Indian Penal Code (Section 268-511)
CHAPTER XIV – OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCYAND MORALS (S. 268-294A)
Section 268 Indian Penal Code – Public nuisance.
Section 269 Indian Penal Code – Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
Section 270 Indian Penal Code – . Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
Section 271 Indian Penal Code – Disobedience to quarantine rule.
Section 272 Indian Penal Code – . Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
Section 273 Indian Penal Code – Sale of noxious food or drink.
Section 274 Indian Penal Code – Adulteration of drugs.
Section 275 Indian Penal Code – Sale of adulterated drugs.
Section 276 Indian Penal Code – . Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
Section 277 Indian Penal Code – Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
Section 278 Indian Penal Code – Making atmosphere noxious to health.
Section 279 Indian Penal Code – Rash driving or riding on a public way.
Section 280 Indian Penal Code – . Rash navigation of vessel.
Section 281 Indian Penal Code – Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
Section 282 Indian Penal Code – Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
Section 283 Indian Penal Code – . Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
Section 284 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
Section 285 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
Section 286 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
Section 287 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
Section 288 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings.
Section 289 Indian Penal Code – Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
Section 290 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
Section 291 Indian Penal Code – Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
Section 292 Indian Penal Code – Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
Section 293 Indian Penal Code – Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
Section 294 Indian Penal Code – Obscene acts and songs.
Section 294A Indian Penal Code – Keeping lottery office.
CHAPTER XV – OF OFFENCESRELATING TO RELIGION (S. 295-298)
Section 295 Indian Penal Code – Injuring or defiling place of work ship, with intent to insult the religion of any class.
Section 295A Indian Penal Code – Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
Section 296 Indian Penal Code – Disturbing religious assembly
Section 297 Indian Penal Code – Trespassing on burial places, etc
Section 298 Indian Penal Code – Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings.
CHAPTER XVI – OF OFFENCESAFFECTINGTHE HUMAN BODY (S. 299-377)
Of offences affecting life
Section 299 Indian Penal Code – Culpable homicide
Section 300 Indian Penal Code – Murder.
When culpable homicide is not murder.
Section 301 Indian Penal Code – Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
Section 302 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for murder.
Section 303 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for murder by life-convict.
Section 304 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Section 304A Indian Penal Code – Causing death by negligence.
Section 304B Indian Penal Code – Dowry death.
Section 305 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.
Section 306 Indian Penal Code – Abetment of suicide.
Section 307 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to murder.
Attempts by life-convicts
Section 308 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
Section 309 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit suicide.
Section 310 Indian Penal Code – Thug
Section 311 Indian Penal Code – Punishment
Of the causing of Miscarriage, of Injuries to unborn Children, of the Exposure of Infants, and of the concealment of Births
Section 312 Indian Penal Code – Causing miscarriage.
Section 313 Indian Penal Code – Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.
Section 314 Indian Penal Code – Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. if act done without woman’s consent.
Section 315 Indian Penal Code – Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
Section 316 Indian Penal Code – Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
Section 317 Indian Penal Code – Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it.
Section 318 Indian Penal Code – Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
Of Hurt
Section 319 Indian Penal Code – Hurt
Section 320 Indian Penal Code – Grievous hurt
Section 321 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt.
Section 322 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
Section 323 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.
Section 324 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
Section 325 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
Section 326 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
Section 326A Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
Section 326B Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.
Section 327 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
Section 328 Indian Penal Code – . Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
Section 329 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
Section 330 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
Section 331 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
Section 332 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
Section 333 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
Section 334 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation.
Section 335 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation.
Section 336 Indian Penal Code – Act endangering life or personal safety of others
Section 337 Indian Penal Code – Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
Section 338 Indian Penal Code – . Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others.
Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
Section 339 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful restraint
Section 340 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement
Section 341 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for wrongful restraint.
Section 342 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for wrongful confinement
Section 343 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement for three or more days.
Section 344 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
Section 345 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued.
Section 346 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement in secret.
Section 347 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act
Section 348 Indian Penal Code – Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
Of Criminal Force and Assault
Section 349 Indian Penal Code – Force
Section 350 Indian Penal Code – Criminal force.
Section 351 Indian Penal Code – Assault.
Section 352 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
Section 353 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
Section 354 Indian Penal Code – Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
Section 354A Indian Penal Code – Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.
Section 354B Indian Penal Code – Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
Section 354C Indian Penal Code – Voyeurism.
