Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter IX: Of Offences by or Relating to Public Servants

Section 163: [Repealed

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024.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.

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 163

• State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors.
  2017 INSC 14314 February 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Mrs. Priyankasrivastavaandanother v. State of U.P.And Others
  2015 INSC 23919 March 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Munilal Mochi v. State of Bihar & Anr.
  2011 INSC 51221 July 2011Partly allowed. .
• Mahendra Singh Chotelal Bhargad v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
  1997 INSC 81512 December 1997Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India and Anr. v. W.N. Chadha
  1992 INSC 34717 December 1992Appeal(s) allowed
• Janta Dal Etc. Etc. v. H.S. Chowdhary and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1992 INSC 22628 August 1992Disposed of
• The Janata Dal & Ors. Etc. v. H.S. Chowdhary & Ors. Etc.
  1991 INSC 21027 August 1991Dismissed
• K. Veeraswami v. Union of India and Others
  1991 INSC 16325 July 1991Dismissed