Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter II: General Explanations
Section 11: “Person”
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
The word “person” includes any Company or Association or body of persons, whether incorporated or not.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 11
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Asian Paints Limited v. Ram Babu & Another
Whether the appellant-company falls under the definition of ‘victim’ in terms of s.2(wa) r/w the proviso to s.372, CrPC or whether s.378, CrPC would prevail in the facts and circumstances; whether an appeal under the…
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Shahed Kamal & Ors. v. M/s A. Surti Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
Whether the complaint filed by the respondent makes out a case for offences punishable under Section 500 read with Section 34, IPC against the appellants.
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Religare Finvest Limited v. State of NCT of
Whether a transferee entity-a successor bank (DBS Bank) can be fastened with corporate crim inal liability for the offences which the amalgamating entity-the erst while Laxmi Vilas Bank (LVB) is accused of. Criminal Law…
- Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors.
- Vikram Singh@ Vicky &Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- M/S New Horizon Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Govt. of Pondicherry Th. Addl. Sec. & Anr.