Question

Which section under BNS criminalizes voyeurism, defined as capturing images of a woman engaged in a private act without consent?

• A. Section 77
• B. Section 74
• C. Section 75
• D. Section 76

Hint:

Under the new BNS, key offenses against women have been renumbered. Voyeurism, which was 354C in the IPC, is now Section 77 in the BNS.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The new penal code, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, has restructured the provisions of the old Indian Penal Code.
The offense of "voyeurism" was previously criminalized under Section 354C of the IPC.
In the new BNS, this offense is now covered under Section 77.
It retains the definition of voyeurism as the act of watching or capturing the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed, and provides for punishment for the same.