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Indian Penal Code (IPC Sections 1-267) 1860

Indian Penal Code 1860

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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 [Repealed.].

Section 16 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]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

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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