Section 354D Indian Penal Code – Stalking.
Section 355 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.
Section 356 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.
Section 357 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person.
Section 358 Indian Penal Code – Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour
Section 359 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping.
Section 360 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping from India
Section 361 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
Section 362 Indian Penal Code – Abduction.
Section 363 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for kidnapping
Section 363A Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
Section 364 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.
Section 364A Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping for ransom, etc.
Section 365 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person.
Section 366 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
Section 366A Indian Penal Code – Procuration of minor girl.
Section 366B Indian Penal Code – Importation of girl from foreign country
Section 367 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.
Section 368 Indian Penal Code – Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.
Section 369 Indian Penal Code – Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person.
Section 370 Indian Penal Code – Trafficking of person
Section 370A Indian Penal Code – Exploitation of a trafficked person
Section 371 Indian Penal Code – Habitual dealing in slaves.
Section 372 Indian Penal Code – . Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
Section 373 Indian Penal Code – Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
Section 374 Indian Penal Code – Unlawful compulsory labour.
Sexual offences
Section 375 Indian Penal Code – Rape.
Section 376 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for rape.
Section 376A Indian Penal Code – Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
Section 376AB Indian Penal Code – Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age.
Section 376B Indian Penal Code – Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
Section 376C Indian Penal Code – Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
Section 376D Indian Penal Code – Gang rape.
Section 376DA Indian Penal Code – Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age.
Section 376DB Indian Penal Code – Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age.
Section 376E Indian Penal Code – Punishment for repeat offenders.
Of Unnatural offences
Section 377 Indian Penal Code – Unnatural offences
CHAPTER XVII – OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY (S. 378-462)
Of Theft
Section 378 Indian Penal Code – Theft
Section 379 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for theft.
Section 380 Indian Penal Code – Theft in dwelling house, etc.
Section 381 Indian Penal Code – Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
Section 382 Indian Penal Code – Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft.
Of Extortion
Section 383 Indian Penal Code – . Extortion.
Section 384 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for extortion
Section 385 Indian Penal Code – Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
Section 386 Indian Penal Code – Extortion by putting a person in fear of death on grievous hurt.
Section 387 Indian Penal Code – Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
Section 388 Indian Penal Code – Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc.
Section 389 Indian Penal Code – Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion.
Of Robbery and Dacoity
Section 390 Indian Penal Code – Robbery.
When theft is robbery.
When extortion is robbery.
Section 391 Indian Penal Code – Dacoity
Section 392 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for robbery.
Section 393 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit robbery.
Section 394 Indian Penal Code – Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
Section 395 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for dacoity.
Section 396 Indian Penal Code – Dacoity with murder.
Section 397 Indian Penal Code – Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
Section 398 Indian Penal Code – Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
Section 399 Indian Penal Code – Making preparation to commit dacoity.
Section 400 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
Section 401 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves.
Section 402 Indian Penal Code – Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity.
Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property
Section 403 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest misappropriation of property.
Section 404 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
Of Criminal Breach of Trust
Section 405 Indian Penal Code – . Criminal breach of trust
Section 406 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for criminal breach of trust.
Section 407 Indian Penal Code – Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
Section 408 Indian Penal Code – Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant.
Section 409 Indian Penal Code – . Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent.
Of the Receiving of Stolen Property
Section 410 Indian Penal Code – Stolen property
Section 411 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly receiving stolen property
Section 412 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity.
Section 413 Indian Penal Code – Habitually dealing in stolen property
Section 414 Indian Penal Code – Assisting in concealment of stolen property
Of Cheating
Section 415 Indian Penal Code – Cheating.
Section 416 Indian Penal Code – Cheating by personation
Section 417 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for cheating
Section 418 Indian Penal Code – Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
Section 419 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for cheating by personation.
Section 420 Indian Penal Code – Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property
Section 421 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditor.
Section 422 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
Section 423 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
Section 424 Indian Penal Code – Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
Of Mischief
Section 425 Indian Penal Code – Mischief
Section 426 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for mischief
Section 427 Indian Penal Code – Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.
Section 428 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees.
Section 429 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees.
Section 430 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water.
Section 431 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel.
Section 432 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.
Section 433 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark.
Section 434 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority.
Section 435 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce ) ten rupees.
Section 436 Indian Penal Code – Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.
Section 437 Indian Penal Code – Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
Section 438 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance.
