without sexual
intercourse performed against intercourse i.e.
Sadism, Masochism, Necrophilia, Fetishism, Transvestism,
the order of nature----Sodomy
Exhibitionism, Masturbation, Voyeurism, Frotteurism, Ur
or anal coitus or Greek Love or anism, Urolangia, Troilism, Corprophilia
Buggery, Buccal coitus or oral
Other sex-linked offences under the
coitus, Lesbianism or Tribadism immoral traffic act, e.g. kidnapping of a
& Bestiality. woman, unlawful prostitution, etc.

5. CLASSIFICATION NATURAL OFFENCES
Natural offences: -
It includes those offences
which are committed in
order of nature, i.e.
penetration of vagina by
the penis---
 Rape,
 Incest &
 Adultery.

6. FACTS ABOUT RAPE-A BITTER REALITY
A charge of rape is easy to
make, hard to
prove, harder still to
disprove.

7. RAPE -- IPC 375
Rape is defined as unlawful
sexual intercourse by a
man with his wife under
the age of 15 years, with
any woman under the age
of 16years, or above that
age, against her
will, without her
consent, or with her
consent when it has been
obtained by unlawful
means.

8. WHAT DOES CONSENT IN RELATION TO
RAPE CASES MEANS?
 Woman of 16 yrs or above
 Free and voluntary
 Sound mind, not
intoxicated
 Prior to the act

9. RAPE -- IPC 375
With his wife under
the age of 15 years

10. RAPE -- IPC 375
Any other women under the
age of 16 years
with/without her consent

11. RAPE -- IPC 375
Any other women above the
age of 16 years against her
will, without her
consent(3a) when her
consent has been obtained
by putting her or any
person in whom she is
interested in fear of death
or of hurt.

12. RAPE -- IPC 375
With her consent (3b) when
the man knows that he is
not her husband, and that
her consent is given
because she believes that
he is another man to
whom she is or believes
herself to be lawfully
married.

13. RAPE -- IPC 375
With her consent(3c), when, at
the time of giving such
consent, by reason of
unsoundness of mind or
intoxication or the
administration by him
personally or through
another of any stupefying or
unwholesome substance, she
is unable to understand the
nature and consequences of
that to which she consents.

14. RAPE -- IPC 375
Exception
If the wife is above 15 years of age, sex
without her consent and will.... Is not rape
Sexual intercourse by a man
with his wife, the wife not
being under 15 years of
age, is not rape.

15. WHAT CONSTITUTES RAPE?
• Male private parts inserted into female, no rule
extent of depth
• Need not be completed act of intercourse
• Slightest penetration of penis within
vulva, with or without emission of semen or
rupture of hymen.
• Committed even when inability to produce
penile erection.
• No age limit for accused – potency decided by
court based on evidence.

16. 376 IPC-- PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE
Punishment for rape
may extend from seven
years to life
imprisonment along
with fine. If the
woman raped is his
wife and is not under
12 years, the
imprisonment may
extend to 2 years
with/without fine.

17. 376 IPC-- PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE
When the victim not
being the wife, is below
16yrs, sexual
intercourse amounts to
rape and is called
―STATUTORY
RAPE‖. (Question of
consent or non-consent
does not arise)

18. 376A IPC-- PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE
Intercourse by a man
with his wife during
separation:-shall be
punished with
imprisonment of either
description for a term
which may extend to
two years and shall
also be liable to fine.

19. 376B IPC-- PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE
Intercourse by public
servant with woman in
his custody :-(
custodial rape) -shall
be punished with
imprisonment of either
description for a term
which may extend to
five years and shall
also be liable to fine.

20. 376C IPC-- PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE
Intercourse by
superintendent of
jail, remand home, etc.
shall be punished with
imprisonment of either
description for a term
which may extend to
five years and shall
also be liable to fine.
SUPERINTENDENT OF JAIL

21. 376D IPC-- PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE
Intercourse by any
member of the
management or staff of
a hospital with any
woman in that hospital:-
shall be punished with
imprisonment of either
description for a term
which may extend to five
years and shall also be
liable to fine. MANAGEMENT OR STAFF OF A HOSPITAL

22. GANG RAPE
Where a women's is
raped by one or more
in a group of persons
shall be punished with
rigorous imprisonment
for a term which shall
not be less than ten
years but which may
be for life and shall
also be liable to fine.

