Other forms of Criminal Force and Assault (Ss 355-358) IPC

Section 355 - Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation - Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending thereby to dishonour that person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished...

Ingredients

1. The offender must assault or use criminal force on the victim.
2. Such assault or criminal force must be used with the intent to dishonour the victim.
3. Such assault or criminal force must be used otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by the victim.

4. If the above ingredients are fulfilled, then it will be assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.

Assault or Criminal Force to Woman, Sexual Harassment, Voyeurism and Stalking (Ss 354, 354A-D) IPC

Section 354 - Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty - Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished....

Ingredients

1. The offender must assault or use criminal force to any woman.

2. Such assault or criminal force must be used with the intention or knowledge of outraging the modesty of the woman

3. When the above ingredients are satisfied, there will be assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.

Of Criminal Force and Assault (Ss 349-353) IPC

Section 349 – Force – A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion to that other, or if he causes to any substance such motion, or change of motion, or cessation of motion as brings that substance into contact with any part of that other’s body, or with anything which that other is wearing or carrying, or with anything so situated that such contact affects that other’s sense of feeling…