Indian Penal Code (Section 268-511)

CHAPTER XIV – OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCYAND MORALS (S. 268-294A)

Section 268 Indian Penal Code – Public nuisance.

Section 269 Indian Penal Code – Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.

Section 270 Indian Penal Code – . Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.

Section 271 Indian Penal Code – Disobedience to quarantine rule.

Section 272 Indian Penal Code – . Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.

Section 273 Indian Penal Code – Sale of noxious food or drink.

Section 274 Indian Penal Code – Adulteration of drugs.

Section 275 Indian Penal Code – Sale of adulterated drugs.

Section 276 Indian Penal Code – . Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation

Section 277 Indian Penal Code – Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.

Section 278 Indian Penal Code – Making atmosphere noxious to health.

Section 279 Indian Penal Code – Rash driving or riding on a public way.

Section 280 Indian Penal Code – . Rash navigation of vessel.

Section 281 Indian Penal Code – Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy

Section 282 Indian Penal Code – Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.

Section 283 Indian Penal Code – . Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.

Section 284 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.

Section 285 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.

Section 286 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.

Section 287 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.

Section 288 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings.

Section 289 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to animal.

Section 290 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.

Section 291 Indian Penal Code – Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.

Section 292 Indian Penal Code – Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.

Section 293 Indian Penal Code – Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person

Section 294 Indian Penal Code – Obscene acts and songs.

Section 294A Indian Penal Code – Keeping lottery office.

CHAPTER XV – OF OFFENCESRELATING TO RELIGION (S. 295-298)

Section 295 Indian Penal Code – Injuring or defiling place of work ship, with intent to insult the religion of any class.

Section 295A Indian Penal Code – Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.

Section 296 Indian Penal Code – Disturbing religious assembly

Section 297 Indian Penal Code – Trespassing on burial places, etc

Section 298 Indian Penal Code – Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings.

CHAPTER XVI – OF OFFENCESAFFECTINGTHE HUMAN BODY (S. 299-377)

Of offences affecting life

Section 299 Indian Penal Code – Culpable homicide

Section 300 Indian Penal Code – Murder.
When culpable homicide is not murder.

Section 301 Indian Penal Code – Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended

Section 302 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for murder.

Section 303 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for murder by life-convict.

Section 304 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Section 304A Indian Penal Code – Causing death by negligence.

Section 304B Indian Penal Code – Dowry death.

Section 305 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.

Section 306 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of suicide.

Section 307 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to murder.
Attempts by life-convicts

Section 308 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit culpable homicide.

Section 309 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit suicide.

Section 310 Indian Penal Code – Thug

Section 311 Indian Penal Code – Punishment

Of the causing of Miscarriage, of Injuries to unborn Children, of the Exposure of Infants, and of the concealment of Births

Section 312 Indian Penal Code – Causing miscarriage.

Section 313 Indian Penal Code – Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.

Section 314 Indian Penal Code – Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. if act done without woman’s consent.

Section 315 Indian Penal Code – Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth

Section 316 Indian Penal Code – Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide

Section 317 Indian Penal Code – Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it.

Section 318 Indian Penal Code – Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.

Of Hurt

Section 319 Indian Penal Code – Hurt

Section 320 Indian Penal Code – Grievous hurt

Section 321 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt.

Section 322 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

Section 323 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.

Section 324 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.

Section 325 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

Section 326 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.

Section 326A Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.

Section 326B Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.

Section 327 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.

Section 328 Indian Penal Code – . Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence

Section 329 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.

Section 330 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.

Section 331 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.

Section 332 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty

Section 333 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.

Section 334 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation.

Section 335 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation.

Section 336 Indian Penal Code – Act endangering life or personal safety of others

Section 337 Indian Penal Code – Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

Section 338 Indian Penal Code – . Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others.

Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

Section 339 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful restraint

Section 340 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement

Section 341 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for wrongful restraint.

Section 342 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for wrongful confinement

Section 343 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement for three or more days.

Section 344 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement for ten or more days

Section 345 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued.

Section 346 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement in secret.

Section 347 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

Section 348 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property

Of Criminal Force and Assault

Section 349 Indian Penal Code – Force

Section 350 Indian Penal Code – Criminal force.

Section 351 Indian Penal Code – Assault.

Section 352 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.

Section 353 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.

Section 354 Indian Penal Code – Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.

Section 354A Indian Penal Code – Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.

