Indian Penal Code, 1860
Repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still governs offences and proceedings from before that date.
Chapter I: Introduction
- 1 Title and extent of operation of the Code 1 judgment
- 2 Punishment of offences committed within India 2 judgments
- 3 Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India 1 judgment
- 4 Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences 4 judgments
- 5 Certain laws not to be affected by this Act 2 judgments
Chapter II: General Explanations
- 6 Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions 1 judgment
- 7 Sense of expression once explained 1 judgment
- 8 Gender
- 9 Number
- 10 “Man”. “Woman” 1 judgment
- 11 “Person” 11 judgments
- 12 “Public”
- 13 [Omitted
- 14 “Servant of Government” 1 judgment
- 15 [Repealed
- 16 [Repealed
- 17 “Government” 2 judgments
- 18 “India”
- 19 “Judge” 2 judgments
- 20 “Court of Justice” 2 judgments
- 21 “Public servant” 50 judgments
- 22 “Moveable property” 2 judgments
- 23 “Wrongful gain” 8 judgments
- 24 “Dishonestly” 15 judgments
- 25 “Fraudulently” 3 judgments
- 26 “Reason to believe” 12 judgments
- 27 Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant 4 judgments
- 28 “Counterfeit” 1 judgment
- 29 “Document” 2 judgments
- 29A “Electronic record”
- 30 “Valuable security” 17 judgments
- 31 “A will”
- 32 Words referring to acts include illegal omissions 10 judgments
- 33 “Act” 6 judgments
- 34 Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention 1705 judgments
- 35 When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention 7 judgments
- 36 Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission 3 judgments
- 37 Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence 7 judgments
- 38 Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences 7 judgments
- 39 “Voluntarily” 2 judgments
- 40 “Offence” 6 judgments
- 41 “Special law” 7 judgments
- 42 “Local law” 2 judgments
- 43 “Illegal” 16 judgments
- 44 “Injury” 6 judgments
- 45 “Life” 14 judgments
- 46 “Death”
- 47 “Animal” 1 judgment
- 48 “Vessel”
- 49 “Year” 5 judgments
- 50 “Section” 1 judgment
- 51 “Oath”
- 52 “Good faith ” 9 judgments
- 52A “Harbour -“ 1 judgment
Chapter III: Of Punishments
- 53 Punishments 23 judgments
- 53A Construction of reference to transportation 3 judgments
- 54 Commutation of sentence of death 5 judgments
- 55 Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life 12 judgments
- 55A Definition of "appropriate Government" 1 judgment
- 56 [Repealed
- 57 Fractions of terms of punishment 17 judgments
- 58 [Repealed
- 59 [Repealed
- 60 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous of simple 1 judgment
- 61 [Repealed 1 judgment
- 62 [Repealed 1 judgment
- 63 Amount of fine 4 judgments
- 64 Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine 10 judgments
- 65 Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable 4 judgments
- 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 1 judgment
- 69 Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine 1 judgment
- 70 Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability 7 judgments
- 71 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences 28 judgments
- 72 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which 2 judgments
- 73 Solitary confinement 2 judgments
- 74 Limit of solitary confinement 1 judgment
- 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction 2 judgments
Chapter IV: General Exceptions
- 76 Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law 4 judgments
- 77 Act of Judge when acting judicially 3 judgments
- 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 4 judgments
- 80 Accident in doing a lawful act 3 judgments
- 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 2 judgments
- 83 Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding 2 judgments
- 84 Act of a person of unsound mind 21 judgments
- 85 Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will 4 judgments
- 86 Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated 4 judgments
- 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 4 judgments
- 89 Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian 1 judgment
- 90 Consent known to be given under fear or misconception 23 judgments
- 91 Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
- 92 Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent 5 judgments
- 93 Communication made in good faith 1 judgment
- 94 Act to which a person is compelled by threats 1 judgment
- 95 Act causing slight harm 3 judgments
Of the Right of Private Defence
- 96 Things done in private defence 26 judgments
- 97 Right of private defence of the body and of property 13 judgments
- 98 Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc 3 judgments
- 99 Acts against which there is no right of private defence 17 judgments
- 100 When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death 10 judgments
- 101 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death 5 judgments
- 102 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body 6 judgments
- 103 When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death 5 judgments
- 104 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death 1 judgment
- 105 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property 3 judgments
- 106 Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to inno cent person 14 judgments
Chapter V: Of Abetment
- 107 Abetment of a thing 73 judgments
- 108 Abettor 7 judgments
- 108A Abetment in Indian of offences outside India 1 judgment
- 109 Punishment of a abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and whe re no express provision is made for its punishment 141 judgments
- 110 Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor 1 judgment
- 111 Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done 2 judgments
- 112 Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done 1 judgment
- 113 Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor 1 judgment
- 114 Abettor present when offence is committed 107 judgments
- 115 Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.—if offence not committed 4 judgments
- 116 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.—if offence be not committed 10 judgments
- 117 Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons 4 judgments
- 118 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life 2 judgments
- 119 Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent 5 judgments
