Here We Describe Section 80 BNS Act Mention About “Word, Gesture Or Act Intended To Insult Modesty Of A Woman” And Section 80 Is A Part Of CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES relating to marriage New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act.
Here We Also Describe Definitions Of Section 80 BNS Act With Explanation And Illustration Of offences relating to marriage.
Definition Of Section 80 BNS Act-
| “Dowry death” | (1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it is shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of her husband for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, such death shall be called “dowry death”, and such husband or relative shall be deemed to have caused her death. |
| Explanation.— | For the purposes of this sub-section, “dowry” shall have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. |
| (2) Whoever commits dowry death shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life. |
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