The IPC 1860 was replaced by the BNS 2023 (in force 2024-07-01); no verified section mapping on file for Section 376C — confirm the corresponding provision (savings: Section 358, BNS 2023).
Whoever, being-- (a) in a position of authority or in a fiduciary relationship; or (b) a public servant; or (c) superintendent or manager of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force, or a women's or children's institution; or (d) on the management of a hospital or being on the staff of a hospital, abuses such position or fiduciary relationship to induce or seduce any woman either in his custody or under his charge or present in the premises to have sexual intercourse with him, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than five years, but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation 1.-- In this section, "sexual intercourse" shall mean any of the acts mentioned in clauses (a) to (d) of Section 375. Explanation 2. -- For the purposes of this section, Explanation 1 to Section 375 shall also be applicable. Explanation 3.-- "Superintendent", in relation to a jail, remand home or other place of custody or a women's or children's institution, includes a person holding any other office in such jail, remand home, place or institution by virtue of which such person can exercise any authority or control over its inmates. Explanation 4.-- The expressions "hospital" and "women's or children's institution" shall respectively have the same meaning as in Explanation to sub-section (2) of Section 376.] CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Punishment--Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to 10 years and with fine--Cognizable--Non-bailable--Triable by Court of Session. Substituted by Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (w.e.f. 03/02/2013).