- 120 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment 88 judgments
Chapter VA: Criminalconspiracy
- 120A Definition of criminal conspiracy 34 judgments
- 120B Punishment of criminal conspiracy 835 judgments
Chapter VI: Of Offences against the State
- 121 Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against the Government of India 32 judgments
- 121A Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121 31 judgments
- 122 Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India 19 judgments
- 123 Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war 12 judgments
- 124 Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power 7 judgments
- 124A Sedition 18 judgments
- 125 Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India 1 judgment
- 126 Committing depredation on territories of power at peace with the Government of India 1 judgment
- 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 4 judgments
- 130 Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner 3 judgments
Chapter VII: 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 1 judgment
- 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 1 judgment
- 135 Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
- 136 Harbouring deserter 1 judgment
- 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 2 judgments
Chapter VIII: Of Offences against the Public Tranquillity
- 141 Unlawful assembly 68 judgments
- 142 Being member of unlawful assembly 15 judgments
- 143 Punishment 80 judgments
- 144 Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon 16 judgments
- 145 Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse 3 judgments
- 146 Rioting 9 judgments
- 147 Punishment for rioting 397 judgments
- 148 Rioting, armed with deadly weapon 575 judgments
- 149 Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object 824 judgments
- 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 2 judgments
- 153 Want only giving provocation, with intent to cause riot— if rioting be committed—if not committed 13 judgments
- 153A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence 43 judgments
- 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 1 judgment
- 153B Imputation assertions prejudicial to national integration 14 judgments
- 154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held 4 judgments
- 155 Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed 1 judgment
- 156 Liablility of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed 2 judgments
- 157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
- 158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot 2 judgments
- 159 Affray
- 160 Punishment for committing affray 2 judgments
Chapter IX: Of Offences by or Relating to Public Servants
- 161 [Repealed 79 judgments
- 162 [Repealed 2 judgments
- 163 [Repealed 3 judgments
- 164 [Repealed 4 judgments
- 165 [Repealed 31 judgments
- 165A [Repealed 20 judgments
- 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person 13 judgments
- 166A Public servant disobeying direction under law 2 judgments
- 166B Punishment for non-treatment of victim 1 judgment
- 167 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury 14 judgments
- 168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade 3 judgments
- 169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property 3 judgments
- 170 Personating a public servant 2 judgments
- 171 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent 4 judgments
Chapter IXA: Of Offences Relating to Elections
- 171A “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined
- 171B Bribery
- 171C Undue influence at elections 1 judgment
- 171D Personation at elections
- 171E Punishment for bribery 3 judgments
- 171F Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election 3 judgments
- 171G False statement in connection with an election
- 171H Illegal payments in connection with an election
- 171-I Failure to keep election accounts
Chapter X: Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants
- 172 Absconding to avoid service or summons of other proceeding 7 judgments
- 173 Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof 1 judgment
- 174 Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant 9 judgments
- 174A Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974 4 judgments
- 175 Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it 5 judgments
- 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it 8 judgments
- 177 Furnishing false information 16 judgments
- 178 Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it 3 judgments
- 179 Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question 6 judgments
- 180 Refusing to sign statement 4 judgments
- 181 False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation 10 judgments
- 182 False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person 23 judgments
- 183 Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant 1 judgment
- 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 2 judgments
- 186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions 27 judgments
- 187 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance 4 judgments
- 188 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 35 judgments
- 189 Threat of injury to public servant 4 judgments
- 190 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
Chapter XI: Of False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice
- 191 Giving false evidence 19 judgments
- 192 Fabricating false evidence 13 judgments
- 193 Punishment for false evidence 111 judgments
- 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence 5 judgments
- 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment 13 judgments
- 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence 5 judgments
- 196 Using evidence known to be false 27 judgments
- 197 Issuing or signing false certificate 5 judgments
- 198 Using as true a certificate known to be false 2 judgments
- 199 False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence 21 judgments
- 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false 11 judgments
- 201 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 427 judgments
- 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform 8 judgments
- 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed 8 judgments
- 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence 10 judgments
- 205 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution 6 judgments
- 206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution 3 judgments
