UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 IF A MAN TOUCHES A WOMAN INAPPROPRIATELY, YOU COULD GO TO JAIL FOR 5 YEARS

When the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, or POSH Act, was passed, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, was also passed and Section 354 was added to the Indian Penal Code. This defines sexual harassment and the penalties for the offence. Under this Act, violator will face 1-5 years jail and fine under Criminal Law Act, 2013 if he touches a woman inappropriately. Observing, capturing, distributing images of a woman without her knowledge will lead to 1-7 years’ jail and fine under Information Technology Act, 2000.

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