23. 228A.DISCLOSURE OF IDENTITY OF THE
VICTIM OF CERTAIN OFFENCES, ETC
Whoever prints or publishes
the name or any matter
which may make known
the identity of any person
against whom an offence
under section 376, section
376A, section
376B, section 376C or
section 376D shall be
punished with
imprisonment of either
description for a term
which may extend to two
years and shall also be
liable to fine.

24. SECTION 327 CrPC
The inquiry into and trial
of rape or offence under
Section 376 IPC shall be
conducted In- camera –
‗ in a room‘ and the
proceedings are heard in
a judge‘s private
chamber or in a
courtroom which has
been cleared of
spectators.

25. INCEST
Sexual intercourse by a
man with woman who
is closely related to
him by blood i.e.
 Daughter
 Granddaughter
 Aunt
 Mother
 Sister

26. INCEST
Predisposing
factors:-
Occurs between
defectives unable to
understand
prohibitions against it.

27. INCEST
Predisposing
factors:-
Alcohol removes sense of
prohibition.

28. INCEST
Predisposing
factors:-
Cerebral disease, senile
degeneration.

29. INCEST
Predisposing
factors:-
Close relations living in
intimacy.

30. INCEST
In India incest is not a
cognizable offence and
police cannot take any
notice unless the
offence is brought into
any of the penalizing
sections, such as 376
and 497 IPC

31. ADULTERY
Voluntary natural sexual
intercourse between a
married man and
someone other than his
wife or between a
married woman and
someone other than her
husband i.e. having
sexual intercourse with
someone who is not
his/her legally wedded
spouse.

32. ADULTERY
Section 497 IPC
(imprisonment up to 5
years with/without
fine) and Section 498
IPC (imprisonment up
to 2 years with/without
fine) deals with
adultery.

33. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADULTERY AND
FORNIFICATION
In fornification, the two
sexes are not married.

34. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
Section 377 IPC defines
unnatural sexual offences as
carnal (sexual) intercourse
against the order of nature with
any man, woman or
animal, shall be punished
with imprisonment for
life, or with imprisonment of
either description for a term
which may extend to ten
years, and shall also be liable
to fine. When offence is done
without the consent of
passive agent, active agent is
guilty.

35. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
Sodomy or Greek Love
or Buggery (It used to
be practiced in the
town of Sodom and so
the name is sodomy)

36. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
It is defined as anal intercourse between 2
males (homosexual sodomy), or male &
female (heterosexual sodomy). It is
called Paederasty when passive agent is
a young boy and the passive boy is
called Catamite. If the passive agent is
adult; it is called Gerontophilia. Active
agent is one who performs act and
passive agent is one on whom act is
performed. Habitual passive agents are
called ―fairies gays‖ or ―queen in west‖.
In India they are called ―Zananas‖.
Homosexual offence is frequent among
sailors, prisoners, hostels, military
barracks who are sex starved.
Hermaphrodites may act as passive
agents.

37. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
It is defined as anal
intercourse between 2
males (homosexual
sodomy)

38. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
Male & female
(heterosexual sodomy).

39. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
It is called Paederasty
when passive agent is a
young boy.

40. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
Passive boy is called
Catamite.

41. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
For investigation of the
crime, medical
examination of both
active and passive
agent is necessary.

42. UNNATURAL OFFENCES-BUCCAL COITUS, SIN OF
GOMORRAH OR INTERCOURSE IN OS
• Falls under Section 377 IPC and is punishable
accordingly. It is also called Sin of Gomorrah
because it was prevalent in a Biblical town of
that name.
• Male organ introduced into mouth of child.
Buccal swabs of victim teeth within 8hrs of
oro-penile contact will reveal seminal
traces, provided there was no cleaning of teeth
or consumption of hot drinks.
• Rarely, faint teeth marks and abrasions on
penis of assailant
• Death – aspiration of semen, impaction of
penis in oropharynx.
• Diagnosis – semen in respiratory
tract, stomach
– Fellatio means the oral stimulation or
manipulation of the penis either by male or
female.
– Cunnilingus means the oral stimulation of the
female genitals.

