{ "id": 16072, "slug": "criminal-law-chhattisgarh-amendment-act-2013", "title": "Criminal Law (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Act, 2013", "short_title": "Criminal Law (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Act, 2013", "act_number": "(Act No. 25 of 2015)", "act_year": 2013, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Chhattisgarh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Criminal Law (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Act, 2013", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter-II\nAmendment of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "211", "title": "2. Insertion of proviso to Section 211.", "chapter": null, "content": "\"Provided that, if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge, of an offence punishable under Section 354, Section 354A, Section 354B, Section 354C, Section 354-D, Section 354E, Section 376B, Section 376C, Section 376F, Section 509, Section 509A or Section 509B shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description which shall not be less than three years but which extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.\".", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "354", "title": "3. Insertion of proviso to Section 354.", "chapter": null, "content": "\"Provided that where offence is committed, under this Section by a relative, guardian or teacher or a person in a position of trust or authority towards the person assaulted, he shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.\".", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "354E", "title": "4. Insertion of new Section 354E.", "chapter": null, "content": "\"354E. Liability of person present who fails to prevent the commission of offence under Section 354, 354A, 354B, 354C, 354D. - Whoever, being present at the time of commission of an offence under Section 354, Section 354A, Section 354B, Section 354C or Section 354-D and being able to prevent such offence, fails to prevent the commission of such offence or not being in position to prevent the commission of such offence, fails to give information of the commission of such offence to the nearest magistrate or police officer, by any mode, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, shall be liable for abetment of such offence and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.\".\n\"354E. Liability of person present who fails to prevent the commission of offence under Section 354, 354A, 354B, 354C, 354D.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "376F", "title": "5. Insertion of new Section 376F.", "chapter": null, "content": "\"376F. Liability of person in-charge of workplace and others to give information about offence. - Whoever, being person in-charge of any work place or any other person present at such place, having knowledge that an offence under Section 376 or Section 376D, is being committed at such place and being in a position to prevent commission of such offence fails so, to prevent such offence or to give information of the commission of such offence, to any magistrate or police officer, by any mode, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, shall be liable to be punished for abetment of such offence with imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years and fine and no such person shall incur any liability for giving such information.\n\"376F. Liability of person in-charge of workplace and others to give information about offence.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "509A", "title": "6. Insertion of new Section 509A and 509B.", "chapter": null, "content": "\"509A. Sexual harassment by relative. - Whoever, being related to a woman through blood, adoption or marring?, and not being her husband, takes the advantage of his proximity and induces, seduces or threatens such woman with intent to insult her modesty by word, gesture or act shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.\n\"509A. Sexual harassment by relative.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "509B", "title": "509B. Sexual harassment by electronic modes. - Whoever, by means of telecommunication device or by any other electronic mode including internet, makes, creates, solicits or initiates the transmission of any comment, request, suggestion, proposal, image or other communication, which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent with intent to harass or cause or having knowledge that it would harass or cause annoyance or mental agony to a woman shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "509B", "title": "509B. Sexual harassment by electronic modes.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter-III\nAmendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "154", "title": "7. Amendment of Section 154.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "161", "title": "8. Substitution of proviso to Section 161.", "chapter": null, "content": "\"Provided further that statement of the woman against whom an offence under Section 354, Section 354A, Section 354B, Section 354C, Section 354-D, Section 354E, Section 376, Section 376A, Section 376B, Section 376C, Section 376D, Section 376E, Section 509, Section 509A or Section 509B of the Indian Penal Code, is alleged to have been committed or attempted, shall be recorded, as far as possible, by woman police office and shall also be recorded by audio-video means, as far as possible, and it shall be the duty of such police officer to take all such steps as are necessary to protect the identity of the woman.\".", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "164", "title": "9. Amendment of Section 164.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "164A", "title": "10. Amendment of Section 164A.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "309", "title": "11. Amendment of Section 309.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "327", "title": "12. Amendment of Section 327.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Amendment of First Schedule.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) In the entries relating to Section 211, the following entries shall be added, namely :-\nSection\nOffence\nPunishment\nCognizable or non-cognizable\nBailable or non-bailable\nBy what Court triable\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n...\nIf offence charged be punishable under Ss. 354,\n\t\t\t\t\t354A, 354B, 354C, 354D, 354E, 376B, 376C, extend to 376F, 509,\n\t\t\t\t\t509A or 509B.\nImprisonment not less than 3 years but which may\n\t\t\t\t\t5 years and fine.\nNon-cognizable\nBailable\nMagistrate of the First Class.\n(b) In the entries relating to Section 354, the\n\t\t\t\t\tfollowing entries shall be added, namely:-\nSection\nOffence\nPunishment\nCognizable or non-cognizable\nBailable or non-bailable\nBy what Court triable\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n...\nIf committed by relative of the woman.\nImprisonment not less than 2 years but which may\n\t\t\t\t\textend to 7 years and fine.\nCognizable\nNon-Bailable\nMagistrate of the First Class.\n(c) After the entries relating to Section 354D,\n\t\t\t\t\tthe following shall be inserted, namely:-\nSection\nOffence\nPunishment\nCognizable or non-cognizable\nBailable or non-bailable\nBy what Court triable\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n354E\nLiability of person present who fails to prevent\n\t\t\t\t\tthe commission of offence under Ss. 354, 354A, 354B, 354C or\n\t\t\t\t\t354D.\nImprisonment upto 3 years or fine or both.\nCognizable\nBailable\nAny Magistrate.\n(d) After the entries relating to Section 376E,\n\t\t\t\t\tthe following shall be inserted, namely:-\nSection\nOffence\nPunishment\nCognizable or non-cognizable\nBailable or non-bailable\nBy what Court triable\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n376F\nLiability of person in-charge of any workplace\n\t\t\t\t\tand others to give information about offence.\nImprisonment upto 3 years and fine.\nCognizable\nNon- Bailable\nMagistrate of the First Class.\n(e) After the entries relating to Section 509,\n\t\t\t\t\tthe following shall be inserted, namely\nSection\nOffence\nPunishment\nCognizable or non-cognizable\nBailable or non-bailable\nBy what Court triable\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n509A\nSexual harassment by relative.\nRigorous imprisonment not less than 1 year but\n\t\t\t\t\twhich may extend upto 5 years and fine.\nCognizable\nNon- Bailable\nMagistrate of the First Class.\n509B\nSexual harassment by electronic modes.\nRigorous imprisonment not less than 6 months but\n\t\t\t\t\twhich may extend upto 2 years and fine.\nCognizable\nNon- Bailable\nMagistrate of the First Class.\nChapter-IV\nAmendment of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872)", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "114B", "title": "14. Insertion of new Section 114B.", "chapter": null, "content": "\"114B. Presumption as to offences committed under Section 354, Section 354A, Section 354B, Section 354C, Section 354D, Section 509, Section 509A or Section 509B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. - When the question is whether a person has committed an offence under Section 354, Section 354A, Section 354B, Section 354C, Section 354D, Section 509, Section 509A or Section 509B of the Indian Penal Code and if the victim deposes before the court that she has been subjected to sexual harassment or her modesty was outraged or she was disrobed or she was stalked or her privacy was intruded or she was sexually harassed by any means, as the case may be, the court may, unless contrary is proved, presume that such offence has been committed by that person.\".\n\"114B. Presumption as to offences committed under Section 354, Section 354A, Section 354B, Section 354C, Section 354D, Section 509, Section 509A or Section 509B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 19th October, 2019 [cg240]", "Act Number": "(Act No. 25 of 2015)", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2013", "Short Title": "Criminal Law (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Act, 2013", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Chhattisgarh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19" }