Claim: Staring at a woman for more than 14 seconds is a serious crime and can lead to jail under sections 294 and 509 of IPC.
Fact-check: There is no provision in the IPC that makes staring at a Woman for more than 14 seconds a punishable offence - FACTLY
Verdict: there is no exclusive provision in indian penal code that says staring at a woman for more than 14 seconds is a punishable offence. however, staring at a woman can be deemed offensive under section 354d of the ipc only when one stares with an explicit sexual intention bordering on the definitions of voyeurism and stalking. also, sections 294 and 509 can be invoked against the person, if his act of staring a woman is obscene and insults the modesty of the woman. moreover, the woman does not have to wait for 14 seconds to decide if she feels uncomfortable with someone's presence around her. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2022-11-29T09:24:04