- 207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution 3 judgments
- 208 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due 1 judgment
- 209 Dishonestly making false claim in Court 7 judgments
- 210 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due 2 judgments
- 211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure 19 judgments
- 212 Harbouring offender.— if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 30 judgments
- 213 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.— if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 2 judgments
- 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender- if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 3 judgments
- 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered- if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 4 judgments
- 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 14 judgments
- 218 Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture 28 judgments
- 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law 19 judgments
- 220 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law 4 judgments
- 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend 7 judgments
- 222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed 2 judgments
- 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant 4 judgments
- 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension 16 judgments
- 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person 8 judgments
- 225A Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for 1 judgment
- 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 55 judgments
- 228A Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc 20 judgments
- 229 Personation of a juror or assessor 2 judgments
- 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court 2 judgments
Chapter XII: Of Offences Relating to Coin and Government Stamps
- 230 “Coin” defined
- 231 Counterfeiting coin
- 232 Counterfeiting Indian coin 2 judgments
- 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 2 judgments
- 239 Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
- 240 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit 1 judgment
- 241 Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit 1 judgment
- 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 1 judgment
- 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 1 judgment
- 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 1 judgment
- 255 Counterfeiting Government stamp 3 judgments
- 256 Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp 2 judgments
- 257 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp 3 judgments
- 258 Sale of counterfeit Government stamp 2 judgments
- 259 Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp 2 judgments
- 260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit 2 judgments
- 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 2 judgments
- 263A Prohibition of fictitious stamps 1 judgment
Chapter XIII: Of Offences Relating to Weights and Measures
Chapter XIV: Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
- 268 Public nuisance 4 judgments
- 269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 4 judgments
- 270 Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 3 judgments
- 271 Disobedience to quarantine rule
- 272 Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale 8 judgments
- 273 Sale of noxious food or drink 5 judgments
- 274 Adulteration of drugs 2 judgments
- 275 Sale of adulterated drugs
- 276 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation 2 judgments
- 277 Fouling water of public spring or reservoir 1 judgment
- 278 Making atmosphere noxious to health
- 279 Rash driving or riding on a public way 68 judgments
- 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 2 judgments
- 286 Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance 3 judgments
- 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 1 judgment
- 290 Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for 4 judgments
- 291 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue 2 judgments
- 292 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc 23 judgments
- 293 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person 9 judgments
- 294 Obscene acts and songs 61 judgments
- 294A Keeping lottery office
Chapter XV: Of Offences Relating to Religion
- 295 Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class 6 judgments
- 295A Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs 18 judgments
- 296 Disturbing religious assembly
- 297 Trespassing on burial places, etc 5 judgments
- 298 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings 6 judgments
Chapter XVI: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Of offences affecting life
- 299 Culpable homicide 87 judgments
- 300 Murder 296 judgments
- 301 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended 7 judgments
- 302 Punishment for murder 2334 judgments
- 303 Punishment for murder by life-convict 17 judgments
- 304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder 253 judgments
- 304A Causing death by negligence 106 judgments
- 304B Dowry death 240 judgments
- 305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person 3 judgments
- 306 Abetment of suicide 211 judgments
- 307 Attempt to murder 713 judgments
- 308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide 35 judgments
- 309 Attempt to commit suicide 37 judgments
- 310 Thug
- 311 Punishment 3 judgments
- 312 Causing miscarriage 6 judgments
- 313 Causing miscarriage without woman's consent 11 judgments
- 314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage 3 judgments
- 315 Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth 1 judgment
- 316 Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide 6 judgments
- 317 Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it 1 judgment
- 318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body 1 judgment
Of Hurt
- 319 Hurt 5 judgments
- 320 Grievous hurt 18 judgments
- 321 Voluntarily causing hurt 3 judgments
- 322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt 2 judgments
- 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt 552 judgments
- 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means 369 judgments
- 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt 139 judgments
- 326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means 213 judgments
- 326A Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc 6 judgments