43. UNNATURAL OFFENCES-BUCCAL COITUS, SIN OF
GOMORRAH OR INTERCOURSE IN OS
Fellatio means the
oral stimulation or
manipulation of the
penis either by male
or female.

44. UNNATURAL OFFENCES-BUCCAL COITUS, SIN OF
GOMORRAH OR INTERCOURSE IN OS
Cunnilingus means
the oral stimulation
of the female
genitals.

45. TRIBADISM OR LESBIAN LOVE OR LESBIANISM
• In Greek mythology, the female
population of the isle of Lesbos
practiced this perversion and hence
the name. It is gratification of
sexual desire of a woman by
another woman. It is also known as
female homosexuality. The
instrument of passion is usually the
clitoris which may be enlarged.
Tribadism is a form of mental
aberration and is indulged by
women who have repulsion for men
or who suffer from nymphomania.
(Perverted uncontrollable sexual
desire) The condition is of little
medico legal interest and the
medical examination is of no value
in deciding whether the offence has
taken place.

46. BESTIALITY
• It means sexual intercourse by a human
being with a lower animal, either through
the anus or the vagina. The offence is
punishable under Section 377
IPC. Any animal, either domesticated on
the farm animals or pets –
calves, sheep, ducks, geese, donkeys, and
dogs may be used. Generally sheep are
used by the males, dogs and cats by the
females. On most occasions, the animal
manipulates the genitalia by mouth and
actual coitus is not quite common.
• The accused may be a young person
employed to look after the animals, sex-
starved lonely individual, or one suffering
from some mental aberration. The
superstitious belief that STDs are cured by
sexual intercourse with a lower animal
may lead to bestiality.

47. ZOOPHILIA
Having sex with animals
or having recurrent
fantasies of sex with
animals.

48. SODOMY OR GREEK LOVE OR BUGGERY
Active agent is one who performs
act and passive agent is one on
whom act is performed.
Habitual passive agents are
called ―fairies gays‖ or
―queen in west‖. In India
they are called ―Zananas‖.
Homosexual offence is frequent
among
sailors, prisoners, hostels, milita
ry barracks who are sex
starved. Hermaphrodites may
act as active and passive agents.

49. BESTIALITY
It means sexual intercourse by a human being
with a lower animal, either through the anus
or the vagina. The offence is punishable under
Section 377 IPC. Any animal, either
domesticated on the farm animals or pets –
calves, sheep, ducks, geese, donkeys, and dogs
may be used. Generally sheep are used by the
males, dogs and cats by the females. On most
occasions, the animal manipulates the
genitalia by mouth and actual coitus is not
quite common.
The accused may be a young person employed to
look after the animals, sex-starved lonely
individual, or one suffering from some mental
aberration. The superstitious belief that STDs
are cured by sexual intercourse with a lower
animal may lead to bestiality.

50. SEXUAL PERVERSIONS
Sexual perversions are
habitual acts to obtain
sexual gratification
without sexual
intercourse.

51. PARAPHILIA
Paraphilia (Greek para:
beside, philos: loving)
―Recurrent, intense
sexual
urges, fantasies, or
behaviors that involve
unusual
objects, activities, or
situations and cause
clinically significant
distress or impairment
in social, occupational or
other important areas of
functioning.‖

52. SADISM (ALGOLAGNIA)
The name sadism is
derived from the
French writer Marquis
de Sade (1740-
1814), who wrote
books in which
characters enjoyed
being cruel and much
of his writing was done
while in prison.

53. SADISM- MULTIPLE INJURIES ARE
INFLICTED ON ANY PART OF THE BODY
This type of perversion is more
common in males. Person
gets sexual gratification by
infliction of pain or physical
cruelty, like
beating, biting, whipping, cig
arette burns or ill-treating
the partner. Multiple injuries
are inflicted on any part of
the body, but breast and
external genitalia are
generally selected. In
extreme case, even a murder
is committed (Lust murder)

54. SADISM –LUST MURDER
LUST MURDER:-it is a
homicide in which the
offender
stabs, pierces, slashes, or
otherwise mutilates the
sexual organs or areas of the
victim‘s body. With torturing
the partner, sexual arousal
starts and with the death of
the partner, full gratification
is obtained.
The mutilation of the victim
may include evisceration
and/or displacement of the
genitalia.

