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Indian Penal Code
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for india
Act Id | 186045 |
Act Number | 45 |
Enactment Date | 1860-10-06 |
Act Year | 1860 |
Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Enforcement Date | 06-10-1860 |
- INTRODUCTION
- 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''
- 13 [Omitted.]
- 14 ''Servant of Government''
- 15 [Repealed.]
- 16 [Repealed .]
- 17 ''Government''
- 18 ''India''
- 19 ''Judge''
- 20 ''Court of Justice''
- 21 ''Public servant''
- 22 ''Moveable 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''
- 29A ''Electronic record''
- 30 ''Valuable security''
- 31 ''A will''
- 32 Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
- 33 ''Act''."Omission
- 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''
- 40 ''Offence''
- 41 ''Special law''
- 42 ''Local law''
- 43 ''Illegal''."Legally bound to do"
- 45 ''Life''
- 47 ''Animal''
- 48 ''Vessel''
- 49 ''Year''."Month
- 50 ''Section''
- 51 ''Oath''
- 52 ''Good faith''
- 52A ''Harbour-''
- OF PUNISHMENTS
- 53 Punishments
- 53A Construction of reference to transportation
- 54 Commutation of sentence of death
- 55 Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
- 55A Definition of "appropriate Government"
- 56 [Repealed.]
- 57 Fractions of terms of punishment
- 58 [Repealed.]
- 59 [Repealed.]
- 60 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous of simple
- 61 [Repealed.]
- 62 [Repealed.]
- 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, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability
- 71 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
- 72 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that is doubtful of which
- 73 Solitary confinement
- 74 Limit of solitary confinement
- 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
- 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
- Of the Right of Private Defense
- 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
- OF ABETMENT
- 107 Abetment of a thing
- 108 Abettor
- 108A Abetment in Indian of offences outside India
- 109 Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and when no express provision is made for its punishment
- 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.if act causing harm be done in consequence
- 116 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.—if offence be not committed.if abettor or person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent offence
- 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
- CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
- OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
- 121 Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
- 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
- 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 or 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
- OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVYAND 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
- 138 Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
- 138A [Repealed.]
- 139 Persons subject to certain Acts
- 140 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
- 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 rio
- 153A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence
- 153AA Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organizing, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms
- 153B Imputation, 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 Liablility 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; or to go armed
- 159 Affray
- 160 Punishment for committing affray
- OF OFFENCESBY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
- 161 [Repealed.]
- 162 [Repealed.]
- 163 [Repealed.]
- 164 [Repealed.]
- 165A [Repealed.]
- 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
- 166A Public servant disobeying direction under law
- 166B Punishment for non-treatment of victim
- 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
- OF OFFENCESRELATING 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
- 171-I Failure to keep election accounts
- OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
- 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons of 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
- 174A Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974
- 175 Omission to produce document to public servant by person legal ly 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
- 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
- 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
- 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence
- 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
- 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
- 201 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information, to screen offende
- 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 offende
- 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordere
- 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
- 216B Repealed
- 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
- 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 Repealed
- 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment
- 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
- 228A Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc
- 229 Personation of a juror or assessor
- 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court
- 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: if Indian 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 Indian 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 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
- 263A Prohibition of fictitious stamps
- OF OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCYAND 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
- 292 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
- 293 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
- 294 Obscene acts and songs
- 294A Keeping lottery office
- OF OFFENCESRELATING TO RELIGION
- 295 Injuring or defiling place of work ship, with intent to insult the religion of any class
- 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 offences affecting life
- 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
- 304A Causing death by negligence
- 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
- Of the causing of Miscarriage, of Injuries to unborn Children, of the Exposure of Infants, and of the concealment of Births
- 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
- Of Hurt
- 319 Hurt
- 320 Grievous hurt
- 321 Voluntarily causing hurt
- 322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
- 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 326A Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
- 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
- 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 resto ration of property
- 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- 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
- Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
- 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
- Of Criminal Force and Assault
- 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 of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
- 354A Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment
- 354B Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe
- 354C Voyeurism
- 354D Stalking
- 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
- Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour
- 359 Kidnapping
- 360 Kidnapping from India
- 361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
- 362 Abduction
- 363 Punishment for kidnapping
- 363A Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
- 364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
- 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
- 366A Procuration of minor girl
- 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
- 370 Trafficking of person
- 370A Exploitation of a trafficked 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
- Sexual offences
- 375 Rape
- 376 Punishment for rape
- 376A Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
- 376AB Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age
- 376B Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
- 376C Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
- 376D Gang rape
- 376DA Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
- 376DB Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
- 376E Punishment for repeat offenders
- Of Unnatural offences
- Of Theft
- Of Extortion
- 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 on grievous hurt
- 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
- Of Robbery and Dacoity
- 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
- 402 Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
- Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property
- Of Criminal Breach of Trust
- Of the Receiving of Stolen Property
- Of Cheating
- Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property
- 421 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditor
- 422 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
- 423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
- 424 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
- Of Mischief
- 425 Mischief
- 426 Punishment for mischief
- 427 Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
- 428 Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
- 429 Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees
- 430 Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
- 431 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
- 432 Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
- 433 Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
- 434 Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority
- 435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce ) ten rupees
- 436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc
- 437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
- 438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance
- 439 Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
- 440 Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
- Of Criminal Trespass
- 441 Criminal trespass
- 442 House-trespass
- 443 Lurking house-trespass
- 444 Lurking house-trespass by night
- 445 House-breaking
- 446 House-breaking by night
- 447 Punishment for criminal trespass
- 448 Punishment for house-trespass
- 449 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
- 450 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
- 451 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 452 House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- 453 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
- 454 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 455 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- 456 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
- 457 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 458 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
- 459 Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
- 460 All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them
- 461 Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
- 462 Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
- OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
- 463 Forgery
- 464 Making a false document
- 465 Punishment for forgery
- 466 Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
- 467 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
- 468 Forgery for purpose of cheating
- 469 Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
- 470 Forged document
- 471 Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
- 472 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467
- 473 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise
- 474 Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
- 475 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
- 476 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
- 477 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
- 477A Falsification of accounts
- Of Property and Other Marks
- 478 Repealed
- 479 Property mar
- 480 Repealed
- 481 Using a false property mar
- 482 Punishment for using a false property mark
- 483 Counterfeiting a property mark used by another
- 484 Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
- 485 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
- 486 Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
- 487 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
- 488 Punishment for making use of any such false mark
- 489 Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
- Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes
- 489A Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
- 489B Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
- 489C Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes
- 489D Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
- 489E Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
- OF THE CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE
- OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE
- 493 Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
- 494 Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife
- 495 Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
- 496 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
- 497 Adultery
- 498 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
- OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND
- OF DEFAMATION
- OR CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULTAND ANNOYANCE
- 503 Criminal intimidation
- 504 Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
- 505 Statements conducing to public mischief
- 506 Punishment for criminal intimidation
- 507 Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
- 508 Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure
- 509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
- 510 Misconduct in public by a drunken person
- OF ATTEMPTS OF COMMIT OFFENCES