- 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid 2 judgments
- 327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act 9 judgments
- 328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence 24 judgments
- 329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act 6 judgments
- 330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property 17 judgments
- 331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property 4 judgments
- 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty 24 judgments
- 333 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty 11 judgments
- 334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation 2 judgments
- 335 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation 1 judgment
- 336 Act endangering life or personal safety of others 16 judgments
- 337 Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others 46 judgments
- 338 Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others 38 judgments
Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
- 339 Wrongful restraint 6 judgments
- 340 Wrongful confinement 1 judgment
- 341 Punishment for wrongful restraint 154 judgments
- 342 Punishment for wrongful confinement 128 judgments
- 343 Wrongful confinement for three or more days 13 judgments
- 344 Wrongful confinement for ten or more days 5 judgments
- 345 Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued 1 judgment
- 346 Wrongful confinement in secret 7 judgments
- 347 Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act 5 judgments
- 348 Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property 7 judgments
Of Criminal Force and Assault
- 349 Force 5 judgments
- 350 Criminal force 3 judgments
- 351 Assault 6 judgments
- 352 Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation 19 judgments
- 353 Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty 48 judgments
- 354 Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty 106 judgments
- 354A Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment 14 judgments
- 354B Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe 6 judgments
- 354C Voyeurism 3 judgments
- 354D Stalking 7 judgments
- 355 Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation 6 judgments
- 356 Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person 4 judgments
- 357 Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person 2 judgments
- 358 Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
Of Kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour
- 359 Kidnapping 5 judgments
- 360 Kidnapping from India 2 judgments
- 361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship 8 judgments
- 362 Abduction 7 judgments
- 363 Punishment for kidnapping 125 judgments
- 363A Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging 3 judgments
- 364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder 123 judgments
- 364A Kidnapping for ransom, etc 51 judgments
- 365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person 55 judgments
- 366 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc 100 judgments
- 366A Procuration of minor girl 23 judgments
- 366B Importation of girl from foreign country
- 367 Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc 13 judgments
- 368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person 15 judgments
- 369 Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person 2 judgments
- 370 Trafficking of person 8 judgments
- 370A Exploitation of a trafficked person 2 judgments
- 371 Habitual dealing in slaves 2 judgments
- 372 Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc 3 judgments
- 373 Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc 3 judgments
- 374 Unlawful compulsory labour 2 judgments
Sexual offences
- 375 Rape 67 judgments
- 376 Punishment for rape 500 judgments
- 376A Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim 19 judgments
- 376AB Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age 10 judgments
- 376B Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation 7 judgments
- 376C Sexual intercourse by a person in authority 8 judgments
- 376D Gang rape 24 judgments
- 376DA Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age 6 judgments
- 376DB Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age 18 judgments
- 376E Punishment for repeat offenders 20 judgments
Of Unnatural offences
- 377 Unnatural offences 56 judgments
Chapter XVII: Of Offences against Property
Of theft
- 378 Theft 16 judgments
- 379 Punishment for theft 87 judgments
- 380 Theft in dwelling house, etc 57 judgments
- 381 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master 10 judgments
- 382 Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft 12 judgments
Of extortion
- 383 Extortion 9 judgments
- 384 Punishment for extortion 54 judgments
- 385 Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion 9 judgments
- 386 Extortion by putting a person in fear of death on grievous hurt 20 judgments
- 387 Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion 18 judgments
- 388 Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc 2 judgments
- 389 Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion 9 judgments
Of robbery and dacoity
- 390 Robbery 4 judgments
- 391 Dacoity 4 judgments
- 392 Punishment for robbery 84 judgments
- 393 Attempt to commit robbery 5 judgments
- 394 Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery 46 judgments
- 395 Punishment for dacoity 69 judgments
- 396 Dacoity with murder 53 judgments
- 397 Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt 85 judgments
- 398 Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon 17 judgments
- 399 Making preparation to commit dacoity 8 judgments
- 400 Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits 8 judgments
- 401 Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves 1 judgment
- 402 Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity 11 judgments
Of criminal misappropriation of property
- 403 Dishonest misappropriation of property 20 judgments
- 404 Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death 24 judgments
Of criminal breach of trust
- 405 Criminal breach of trust 64 judgments
- 406 Punishment for criminal breach of trust 297 judgments
- 407 Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc 7 judgments
- 408 Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant 16 judgments
- 409 Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent 188 judgments
Of the receiving of stolen property