55. SADISM- (NECROPHILIA).
After murder, the sadist
may have sexual
intercourse with her
(necrophilia).

56. SADISM -NECROPHAGIA
He may tear out the
genitalia or other organs
may suck or lick the
wounds or eat the flesh
of the victim to derive
sexual pleasure
(necrophagia/anthropop
hagy). It is the
consequence of extreme
sadist practice.

57. SADISM- SEXUAL OBSESSION
A lust murder begins with
the obsessive
compulsions of the
offender. These sadists
have sexual obsession
with their victims, and
organized lust
murderers may stalk
their victims for months
or weeks before the
actual killing.

58. MASOCHISM (PASSIVE
ALGOLAGNIA)
The term is derived from
the 19th century author
Leopard Von Sacher
Masoch, an Austrian
novelist who portrayed
characters suffering
from this perversion.
As a stimulus to
write, he liked to be
whipped by his wife.

59. MASOCHISM (PASSIVE
ALGOLAGNIA)
Sexual gratification is
obtained only when
they receive painful
stimulus from opposite
partner.
It is the reverse of sadism
and more common in
males.

60. MASOCHISM (PASSIVE
ALGOLAGNIA)
Masochistic asphyxial
death may occur due to
accidental hanging or
strangulation in a
masochist during
masochistic exercise
(autoerotic death). In
autoerotic
hanging, sexual pleasure
is derived by partial
reduction of blood
supply to brain.

61. MASOCHISM (PASSIVE
ALGOLAGNIA)
Sadism and Masochism
are rarely found in
pure state (combined
entity is known as
sadomasochism). They
are usually found
together with one type
dominant over the
other. The
combination is known
as bondage.

62. MASOCHISM (PASSIVE
ALGOLAGNIA)
This is found in all age
groups and among all
socio-economic strata.
These acts of cruelty
may completely
substitute the sexual
intercourse. Nakedness
of victim, feminine
attire, and exposed
genitalia are hallmark
of these deaths.

63. FETICHISM
• Alfred Binet, the French psychologist
coined the term i.e. mystical qualities to
inanimate objects.
• This is a perversion in which sexual
gratification is associated with contact and
sight of certain parts of the female body, or
even clothing, or other articles known as
fetish objects. A fetish object is an object
which attracts a person with irrational
fascination amounting to magical
attraction. Any article like clothing, dress
particularly the undergarments—
panties, bra, handkerchief, shoes, hair etc.
(the list is limitless) of female acts as
stimulus. He would like to have these
articles for sexual gratification and may
masturbate in them. He may develop an
irresistible habit to steal these objects. The
fetishist who is fascinated by female hair
may follow females with long hair and may
resort to cutting them.

64. EXHIBITIONISM
It is a desire and intentional
exposure of genitalia in public
places while in presence of
others (mostly in front of
children or females) to obtain
sexual pleasure. This act may be
accompanied by with/without
masturbatory acts. Occasionally
female may expose themselves
in public. This perversion is
more in males and is called
―flashers‖. Most of them are
psychopathtic or suffer from
compulsive neurosis.
Exhibitionism is an obscene act
punishable under Section 294
IPC with imprisonment upto 3
months and or fine.

65. TRANSVESTISM/EONISM
Magnus Hirschfeld coined the term
(Latin—Trans:-across, over; vestitus:
dressed) to refer to the sexual interest in
cross-dressing. The tem Eonism is
derived from Frenchman, ―Chevalier d
Eon de Beaumont‖ , who
practiced this perversion.
This is a perversion in which the personality
of the individual is dominated by the
desire to be identified with the opposite
sex. The fantasy indulged in is clearly
―being a female‖ if a male, and ―being a
male‖, if a female. The clothes worn are
usually
underclothes, brassier, knickers, etc, of
an expensive and alluring type. The
perversion is also seen in females who
dress themselves in male attire.

66. URANISM
In this type of perversion, the
pervert gets sexual
gratification by
fingering, fondling, or
licking. ―Fellatio‖ means
oral stimulation of the
penis by the
male/female, and
“Cunnilingus” means oral
stimulation of the female
genitalia. This perversion
is more common than
generally thought of.