Section 354B Indian Penal Code – Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.

Section 354C Indian Penal Code – Voyeurism.

Section 354D Indian Penal Code – Stalking.

Section 355 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.

Section 356 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.

Section 357 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person.

Section 358 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.

Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour

Section 359 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping.

Section 360 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping from India

Section 361 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.

Section 362 Indian Penal Code – Abduction.

Section 363 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for kidnapping

Section 363A Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging

Section 364 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.

Section 364A Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping for ransom, etc.

Section 365 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person.

Section 366 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.

Section 366A Indian Penal Code – Procuration of minor girl.

Section 366B Indian Penal Code – Importation of girl from foreign country

Section 367 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.

Section 368 Indian Penal Code – Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.

Section 369 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person.

Section 370 Indian Penal Code – Trafficking of person

Section 370A Indian Penal Code – Exploitation of a trafficked person

Section 371 Indian Penal Code – Habitual dealing in slaves.

Section 372 Indian Penal Code – . Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

Section 373 Indian Penal Code – Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

Section 374 Indian Penal Code – Unlawful compulsory labour.

Sexual offences

Section 375 Indian Penal Code – Rape.

Section 376 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for rape.

Section 376A Indian Penal Code – Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.

Section 376AB Indian Penal Code – Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age.

Section 376B Indian Penal Code – Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.

Section 376C Indian Penal Code – Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.

Section 376D Indian Penal Code – Gang rape.

Section 376DA Indian Penal Code – Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age.

Section 376DB Indian Penal Code – Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age.

Section 376E Indian Penal Code – Punishment for repeat offenders.

Of Unnatural offences

Section 377 Indian Penal Code – Unnatural offences

CHAPTER XVII – OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY (S. 378-462)

Of Theft

Section 378 Indian Penal Code – Theft

Section 379 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for theft.

Section 380 Indian Penal Code – Theft in dwelling house, etc.

Section 381 Indian Penal Code – Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master

Section 382 Indian Penal Code – Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft.

Of Extortion

Section 383 Indian Penal Code – . Extortion.

Section 384 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for extortion

Section 385 Indian Penal Code – Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion

Section 386 Indian Penal Code – Extortion by putting a person in fear of death on grievous hurt.

Section 387 Indian Penal Code – Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion

Section 388 Indian Penal Code – Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc.

Section 389 Indian Penal Code – Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion.

Of Robbery and Dacoity

Section 390 Indian Penal Code – Robbery.
When theft is robbery.
When extortion is robbery.

Section 391 Indian Penal Code – Dacoity

Section 392 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for robbery.

Section 393 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit robbery.

Section 394 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery

Section 395 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for dacoity.

Section 396 Indian Penal Code – Dacoity with murder.

Section 397 Indian Penal Code – Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt

Section 398 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.

Section 399 Indian Penal Code – Making preparation to commit dacoity.

Section 400 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits

Section 401 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves.

Section 402 Indian Penal Code – Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity.

Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property

Section 403 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest misappropriation of property.

Section 404 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death

Of Criminal Breach of Trust

Section 405 Indian Penal Code – . Criminal breach of trust

Section 406 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for criminal breach of trust.

Section 407 Indian Penal Code – Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.

Section 408 Indian Penal Code – Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant.

Section 409 Indian Penal Code – . Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent.

Of the Receiving of Stolen Property

Section 410 Indian Penal Code – Stolen property

Section 411 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly receiving stolen property

Section 412 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity.

Section 413 Indian Penal Code – Habitually dealing in stolen property

Section 414 Indian Penal Code – Assisting in concealment of stolen property

Of Cheating

Section 415 Indian Penal Code – Cheating.

Section 416 Indian Penal Code – Cheating by personation

Section 417 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for cheating

Section 418 Indian Penal Code – Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect

Section 419 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for cheating by personation.

Section 420 Indian Penal Code – Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property

Section 421 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditor.

Section 422 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.

Section 423 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.

Section 424 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.

Of Mischief

Section 425 Indian Penal Code – Mischief

Section 426 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for mischief

Section 427 Indian Penal Code – Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.

Section 428 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees.

Section 429 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees.

Section 430 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water.

Section 431 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel.

Section 432 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.

Section 433 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark.

Section 434 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority.

Section 435 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce ) ten rupees.

Section 436 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.

Section 437 Indian Penal Code – Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.

Section 438 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance.

