Protection of Women Against Sexual Assaults

(A)     It may also be mentioned here that Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code prohibits any person from voluntarily causing a woman to miscarry and such violation is made punishable with imprisonment which may extend to seven years and fine but if such miscarriage is carried out without the consent of the woman, such act is punishable upto ten years imprisonment and fine.

                  (B)     Furthermore, if any person attempts to cause miscarriage, without good faith, of a child, without the consent of the pregnant woman and does any act which causes the death of such woman, he can be sentenced to life imprisonment.

(C)     Moreover, any person doing any act for preventing a child from being born alive can be punished with imprisonment upto ten years and fine.

                  Even the father or mother of a child upto 12 years old and having custody of such child are not permitted to leave or expose such child with the intention of abandoning it and if any such act is committed by any person, he/she can be punished with imprisonment upto seven years and fine.

(D)     It would not be out of place to mention here that any person secretly burying or otherwise disposing off the dead body of child (whether such child dies before, or after, or during its birth) for intentionally concealing the birth of such child can be punished with imprisonment upto two years and fine.

(E)       Assault on or use of criminal force against any woman by a man with the intention of outraging her modesty, is made punishable with imprisonment upto two years and/or fine.

                        (F)       It may also be mentioned here that if any person induces a minor girl under the age of 18 years to go from any place with an intention to illicit intercourse, such person is liable to be punished with imprisonment upto 10 years, besides fine.

(G)     Even importation of a minor girl from a foreign country for being forced or seduced to illicit intercourse is...