Section 354 of the Penal Code (Singapore)

Section 354 of the Singapore Penal Code is familiarly know as the outrage of modesty law.

=Wording=

It states:

Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty

354.—(1) Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage the modesty of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments.

[51/2007]

(2) Whoever commits an offence under subsection (1) against any person under 14 years of age shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments.

[51/2007]

[Indian PC 1860, s. 354]

=Use on gay men=

=See also=
 * Section 377A of the Penal Code

=References=
 * Singapore Statutes Online:.

=Acknowledgements=

This article was written by Roy Tan.