Section 439 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc

Section 440 Indian Penal Code – Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt.

Of Criminal Trespass

Section 441 Indian Penal Code – Criminal trespass

Section 442 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass.

Section 443 Indian Penal Code – . Lurking house-trespass

Section 444 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass by night

Section 445 Indian Penal Code – House-breaking

Section 446 Indian Penal Code – House-breaking by night.

Section 447 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for criminal trespass

Section 448 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for house-trespass

Section 449 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death.

Section 450 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life.

Section 451 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

Section 452 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.

Section 453 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.

Section 454 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

Section 455 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.

Section 456 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night.

Section 457 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

Section 458 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint.

Section 459 Indian Penal Code – Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking

Section 460 Indian Penal Code – All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous
hurt caused by one of them

Section 461 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property

Section 462 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody

CHAPTER XVIII – OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS (S. 463-489E)

Section 463 Indian Penal Code – Forgery.

Section 464 Indian Penal Code – Making a false document

Section 465 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for forgery.

Section 466 Indian Penal Code – Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.

Section 467 Indian Penal Code – Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

Section 468 Indian Penal Code – Forgery for purpose of cheating.

Section 469 Indian Penal Code – Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.

Section 470 Indian Penal Code – Forged document.

Section 471 Indian Penal Code – Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record

Section 472 Indian Penal Code – Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467.

Section 473 Indian Penal Code – Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise.

Section 474 Indian Penal Code – Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.

Section 475 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit
marked material.

Section 476 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.

Section 477 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security

Section 477A Indian Penal Code – Falsification of accounts

Of Property and Other Marks

Section 478 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]

Section 479 Indian Penal Code – Property mark.

Section 480 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]

Section 481 Indian Penal Code – Using a false property mark.

Section 482 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for using a false property mark.

Section 483 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting a property mark used by another.

Section 484 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant

Section 485 Indian Penal Code – Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.

Section 486 Indian Penal Code – Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark

Section 487 Indian Penal Code – Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.

Section 488 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for making use of any such false mark.

Section 489 Indian Penal Code – Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.

Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes

Section 489A Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.

Section 489B Indian Penal Code – Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489C Indian Penal Code – Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes

Section 489D Indian Penal Code – Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.

Section 489E Indian Penal Code – Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.

CHAPTER XIX – OF THE CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE (S. 490-492)

Section 490 Indian Penal Code – . [Repealed.].

Section 491 Indian Penal Code – Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.

Section 492 Indian Penal Code – . [Repealed.].

CHAPTER XX – OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE (S. 493-498)

Section 493 Indian Penal Code – Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

Section 494 Indian Penal Code – Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife.

Section 495 Indian Penal Code – Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted

Section 496 Indian Penal Code – Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.

Section 497 Indian Penal Code – Adultery.

Section 498 Indian Penal Code – Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.

CHAPTER XXA – OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND (S. 498A)

Section 498A Indian Penal Code – Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

CHAPTER XXI – OF DEFAMATION (S. 499-502)

Section 499 Indian Penal Code – Defamation.
Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published.
Public conduct of public servants.
Conduct of any person touching any public question.
Publication of reports of proceedings of Courts.
Merits of case decided in Court or conduct of witnesses and others concerned.
Merits of public performance.
Censure passed in good faith by person having lawful authority over another.
Accusation preferred in good faith to authorised person.
Imputation made in good faith by person for protection of his or other’s interests.
Caution intended for good of person to whom conveyed or for public good.

Section 500 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for defamation.

Section 501 Indian Penal Code – Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory

Section 502 Indian Penal Code – Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter.

CHAPTER XXII – OR CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULTAND ANNOYANCE (S. 503-510)

Section 503 Indian Penal Code – Criminal intimidation.

Section 504 Indian Penal Code – Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace.

Section 505 Indian Penal Code – Statements conducing to public mischief.
Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes.
Offence under sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc.

Section 506 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for criminal intimidation.
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.

Section 507 Indian Penal Code – Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.

Section 508 Indian Penal Code – Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure.

Section 509 Indian Penal Code – Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.

Section 510 Indian Penal Code – Misconduct in public by a drunken person.

CHAPTER XXIII – OF ATTEMPTS OF COMMIT OFFENCES (S. 511)

Section 511 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.

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Indian Penal Code 1860

List of Sections

CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION (S. 1-5)

Preamble.—WHEREAS it is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for [India]; It is enacted as follows:—

Section 1 Indian Penal Code – Title and extent of operation of the Code.

