Q: Are sexual offences crime under Indian Constitution ?

Ans: Sexual offences are crime under Article 23 of Constitution.

Article 23 of the Constitution amended in 2014 includes the following provisions: 

 Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.

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