Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter II: General Explanations

Section 24: “Dishonestly”

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024.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

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 24

• Jupally Lakshmikantha Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.
  2025 INSC 109610 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court erred in refusing to quash the proceedings u/s.420, IPC against the appellant.

• Nimai Ghosh & Ors. v. The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
  2025 INSC 81623 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  The instant criminal appeal assails the findings recorded by the High Court, thereby convicting the appellants herein u/s.302/34 of IPC and s.27 of the Arms Act, 1959. Whether the findings recorded by the High Court in…

• Shiv Kumar v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
  2022 INSC 9337 September 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Mallikarjun and Others v. State of Karnataka
  2019 INSC 8808 August 2019Disposed of
• Birla Corporation Limited v. Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited & Others
  2019 INSC 6639 May 2019Disposed of
• Shreya Singhal v. Union of India
  2015 INSC 25724 March 2015Disposed of
• The Executive Engineer and Anr. v. M/S Sri Seetaram Rice Mill
  2011 INSC 77220 October 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India Through Its Secretary Ministry of Defence v. Rabinder Singh
  2011 INSC 72729 September 2011Appeal allowed.
• M.A.A. Annamalai v. State of Karnataka & Another
  2010 INSC 50712 August 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• R. Venkatakrishnan v. Central Bureau of Investigation
  2009 INSC 10377 August 2009Disposed of
• Sudhir Shantilal Mehta v. C.B.I.
  2009 INSC 10357 August 2009Disposed of
• Kailash v. State of Rajasthan & Anr.
  2008 INSC 2833 March 2008Allowed
• Anil Ritolla@ A.K. Ritolia v. State of Bihar & Anr.
  2007 INSC 93718 September 2007Appeal(s) allowed
• A.S. Krishnan and Anr. v. State of Kerala
  2004 INSC 18017 March 2004Dismissed
• Ram Narain Popli v. Central Bureau of Investigation
  2003 INSC 1014 January 2003Disposed of