2025 0 Supreme(Kar) 765

There is distinction between an act of merely insulting a woman and an act of insulting the modesty of a woman. In order to attract Section 509 I.P.C, merely insulting a woman is not sufficient. ... What constitutes an outrage to female modesty is nowhere defined in IPC. The essence of a woman’s modesty is her sex. The culpable intention of the accused is the crux of the matter. The reaction of the woman....

2024 0 Supreme(Ker) 447

On evaluation of the materials available, it could not be held that that the accused uttered the above comment usually used as a proverb with intention to insult the modesty of woman or to intrude upon the privacy of such a woman. ... Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman – Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or so....

There is no offence known to our law called " Outraging the modesty of a woman ". " Modesty " means the feminine sense of propriety and decorum. Therefore, "to outrage the modesty " of a woman means " to insult, affront, or abuse the feminine sense of what is proper and decent ". ... She asked the appellant whether there were vegetables. He replied that there were vegetables, and invited her in, and asked Lily to stand near the opening. The appellant then is a....

2024 0 Supreme(Cal) 213

State of Orissa stated as under:- "The test of outrage of modesty is whether a reasonable man will think that the act of the offender was intended to or was known to be likely to outrage the modesty of the woman. ... The ultimate test for ascertaining whether the modesty of a woman has been outraged, assaulted or insulted is that the action of the offender should be such that it may be perceived as one which is capable of shocking the sense of decency of a ....

2025 0 Supreme(Ker) 600

Here, the catch word is, again, insulting the modesty of a woman by any words, sound or gesture or by the exhibition of any object. The word modesty of a woman has received interpretation in the context of Sections 354 and 509 of the a href=".. ... The modesty of an adult female is writ large on her body. The culpable intention of the accused is the crux of the matter. An act, which could be perceived as one capable of shocking the sense of decency of a wom....

2025 Supreme(Online)(KER) 9469

Here, the catch word is, again, insulting the modesty of a woman by any words, sound or gesture or by the exhibition of any object. The word modesty of a woman has received interpretation in the context of Sections 354 and 509 of the a href=".. ... The modesty of an adult female is writ large on her body. The culpable intention of the accused is the crux of the matter. An act, which could be perceived as one capable of shocking the sense of decency of a wom....

2024 0 Supreme(Ker) 925

The specific allegation is that the accused posted 2 post cards after writing insulting allegations against the defacto complainant in the name of the defacto complainant and his father stating that she was pregnant two times and the same were aborted. ... Coming to Section 509 of IPC, it is provided that whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen,....

2023 0 Supreme(AP) 121

Modesty of a woman can be said to be outraged if the action of the offender could be perceived as offending the decency of a woman. Every physical assault on a woman cannot be said to be the act of outraging her modesty. ... “What amounts to outraging modesty of a woman is nowhere defined in the Penal Code. According to the Supreme Court, the essence of woman’s modesty is her sex. ... On hearing the same, 2nd respondent/defacto complainant asked the....

2024 0 Supreme(Ker) 837

Merely because the accused made a comment/proverb which contains an abusive element, in reply to a humiliating comment made by the defacto complainant, stating that the sim seemed like one bitten by a dog, it could not be held that the accused either insulted the modesty of a woman or intruded on her ... To sum up, mere utterance of unpleasant or abusive words without an intention either to insult the modesty of the woman or to intrude upon the privacy of such woman w....

Uttarakhand

deals with insulting the modesty of the woman by word “gesture” etc. ... Whether the perception of the harassed individual was conveyed to the person accused, would be very material, in a case modesty of the aggrieved woman. ... of a woman.

2020 0 Supreme(Ker) 63

There is distinction between an act of merely insulting a woman and an act of insulting the modesty of a woman. In order to attract Section 509 I.P.C, merely insulting a woman is not sufficient. Insult to the modesty of a woman is an essential ingredient of an offence punishable under Section 509 I.P.C.

2019 0 Supreme(Chh) 164

Question that arises whether making allegation on character of a woman and calling her a prostitute amounts to insult to the modesty of the woman. It is not a case, in which, the appellant and other co-accused persons were teasing the deceased, on the contrary, they were making statement regarding her character, which was made firstly in presence of witness - Ranjeeta Suryavanshi (P.W.-2) and thereafter in presence of Raj Kumar Suryavanshi (P.W.-1), who happens to be the brother of the deceased. Though word modesty finds mention in Section 354 and 509 of the Indian Penal Co....

2017 0 Supreme(Mad) 3482

A mere insult may not attract Section 509 IPC for prosecution but there must be a definite allegation that the act had caused insult to the modesty of a woman. The above illustrations are not exhaustive but only indicative. None of the words or phrases in the said message amounts to insulting the modesty of a woman, in the light of my observations made above. As such, the offence of Section 509 IPC cannot be made out as against the first petitioner. The message was clear and explicit to defame the defacto complainant and her company, to the effect that, at the most, such po....

2014 0 Supreme(AP) 509

Section 506 IPC, which relates to criminal intimidation, is also a non-cognizable offence. Section 509 IPC relates to an offence of insulting the modesty of any woman etc, and is a “cognizable offence”.

2014 0 Supreme(Ker) 1014

The subject of insult for a prosecution under Section 509 IPC must be the modesty of woman and not the woman as such. When there is nothing to make out the essential elements of the offence under Section 509 IPC, the prosecution against the petitioners cannot proceed under the law. In this case there is absolutely nothing in the complaint preferred by the 2nd respondent, or in the final report submitted by the police to indicate that the petitioners had in any manner insulted her modesty or intruded into her privacy. Merely insulting a woman is different from insulting the modesty ....