Section 2 Indian Penal Code – Punishment of offences committed within India.

Section 3 Indian Penal Code – Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India.

Section 4 Indian Penal Code – Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.

Section 5 Indian Penal Code – Certain laws not to be affected by this Act.

CHAPTER II – GENERAL EXPLANATIONS (S. 6-52A)

Section 6 Indian Penal Code – Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.

Section 7 Indian Penal Code – Sense of expression once explained

Section 8 Indian Penal Code – Gender.

Section 9 Indian Penal Code – Number.

Section 10 Indian Penal Code – “Man”. “Woman”

Section 11 Indian Penal Code – “Person”

Section 12 Indian Penal Code – “Public”.

Section 13 Indian Penal Code -. [Omitted.].

Section 14 Indian Penal Code – “Servant of Government”

Section 15 Indian Penal Code – . [Repealed.].

Section 16 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]

Section 17 Indian Penal Code – “Government”

Section 18 Indian Penal Code – “India”.

Section 19 Indian Penal Code – “Judge”.

Section 20 Indian Penal Code – “Court of Justice”.

Section 21 Indian Penal Code – “Public servant”.

Section 22 Indian Penal Code – “Moveable property”.

Section 23 Indian Penal Code – “Wrongful gain”. “Wrongful loss”. Gaining wrongfully/ Losing wrongfully.

Section 24 Indian Penal Code – “Dishonestly”.

Section 25 Indian Penal Code – “Fraudulently”.

Section 26 Indian Penal Code – “Reason to believe”

Section 27 Indian Penal Code – Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant.

Section 28 Indian Penal Code – “Counterfeit”.

Section 29 Indian Penal Code – “Document”

Section 29A Indian Penal Code – “Electronic record”

Section 30 Indian Penal Code – “Valuable security”

Section 31 Indian Penal Code – “A will”.

Section 32 Indian Penal Code – Words referring to acts include illegal omissions

Section 33 Indian Penal Code – “Act”. “Omission”.

Section 34 Indian Penal Code – Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Section 35 Indian Penal Code – When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention.

Section 36 Indian Penal Code – Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission.

Section 37 Indian Penal Code – Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence.

Section 38 Indian Penal Code – Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences.

Section 39 Indian Penal Code – “Voluntarily”

Section 40 Indian Penal Code – “Offence”

Section 41 Indian Penal Code – “Special law”

Section 42 Indian Penal Code – “Local law”.

Section 43 Indian Penal Code – “Illegal”. “Legally bound to do”.

Section 44 Indian Penal Code – “Injury”.

Section 45 Indian Penal Code – “Life”

Section 46 Indian Penal Code – “Death”.

Section 47 Indian Penal Code – “Animal”

Section 48 Indian Penal Code – “Vessel”.

Section 49 Indian Penal Code – “Year”. “Month”.

Section 50 Indian Penal Code – “Section”.

Section 51 Indian Penal Code – “Oath”.

Section 52 Indian Penal Code – “Good faith”

Section 52A Indian Penal Code – “Harbour-“

CHAPTER III – OF PUNISHMENTS (S. 53-75)

Section 53 Indian Penal Code – Punishments

Section 53A Indian Penal Code – Construction of reference to transportation.

Section 54 Indian Penal Code – Commutation of sentence of death.

Section 55 Indian Penal Code – Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life.

Section 55A Indian Penal Code – Definition of “appropriate Government”

Section 56 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]

Section 57 Indian Penal Code – Fractions of terms of punishment.

Section 58 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 59 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 60 Indian Penal Code – Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous of simple.

Section 61 Indian Penal Code – . [Repealed.].

Section 62 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 63 Indian Penal Code – Amount of fine

Section 64 Indian Penal Code – Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.

Section 65 Indian Penal Code – Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable.

Section 66 Indian Penal Code – Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.

Section 67 Indian Penal Code – Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

Section 68 Indian Penal Code – Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine.

Section 69 Indian Penal Code – Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine

Section 70 Indian Penal Code – Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability.

Section 71 Indian Penal Code – . Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences

Section 72 Indian Penal Code – Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that is doubtful of which.

Section 73 Indian Penal Code – Solitary confinement.

Section 74 Indian Penal Code – Limit of solitary confinement.

Section 75 Indian Penal Code – Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction.

