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THE INDIAN PENAL CODE |
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(Act No. 45 of Year 1860)1
THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1. Title and extent of operation of the Code 2. Punishment of offences committed within India 3. Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within India 9[4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences 16[5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Act CHAPTER II: GENERAL EXPLANATIONS 6. Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions 7. Sense of expression once explained 8. Gender 9. Number 10. "Man", "Woman" 11. "Person" 12. "Public" [Section 13. titled "Queen" repealed by the Govt. of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1950] 16[14. "Servant of Government" [Section 15. titled "British India" repealed by the Govt. of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937] [Section 16. titled "Government of India" repealed by the Govt. of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937] 16[17. "Government" 18[18. "India" 19. "Judge" 20. "Court of Justice" 21. "Public Servant" 22. "Movable property" 23. "Wrongful gain" 24. "Dishonestly" 25. "Fraudulently" 26. "Reason to believe" 27. Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant 28. "Counterfeit" 29. "Document" 30. "Valuable security" 31. "A will" 32. Words referring to acts include illegal omissions 33. "Act", "Omission" 30[34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention 35. When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention 36. Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission 37. Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence 38. Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences 39. "Voluntarily" 30[40. "Offence" 41. "Special law" 42. "Local law" 43. "Illegal", "Legally bound to do" 44. "Injury" 45. "Life" 46. "Death" 47. "Animal" 48. "Vessel" 49. "Year", "Month" 50. "Section" 51. "Oath" 52. "Good faith" 38[52A. "Harbour" CHAPTER III: OF PUNISHMENTS 53. Punishment 41[53A. Construction of reference to transportation 54. Commutation of sentence of death 55. Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life 46[55A. Definition of "appropriate Government" [Section 56. titled "Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude, proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life" repealed by the Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act, 1949, w.e.f. 6th. April, 1949] 57. Fractions of terms of punishment [Section 58. titled "Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported" repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955, w.e.f. 1st. January, 1956] [Section 59. titled "Transportation instead of imprisonment" repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955, w.e.f. 1st. January, 1956] 60. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple [Section 61. titled "Sentence of forfeiture of property" repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921] [Section 62. titled "Forfeiture of property in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment" repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921] 63. Amount of fine 64. Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine 65. Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable 66. Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine 67. Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only 68. Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine 69. Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
70. Fine leviable
within six years or during imprisonment-Death not to discharge property from
liability 72. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which 73. Solitary confinement 74. Limit of solitary confinement 48A[75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction CHAPTER IV : GENERAL EXCEPTIONS 76. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law 77. Act of Judge when acting judicially 78. Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court 79. Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law 80. Accident in doing a lawful act 81. Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm 82. Act of a child under seven years of age 83. Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding 84. Act of a person of-unsound mind 85. Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will 86. Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated 87. Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent 88. Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit 89. Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian 90. Consent known to be given under fear or misconception 91. Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused 92. Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent 93. Communication made in good faith 94. Act to which a person is compelled by threats 95. Act causing slight harm 96. Things done in private defence 97. Right of private defence of the body and of property 98. Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc. 99. Acts against which there is no right of private defence 100. When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death 101. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death 102. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body 103. When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death 104. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death 105. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property 106. Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person CHAPTER V :OF ABETMENT 107. Abetment of a thing 108. Abettor
52[108A.
Abetment in India of offences outside India 110. Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor 111. Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done 112. Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done 113. Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor 114. Abettor present when offence is committed 115. Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life-if offence not committed 116. Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment-if offence be not committed 117. Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons 118. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life 119. Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent 120. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment 32[CHAPTER VA : CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY 120A. Definition of criminal conspiracy 32[120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy CHAPTER VI : OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE 121. "Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India 56[121A. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121 122. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India 123. Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war 124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power 71[124A. Sedition 125. Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India 126. Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India 127. Receiving property taken by war on depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126- 128. Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape 129. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape 130. Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner CHAPTER VII : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY ,74[NAVY AND AIR FORCE] 131. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty 132. Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof 133. Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office 134. Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed 135. Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman 136. Harbouring deserter
137. Deserter
concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master [Section 138A. titled "Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service" repealed by the Amending Act, 1934 (35 of 1934)] 139. Persons subject to certain Acts 140. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman CHAPTER VIII : OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY 141.Unlawful assembly 142. Being member of unlawful assembly 143. Punishment 144. Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon 145. Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse 146. Rioting 147. Punishment for rioting 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object 150. Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly 151. Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse 152. Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. 153. Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed 88[153A. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony 89[153B. Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration 154. Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held 155. Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed 156. Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed 157. Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly 158. Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot 159. Affray 160. Punishment for committing affray CHAPTER IX : OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS [Sections 161. To 165A. repealed by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988)] 166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person 167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury 168. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade 169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property 170. Personating a public servant 171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent 90[CHAPTER IXA : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS 171A. "Candidate", "Electoral right" defined 171B. Bribery 171C. Undue influence at elections 171D. Personation at elections 171E. Punishment for bribery 171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election 171G. False statement in connection with an election 171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election 171I. Failure to keep election accounts CHAPTER X : OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS 172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding 173. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof 174. Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant 175. Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it 176. Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it 177. Furnishing false information 178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it 179.Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question 180. Refusing to sign statement 181. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation 100[182. False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person 183. Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant 184. Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant 185. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant 186. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions 187. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance 188. Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 189. Threat of injury to public servant 190. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant CHAPTER XI : OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE 191. Giving false evidence 192. Fabricating false evidence 193. Punishment for false evidence 194. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence 195. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment 196. Using evidence known to be false 197. Issuing or signing false certificate 198. Using as true a certificate known to be false