- 410 Stolen property 4 judgments
- 411 Dishonestly receiving stolen property 70 judgments
- 412 Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity 9 judgments
- 413 Habitually dealing in stolen property 3 judgments
- 414 Assisting in concealment of stolen property 17 judgments
Of Cheating
- 415 Cheating 62 judgments
- 416 Cheating by personation 3 judgments
- 417 Punishment for cheating 49 judgments
- 418 Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect 30 judgments
- 419 Punishment for cheating by personation 62 judgments
- 420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property 576 judgments
Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property
- 421 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditor 3 judgments
- 422 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors 1 judgment
- 423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration 10 judgments
- 424 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property 9 judgments
Of mischief
- 425 Mischief 8 judgments
- 426 Punishment for mischief 3 judgments
- 427 Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees 110 judgments
- 428 Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees 3 judgments
- 429 Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees 9 judgments
- 430 Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water 1 judgment
- 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 20 judgments
- 436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc 58 judgments
- 437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden 1 judgment
- 438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance 1 judgment
- 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 4 judgments
Of criminal trespass
- 441 Criminal trespass 7 judgments
- 442 House-trespass 2 judgments
- 443 Lurking house-trespass
- 444 Lurking house-trespass by night 1 judgment
- 445 House-breaking
- 446 House-breaking by night 1 judgment
- 447 Punishment for criminal trespass 73 judgments
- 448 Punishment for house-trespass 48 judgments
- 449 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death 37 judgments
- 450 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life 33 judgments
- 451 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment 10 judgments
- 452 House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint 120 judgments
- 453 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking 1 judgment
- 454 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment 10 judgments
- 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 5 judgments
- 457 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment 27 judgments
- 458 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint 9 judgments
- 459 Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking 2 judgments
- 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 22 judgments
- 461 Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property 3 judgments
- 462 Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody 3 judgments
Chapter XVIII: Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks
- 463 Forgery 22 judgments
- 464 Making a false document 20 judgments
- 465 Punishment for forgery 76 judgments
- 466 Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc 25 judgments
- 467 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc 235 judgments
- 468 Forgery for purpose of cheating 319 judgments
- 469 Forgery for purpose of harming reputation 24 judgments
- 470 Forged document 4 judgments
- 471 Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record 322 judgments
- 472 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467 7 judgments
- 473 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise 5 judgments
- 474 Having possession of document described in sections 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it genuine 16 judgments
- 475 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material 7 judgments
- 476 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material 12 judgments
- 477 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security 14 judgments
- 477A Falsification of accounts 60 judgments
Of property and other marks
- 478 [Repealed 1 judgment
- 479 Property mark 4 judgments
- 480 [Repealed
- 481 Using a false property mark
- 482 Punishment for using a false property mark 1 judgment
- 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 3 judgments
- 487 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
- 488 Punishment for making use of any such false mark 1 judgment
- 489 Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
Of currency-notes and bank-notes
- 489A Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes 3 judgments
- 489B Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes 5 judgments
- 489C Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes 5 judgments
- 489D Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes 1 judgment
- 489E Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
Chapter XIX: Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service
Chapter XX: Of Offences Relating to Marriage
- 493 Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage 12 judgments
- 494 Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife 38 judgments
- 495 Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted 13 judgments
- 496 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage 4 judgments
- 497 Adultery 15 judgments
- 498 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman 31 judgments
Chapter XXA: Of Cruelty by Husband or Relatives of Husband
Chapter XXI: Of Defamation
- 499 Defamation 45 judgments
- 500 Punishment for defamation 52 judgments
- 501 Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory 9 judgments
- 502 Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter 7 judgments
Chapter XXII: Or Criminal Intimidation, Insult and Annoyance
- 503 Criminal intimidation 13 judgments
- 504 Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace 188 judgments
- 505 Statements conducing to public mischief 24 judgments
- 506 Punishment for criminal intimidation 424 judgments
- 507 Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication 6 judgments
- 508 Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure 2 judgments
- 509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman 47 judgments
- 510 Misconduct in public by a drunken person 2 judgments
Chapter XXIII: Of Attempts to Commit Offences
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.