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Offences Against Women and Children
Assaulting or using criminal force against a woman, intending or knowing it likely to outrage her modesty, is punished with 1-5 years' imprisonment plus fine.
This is a general offence covering non-penetrative sexual assault or unwanted physical contact intended to be degrading or sexually inappropriate - a broad protective provision against physical violations of a woman's dignity short of rape.
Unwanted groping or other non-consensual sexual physical contact, even without penetration, is prosecutable under this section.