199. False
statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender 202. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform 203. Giving false information respecting an offence committed 204. Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence 205. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution 206. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution 207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution 208. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due 209. Dishonestly making false claim in Court 210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due 211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure 212. Harbouring offender 213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment 214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc 216. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered 108[216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits [216B. Definition of "harbour" in sections 212, 216 and 216A: Repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1942 (8 of 1942)] 217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture 218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law 221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed 223. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person 122[225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for 225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for [226. Unlawful return from transportation: Repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1995, w.e.f. 1st. January, 1956 227. Violation of condition of remission of punishment 228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding 123[228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc 229. Personation of a juror or assessor CHAPTER XII : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS 230. "Coin" defined 231. Counterfeiting coin 232. Counterfeiting Indian coin 233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin 234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin 235. Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin 236. Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin 237. Import or export of counterfeit coin 238. Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin 239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit 240. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit 241. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit 242. Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof- 243. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof 244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law 245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint 246. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin 247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin 248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description 249. Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description 250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered 251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered 252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof- 253. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof- 254. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp 256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp 257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp 258. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp 259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp 260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit 261. Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government 262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used 263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used 131[263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps CHAPTER XIII : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 264. Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing 265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure 266. Being in possession of false weight or measure 267. Making or selling false weight or measure CHAPTER XIV : OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS 268. Public nuisance 269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 271. Disobedience to quarantine rule 272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale 273. Sale of noxious food or drink 274. Adulteration of drugs 275. Sale of adulterated drugs 276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation 277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir 278. Making atmosphere noxious to health 279. Rash driving or riding on a public way 280. Rash navigation of vessel 281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy 282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel- 283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation 284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance 285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter 286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance 287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery 288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings 289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for 291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue 137[292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc. _
292A. Printing,
etc., of grossly indecent or scurrilous matter or matter intended for
blackmail 141[294. Obscene acts and songs 120[294A. Keeping lottery office CHAPTER XV : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION 295. Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class 145[295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs 296. Disturbing religious assembly 297. Trespassing on burial places, etc 298. Uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person- CHAPTER XVI : OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY 299. Culpable homicide 300. Murder 301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended 302. Punishment for murder 303. Punishment for murder by life-convict 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder 120[304A. Causing death by negligence 149[304B. Dowry death 305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person 306. Abetment of suicide 307. Attempt to murder 308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide 309. Attempt to commit suicide 310. Thug 311. Punishment 312. Causing miscarriage 313. Causing miscarriage without woman's consent 314. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage 315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth 316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide 317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it 318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body 319. Hurt 320. Grievous hurt 321. Voluntarily causing hurt 322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt 323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means - 327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act 328. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc. with intent to commit an offence 329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act 330. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
331. Voluntarily
causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of
property 333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty 334. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation 335. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation 336. Act endangering life or personal safety of others 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others 339. Wrongful restraint 340. Wrongful confinement 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint 342. Punishment for wrongful confinement 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days 345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued 346. Wrongful confinement in secret 347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act 348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property 349. Force 350. Criminal force 351. Assault 352. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation 353. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty 354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. 355. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation 356. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person 357. Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person 358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation 359. Kidnapping 360.Kidnapping from India- 361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship 362. Abduction 363. Punishment for kidnapping 157[363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder 158[364A. Kidnapping for ransom, etc 365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person 366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc 160[366A. Procuration of minor girl 160[366B. Importation of girl from foreign country 367. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc 368. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
369. Kidnapping
or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person 371. Habitual dealing in slaves 372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc 373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc 374. Unlawful compulsory labour 167[375. Rape 167[376. Punishment for rape 167[376A. Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation 376B. Intercourse by public servant with woman in his custody 167[376C. Intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc 167[376D. Intercourse by any member of the management or staff of a hospital with any woman in that hospital 377. Unnatural offences CHAPTER XVII: OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY 378. Theft 379. Punishment for theft 380. Theft in dwelling house, etc 381. Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master 382. Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft 383. Extortion 384. Punishment for extortion 385. Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion 386. Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt to 387. Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion 388. Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc 389. Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion 390. Robbery 391. Dacoity 392. Punishment for robbery 393. Attempt to commit robbery 394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery 395. Punishment for dacoity 396. Dacoity with murder 397. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt 398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon 399. Making preparation to commit dacoity 400. Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits 401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves |