Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 74 was IPC 354.
Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 354
Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, 1[shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine].
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 74
Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Text from India Code