67. UROLAGNIA
(UROPHILIA, UNDINISM)
The pervert gets sexual
gratification by the sight
or odour of urine and
/or by urination. The
word is derived from
Greek (ouron:
urine, lagneia: lust) and
these types of perverts
may enjoy urinating on
another person or being
urinated upon. (Golden
showers)

68. COPROPHILIA
(Greek- kopros:
excrement, filia:
fondness)
It is a morbid attraction
to, and sexual
gratification obtained
from faeces
(liking, smell, taste or
feel)

69. COPROPHILIA
Eating of faeces is known
as Coprophagia. A case
has been reported by
such pervert in whom
he would smear his
partner‘s body with
faeces before
attempting
intercourse.

70. VOYEURISM (SCOPTOPHILIA)
In this the pervert has morbid
desire to observe people
undress, taking bath, see the
genitalia or watch intercourse to
get erotic excitement and sexual
gratification. Voyeurs (French
voir: to see, observer)
frequently peep into the
bedrooms of others and are
therefore called ―Peeping
Toms‖. Some voyeurs prefer to
observe their own wives being
seduced by other men. This act
may be accompanied by
exhibitionism or masturbation.

71. FROTTEURISM
This is a perversion mostly
seen in males; in which the
pervert has compulsion to
rub the genitalia against a
female‘s body, usually in
lifts or in crowded bus to
get sexual gratification
and even orgasm. This is
an offence and punishable
under Section 290 IPC
(fine of Rs. 200) and
Section 291 IPC
(imprisonment for 6
months and /or fine).

72. TROILISM
The pervert gets sexual
gratification by
inducing his wife to
have sexual
intercourse with
another man and by
observing the same.

73. MASTURBATION (ONANISM)
It is defined as deliberate
self-stimulation of the
genitalia which results
in sexual arousal
leading to orgasm.
Masturbation is seen
in both men women.
It is an offence when
practiced openly, e.g.
in telephone
booths, bus or toilet.

74. TELEPHONE SCATOLOGIA
In is a form of sexual
pervasion in which the
pervert gets sexual
excitement/gratification/
orgasm by calling on
telephone. The pervert
makes obscene phone
calls, such as describing
one‘s masturbatory
activity, threatening to
rape the victim, or
trying to find out the
victim‘s sexual activities.

75. AUTAGONISTOPHILIA
Having sex in front of
others.

76. AUTONEPIOPHILIA
Wearing diapers for
sexual pleasure.

77. KLISMAPHILIA
Deriving sexual pleasure
from the use of
enemas.

78. PARTIALISM
Another variant of
Fetishism.
People with Partialism
are solely interested in
the sexual gratification
from a specific body
part, examples are
feet, neck, underarms,
back, etc.

79. SOMNAPHILIA
Having sex with a
sleeping person.

80. STIGMATOPHILIA
Deriving sexual
pleasure from
skin piercing or a
tattoo.

81. PYROPHILIA
Pyrophilia is a relatively
uncommon paraphilia
in which the patient
derives gratification
from fire and fire-
starting activity. It is
distinguished from
pyromania by the
gratification being of
a sexual nature

82. MECHANOPHILIA
Mechanophilia is a fetish
where an individual is
sexually attracted to
mechanical objects. This
means that
bicycles, cars, helicopter
s, airplanes, vacuum
cleaners, computers, rob
ots, (must we go on?)
become the objects of a
person's sexual
affections

83. ACROTOMOPHILIA
Acrotomophilia involves
a sexually driven
fascination with losing
a limb.

84. APOTEMNOPHILIA
Apotemnophia involves a
sexual attraction to
those who have
already lost a body
part (amputees).

85. FORMICOPHILIA
Formicophilia is a form of
Zoophilia (sexual
attraction to animals)
that involves an interest
in small insects.
Individuals with this
sexual fascination find
pleasure in having
ants, spiders, etc. crawl
on their body and bite
them.

86. HYBRISTOPHILIA
Defined as the sexual
attraction to
individuals who have
committed gruesome
crimes, hybristophilia
does not pose
immediate danger to
an individual in the
same way the other
fetishes on this list do.

87. EMETOPHILIA
Emetophilia is the sexual
fetish in which a
person is aroused by
vomiting or observing
vomiting.

88. HEMATOLAGNIA
Hematolagnia is the
sexual fetish, often
times connected to
vampirism, which
involves finding sexual
gratification through
blood and bleeding.