CHAPTER IV – GENERAL EXCEPTIONS (S. 76-106)

Section 76 Indian Penal Code – Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law

Section 77 Indian Penal Code – Act of Judge when acting judicially.

Section 78 Indian Penal Code – Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court.

Section 79 Indian Penal Code – Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law.

Section 80 Indian Penal Code – Accident in doing a lawful act.

Section 81 Indian Penal Code – Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.

Section 82 Indian Penal Code – Act of a child under seven years of age.

Section 83 Indian Penal Code – Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding.

Section 84 Indian Penal Code – Act of a person of unsound mind.

Section 85 Indian Penal Code – Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.

Section 86 Indian Penal Code – Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.

Section 87 Indian Penal Code – Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.

Section 88 Indian Penal Code – Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit.

Section 89 Indian Penal Code – Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian. Provisos.

Section 90 Indian Penal Code – Consent known to be given under fear or misconception. Consent of insane person. Consent of child.

Section 91 Indian Penal Code – Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.

Section 92 Indian Penal Code – Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent. Provisos.

Section 93 Indian Penal Code – Communication made in good faith.

Section 94 Indian Penal Code – Act to which a person is compelled by threats.

Section 95 Indian Penal Code – Act causing slight harm.

Of the Right of Private Defense

Section 96 Indian Penal Code – Things done in private defence

Section 97 Indian Penal Code – Right of private defence of the body and of property.

Section 98 Indian Penal Code – Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind. etc.

Section 99 Indian Penal Code – Acts against which there is no right of private defence. Extent to which the right may be exercised.

Section 100 Indian Penal Code – When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death.

Section 101 Indian Penal Code – When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.

Section 102 Indian Penal Code – Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body.

Section 103 Indian Penal Code – When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death.

Section 104 Indian Penal Code – When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.

Section 105 Indian Penal Code – Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property

Section 106 Indian Penal Code – Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person.

CHAPTER V – OF ABETMENT (S. 107-120)

Section 107 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of a thing.

Section 108 Indian Penal Code – .Abettor.

Section 108A Indian Penal Code – Abetment in Indian of offences outside India

Section 109 Indian Penal Code – Punishment of a abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and when no express provision is made for its punishment.

Section 110 Indian Penal Code – Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.

Section 111 Indian Penal Code – .Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.

Section 112 Indian Penal Code – Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done .

Section 113 Indian Penal Code – Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor.

Section 114 Indian Penal Code – Abettor present when offence is committed.

Section 115 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.—if offence not committed. if act causing harm be done in consequence.

Section 116 Indian Penal Code – 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.

Section 117 Indian Penal Code – Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons.

Section 118 Indian Penal Code – Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
If offence be committed;
if offence be not committed.

Section 119 Indian Penal Code – Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
if offence be committed;
if offence be punishable with death, etc.
if offence be not committed.

Section 120 Indian Penal Code – Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
if offence be committed;
if offence be not committed.

CHAPTER VA – CRIMINALCONSPIRACY (S. 120A-120B)

Section 120A Indian Penal Code – Definition of criminal conspiracy

Section 120B Indian Penal Code – Punishment of criminal conspiracy.

CHAPTER VI – OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE (S. 121-130)

Section 121 Indian Penal Code – Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India.

Section 121A Indian Penal Code – Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121.

Section 122 Indian Penal Code – Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India.

Section 123 Indian Penal Code – Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.

Section 124 Indian Penal Code – Assaulting President. Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.

Section 124A Indian Penal Code – Sedition

Section 125 Indian Penal Code – Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India

Section 126 Indian Penal Code – Committing depredation on territories of power at peace with the Government of India

Section 127 Indian Penal Code – Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126.

Section 128 Indian Penal Code – Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.

Section 129 Indian Penal Code – Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.

Section 130 Indian Penal Code – Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.

CHAPTER VII – OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVYAND AIR FORCE (S. 131-140)

Section 131 Indian Penal Code – Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.

Section 132 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.

Section 133 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office.

Section 134 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed.

Section 135 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.

Section 136 Indian Penal Code – Harbouring deserter.

Section 137 Indian Penal Code – Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.

Section 138 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.

Section 138A Indian Penal Code – . [Repealed.].

Section 139 Indian Penal Code – Persons subject to certain Acts.

Section 140 Indian Penal Code – Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.

CHAPTER VIII – OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY (S. 141-160)

Section 141 Indian Penal Code – Unlawful assembly.