Section 439 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
Section 440 Indian Penal Code – Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt.
Of Criminal Trespass
Section 441 Indian Penal Code – Criminal trespass
Section 442 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass.
Section 443 Indian Penal Code – . Lurking house-trespass
Section 444 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass by night
Section 445 Indian Penal Code – House-breaking
Section 446 Indian Penal Code – House-breaking by night.
Section 447 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for criminal trespass
Section 448 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for house-trespass
Section 449 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death.
Section 450 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life.
Section 451 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
Section 452 Indian Penal Code – House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
Section 453 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.
Section 454 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
Section 455 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
Section 456 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night.
Section 457 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
Section 458 Indian Penal Code – Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint.
Section 459 Indian Penal Code – Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
Section 460 Indian Penal Code – All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous
hurt caused by one of them
Section 461 Indian Penal Code – Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
Section 462 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
CHAPTER XVIII – OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS (S. 463-489E)
Section 463 Indian Penal Code – Forgery.
Section 464 Indian Penal Code – Making a false document
Section 465 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for forgery.
Section 466 Indian Penal Code – Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
Section 467 Indian Penal Code – Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
Section 468 Indian Penal Code – Forgery for purpose of cheating.
Section 469 Indian Penal Code – Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.
Section 470 Indian Penal Code – Forged document.
Section 471 Indian Penal Code – Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
Section 472 Indian Penal Code – Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467.
Section 473 Indian Penal Code – Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise.
Section 474 Indian Penal Code – Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
Section 475 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit
marked material.
Section 476 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
Section 477 Indian Penal Code – Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
Section 477A Indian Penal Code – Falsification of accounts
Of Property and Other Marks
Section 478 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]
Section 479 Indian Penal Code – Property mark.
Section 480 Indian Penal Code – [Repealed.]
Section 481 Indian Penal Code – Using a false property mark.
Section 482 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for using a false property mark.
Section 483 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting a property mark used by another.
Section 484 Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
Section 485 Indian Penal Code – Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
Section 486 Indian Penal Code – Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
Section 487 Indian Penal Code – Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
Section 488 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for making use of any such false mark.
Section 489 Indian Penal Code – Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes
Section 489A Indian Penal Code – Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.
Section 489B Indian Penal Code – Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
Section 489C Indian Penal Code – Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes
Section 489D Indian Penal Code – Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.
Section 489E Indian Penal Code – Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.
CHAPTER XIX – OF THE CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE (S. 490-492)
Section 490 Indian Penal Code – . [Repealed.].
Section 491 Indian Penal Code – Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.
Section 492 Indian Penal Code – . [Repealed.].
CHAPTER XX – OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE (S. 493-498)
Section 493 Indian Penal Code – Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
Section 494 Indian Penal Code – Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife.
Section 495 Indian Penal Code – Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
Section 496 Indian Penal Code – Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
Section 497 Indian Penal Code – Adultery.
Section 498 Indian Penal Code – Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
CHAPTER XXA – OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND (S. 498A)
Section 498A Indian Penal Code – Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
CHAPTER XXI – OF DEFAMATION (S. 499-502)
Section 499 Indian Penal Code – Defamation.
Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published.
Public conduct of public servants.
Conduct of any person touching any public question.
Publication of reports of proceedings of Courts.
Merits of case decided in Court or conduct of witnesses and others concerned.
Merits of public performance.
Censure passed in good faith by person having lawful authority over another.
Accusation preferred in good faith to authorised person.
Imputation made in good faith by person for protection of his or other’s interests.
Caution intended for good of person to whom conveyed or for public good.
Section 500 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for defamation.
Section 501 Indian Penal Code – Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
Section 502 Indian Penal Code – Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter.
CHAPTER XXII – OR CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULTAND ANNOYANCE (S. 503-510)
Section 503 Indian Penal Code – Criminal intimidation.
Section 504 Indian Penal Code – Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace.
Section 505 Indian Penal Code – Statements conducing to public mischief.
Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes.
Offence under sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc.
Section 506 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for criminal intimidation.
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.
Section 507 Indian Penal Code – Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.
Section 508 Indian Penal Code – Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure.
Section 509 Indian Penal Code – Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
Section 510 Indian Penal Code – Misconduct in public by a drunken person.
CHAPTER XXIII – OF ATTEMPTS OF COMMIT OFFENCES (S. 511)
Section 511 Indian Penal Code – Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.
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