89. OMORASHI
Most common in the
Japanese
culture, omorashi is
the sexual fetish in
which individuals are
aroused from having a
full bladder.

90. INDECENT ASSAULT
Any offence committed on a
female with the intension
or knowledge to outrage
her modesty.
This can mean
anything, from an
unproven rape to merely
touching the buttocks in a
crowded bus, fondling the
breast, thighs, perineum, k
issing a woman
forcefully, or putting up a
woman‘s skirt constitute
indecent assault.

91. ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DOCTORS
One of the biggest risks in medical
practice is the vulnerability of male
doctors to the allegations by women
patients of indecent assault during
consultation or treatment session
which may vary from intimate
touching, to kissing, fondling the
breast or private parts and even
actual intercourse amounting to
rape. Stripping naked a female
patient for medical examination is
regarded as an assault and is
punishable. Under Section 354
IPC, if found guilty, shall be
punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which
may extend to two years, or with
fine, or with both.

92. OTHER SEX-LINKED OFFENCES
These include
offences :-
Under the IMMORAL
TRAFFIC ACT
1.Kidnapping of a
woman
2.Unlawful prostitution

93. OTHER SEX-LINKED OFFENCES
In criminal
law, kidnapping is the
taking away
or transportation of a
person against that
person's will, usually to
hold the person in false
imprisonment, a
confinement without legal
authority. This may be
done for ransom or in
furtherance of another
crime, or in connection
with a child
custody dispute.

94. KIDNAPPING
SECTION 366 IPC.
Kidnapping, abducting or inducing
woman to compel her
marriage, etc.--Whoever kidnaps or
abducts any woman with intent that
she may be compelled, or knowing
it to be likely that she will be
compelled, to marry any person
against her will, or in order that she
may be forced or seduced to illicit
intercourse, or knowing it to be
likely that she will be forced or
seduced to illicit intercourse, shall
be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which
may extend to ten years, and shall
also be liable to fine.

95. KIDNAPPING
SECTION 366A. Procuration
of minor girl.—
Whoever, by any means
whatsoever, induces any
minor girl under the age of
eighteen years to go from any
place or to do any act with
intent that such girl may
be, or knowing that it is
likely that she will be, forced
or seduced to illicit
intercourse with another
person shall be punishable
with imprisonment which
may extend to ten years, and
shall also be liable to fine.

96. KIDNAPPING
SECTION 366B. Importation of
girl from foreign country.—
Whoever imports into (India) from
any country outside India (or
from the State of Jammu and
Kashmir) any girl under the age
of twenty-one years with intent
that she may be, or knowing it
to be likely that she will
be, forced or seduced to illicit
intercourse with another
person, shall be punishable with
imprisonment which may
extend to ten years, and shall
also be liable to fine.

97. PROSTITUTION
1. The practice or
occupation of
engaging in sex with
someone for
payment.
2. The corrupt use of
one's talents for
personal or financial
gain.
UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION

98. PROSTITUTION
Legally, prostitution is also defined
as the sale of sexual services
which include sexual acts not
amounting to copulation and
intercourse. Payment can be in
the form of money or any other
mode except for a reciprocal
sexual act. Many feel that this
kind of definition with an all
inclusive language support
selective enforcement of the law
as per the whims and fancies of
the enforcement agency leading
to absolute control of women.
UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION

99. PROSTITUTION
Section 373. Buying minor for purposes
of prostitution, etc.
Whoever buys, hires or otherwise
obtains possession of any 1[person
under the age of eighteen years
with intent that such person shall at
any age be employed or used for the
purpose of prostitution or illicit
intercourse with any person or for
any unlawful and immoral
purpose, of knowing it to be likely
that such person will at any age be]
employed or used for any
purpose, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to ten
years, and shall also be liable to
fine.

100. PROSTITUTION
Indian Penal Code (IPC)
Section 372. Selling minor for purposes
of prostitution, etc.
Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise
disposes of any 1[person under the
age of eighteen years with intent
that such person shall at any age be
employed or used for the purpose of
prostitution or illicit intercourse
with any person or for any unlawful
and immoral purpose, or knowing
it to be likely that such person will
at any age be] employed or used for
any such purpose, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may
extend to ten years, and shall be
liable to fine.

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