Section 142 Indian Penal Code – Being member of unlawful assembly

Section 143 Indian Penal Code – Punishment.

Section 144 Indian Penal Code – Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon.

Section 145 Indian Penal Code – Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse.

Section 146 Indian Penal Code – Rioting.

Section 147 Indian Penal Code – . Punishment for rioting.

Section 148 Indian Penal Code – Rioting, armed with deadly weapon

Section 149 Indian Penal Code – Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.

Section 150 Indian Penal Code – Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly.

Section 151 Indian Penal Code – Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse.

Section 152 Indian Penal Code – Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

Section 153 Indian Penal Code – Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot—if rioting be committed; if not committed.

Section 153A Indian Penal Code – Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence.
language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
Offence committed in place of worship, etc

Section 153AA Indian Penal Code – Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organizing, or holding or taking part in
any mass drill or mass training with arms.

Section 153B Indian Penal Code – Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national-integration

Section 154 Indian Penal Code – Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held.

Section 155 Indian Penal Code – Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed.

Section 156 Indian Penal Code – Liablility of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed.

Section 157 Indian Penal Code – Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly.

Section 158 Indian Penal Code – . Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot; or to go armed.

Section 159 Indian Penal Code – Affray.

Section 160 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for committing affray.

CHAPTER IX – OF OFFENCESBY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS (S. 161-171)

Section 161 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 162 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 163 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 164 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 165 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 165A Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.].

Section 166 Indian Penal Code – Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.

Section 166A Indian Penal Code – Public servant disobeying direction under law.

Section 166B Indian Penal Code – Punishment for non-treatment of victim

Section 167 Indian Penal Code – Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.

Section 168 Indian Penal Code – Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.

Section 169 Indian Penal Code – Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.

Section 170 Indian Penal Code – Personating a public servant.

Section 171 Indian Penal Code – Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.

CHAPTER IXA – OF OFFENCESRELATING TO ELECTIONS (S. 171A-171-I)

Section 171A Indian Penal Code – “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined.

Section 171B Indian Penal Code – Bribery.

Section 171C Indian Penal Code – Undue influence at elections.

Section 171D Indian Penal Code – Personation at elections

Section 171E Indian Penal Code – . Punishment for bribery

Section 171F Indian Penal Code – Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.

Section 171G Indian Penal Code – .False statement in connection with an election.

Section 171H Indian Penal Code – Illegal payments in connection with an election.

Section 171-I Indian Penal Code – Failure to keep election accounts.

CHAPTER X – OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS (S. 172-190)

Section 172 Indian Penal Code – Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding.

Section 173 Indian Penal Code – . Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.

Section 174 Indian Penal Code – Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant.

Section 174A Indian Penal Code – Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974.

Section 175 Indian Penal Code – Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it.

Section 176 Indian Penal Code – Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give i t.

Section 177 Indian Penal Code – Furnishing false information.

Section 178 Indian Penal Code – Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.

Section 179 Indian Penal Code – Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question.

Section 180 Indian Penal Code – Refusing to sign statement.

Section 181 Indian Penal Code – False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.

Section 182 Indian Penal Code – False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person.

Section 183 Indian Penal Code – Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant.

Section 184 Indian Penal Code – Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.

Section 185 Indian Penal Code – Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.

Section 186 Indian Penal Code – Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.

Section 187 Indian Penal Code – Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.

Section 188 Indian Penal Code – Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.

Section 189 Indian Penal Code – Threat of injury to public servant.

Section 190 Indian Penal Code – Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.

CHAPTER XI – OF FLSEEVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE (S. 191-229A)

Section 191 Indian Penal Code – Giving false evidence.

Section 192 Indian Penal Code – Fabricating false evidence

Section 193 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for false evidence.

Section 194 Indian Penal Code – Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence.
if innocent person be thereby convicted and executed.

Section 195 Indian Penal Code – Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life
or imprisonment.

Section 195A Indian Penal Code – Threatening any person to give false evidence.

Section 196 Indian Penal Code – Using evidence known to be false.

Section 197 Indian Penal Code – Issuing or signing false certificate

Section 198 Indian Penal Code – Using as true a certificate known to be false

Section 199 Indian Penal Code – False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.

Section 200 Indian Penal Code – Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.

Section 201 Indian Penal Code – Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information, to screen offender—
if a capital offence;
if punishable with imprisonment for life;
if punishable with less than ten Years’ imprisonment

Section 202 Indian Penal Code – Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform.

Section 203 Indian Penal Code – Giving false information respecting an offence committed.

Section 204 Indian Penal Code – Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence.

Section 205 Indian Penal Code – False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.

Section 206 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.

Section 207 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.

Section 208 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.

Section 209 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly making false claim in Court.

Section 210 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.

Section 211 Indian Penal Code – False charge of offence made with intent to injure.

Section 212 Indian Penal Code – Harbouring offender.—
if a capital offence;
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment

Section 213 Indian Penal Code – Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.—
if a capital offence;
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment

Section 214 Indian Penal Code – Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offenderif a capital offence;
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment.

Section 215 Indian Penal Code – Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.

Section 216 Indian Penal Code – Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordered –
if a capital offence;
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment.

Section 216A Indian Penal Code – Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.

Section 216B Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]

Section 217 Indian Penal Code – . Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

Section 218 Indian Penal Code – Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from
forfeiture.

Section 219 Indian Penal Code – Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law

Section 220 Indian Penal Code – . Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.

Section 221 Indian Penal Code – . Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend.

Section 222 Indian Penal Code – Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully
committed.

Section 223 Indian Penal Code – Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.

Section 224 Indian Penal Code – Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.

Section 225 Indian Penal Code – Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.

Section 225A Indian Penal Code – Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for.

Section 225B Indian Penal Code – Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for.

Section 226 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]

Section 227 Indian Penal Code – Violation of condition of remission of punishment.

Section 228 Indian Penal Code – Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding

Section 228A Indian Penal Code – Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc.

Section 229 Indian Penal Code – Personation of a juror or assessor.

Section 229A Indian Penal Code – Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court.

CHAPTER XII – OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS (S. 230-263A)

Section 230 Indian Penal Code – “Coin” defined.
Indian coin

Section 231 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting coin

Section 232 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting Indian coin

Section 233 Indian Penal Code – Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin

Section 234 Indian Penal Code – Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin.

Section 235 Indian Penal Code – Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin:
if Indian coin.

Section 236 Indian Penal Code – Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin

Section 237 Indian Penal Code – Import or export of counterfeit coin.

Section 238 Indian Penal Code – Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin

Section 239 Indian Penal Code – Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit.

Section 240 Indian Penal Code – Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit

Section 241 Indian Penal Code – Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit.

Section 242 Indian Penal Code – Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.

Section 243 Indian Penal Code – Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.

Section 244 Indian Penal Code – Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law.

Section 245 Indian Penal Code – Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.

Section 246 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin

Section 247 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin.

Section 248 Indian Penal Code – Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description.

Section 249 Indian Penal Code – Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description.

Section 250 Indian Penal Code – Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered.

Section 251 Indian Penal Code – Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered.

Section 252 Indian Penal Code – Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof.

Section 253 Indian Penal Code – Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof

Section 254 Indian Penal Code – Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered.

Section 255 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting Government stamp.

Section 256 Indian Penal Code – Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp.

Section 257 Indian Penal Code – Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp.

Section 258 Indian Penal Code – . Sale of counterfeit Government stamp.

Section 259 Indian Penal Code – Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp.

Section 260 Indian Penal Code – Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit.

Section 261 Indian Penal Code – Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it,
with intent to cause loss to Government.

Section 262 Indian Penal Code – Using Government stamp known to have been before used.

Section 263 Indian Penal Code – Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.

Section 263A Indian Penal Code – Prohibition of fictitious stamps.

CHAPTER XIII – OF OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (S. 264-267)

Section 264 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing.

Section 265 Indian Penal Code – . Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.

Section 266 Indian Penal Code – Being In possession of false weight or measure.

Section 267 Indian Penal Code – Making or selling false weight or measure.

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See next: Indian Penal Code (Section 268-511)

Section 511 Indian Penal Code

Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment. It is under CHAPTER XXIII (OF ATTEMPTS OF COMMIT OFFENCES) of the Code.

Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment

Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with ¹ [imprisonment for life] or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with ² [imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one- half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence], or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.

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Illustrations

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(a) A makes an attempt to steal some jewels by breaking open a box, and finds after so opening the box, that there is no jewel in it. He has done an act towards the commission of theft, and therefore is guilty under this section.

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(b) A makes an attempt to pick the pocket of Z by thrusting his hand into Z’s pocket. A fails in the attempt in consequence of Z’s having nothing in his pocket. A is guilty under this section.