INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860

CHAPTER I

This chapter contains Sections 1 to 5

“Introduction”

CHAPTER II

This chapter contains Sections 6 to 52

“General Explanations”

CHAPTER III

This chapter contains Sections 53 to 75

“Punishments”

CHAPTER IV

This chapter contains Sections 76 to 106

“General Exceptions Of The Right Of Private Defence (Sections 96 To 106)”

CHAPTER V

This chapter contains Sections 107 to 120

“Abetment”

CHAPTER VA

This chapter contains Sections 120A to 120B

“Criminal Conspiracy”

CHAPTER VI

This chapter contains Sections 121 to 130

“Offences Against The State”

CHAPTER VII

This chapter contains Sections 131 to 140

“Offences Relating To The Army, Navy And Air Force”

CHAPTER VIII

This chapter contains Sections 141 to 160

“Offences Against The Public Tranquility”

CHAPTER IX

This chapter contains Sections 161 to 171

“Offences By Or Relating To Public Servants”

CHAPTER X

This chapter contains Sections 172 to 190

“Contempt Of Lawful Authority Of Public Servants”

CHAPTER XI

This chapter contains Sections 191 to 229

“False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice”

CHAPTER XII

This chapter contains Sections 230 to 263

“Offences Relating To Coin And Government Stamps”

CHAPTER XIII

This chapter contains Sections 264 to 267

“Offences Relating To Weight And Measures”

CHAPTER XIV

This chapter contains Sections 268 to 294

“Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals”

CHAPTER XV

This chapter contains Sections 295 to 298

“ Offences Relating To Religion”

CHAPTER XVI

This chapter contains Sections 299 to 377

“Offences affecting the Human Body”

“ Offences  Affecting Life Including Murder, Culpable Homicide  (Sections 299 To 311)”

“The Causing Of Miscarriage, Of Injuries To Unborn Children, Of The Exposure Of Infants, And Of The Concealment Of Births (Sections 312 To 318)”

“ Hurt (Sections 319 To 338)”

“ Wrongful Restraint And Wrongful Confinement (Sections 339 To 348)”

“ Criminal Force And Assault (Sections 349 To 358)”

“ Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery And Forced Labour (Sections 359 To 374)”

“Sexual Offences Including Rape (Sections 375 To 376)”

“ Unnatural Offences (Section 377)”

CHAPTER XVII

This chapter contains Sections 378 to 462

“Offences Against Property”

“ Theft (Sections 378 To 382)”

“ Extortion (Sections 383 To 389)”

“ Robbery And Dacoity (Sections 390 To 402)”

“ Criminal Misappropriation Of Property (Sections 403 To 404)”

“ Criminal Breach Of Trust (Sections 405 To 409)”

“ The Receiving Of Stolen Property (Sections 410 To 414)”

“ Cheating (Section 415 To 420)”

“ Fraudulent Deeds And Disposition Of Property (Sections 421 To 424)”

“ Mischief (Sections 425 To 440)”

“ Criminal Trespass (Sections 441 To 462)”

CHAPTER XVIII

This chapter contains Sections 463 to 489

“Offences Relating To Documents And Property Marks”

“Property and Other Marks (Sections 478 to 489)”

 “Currency Notes and Bank Notes (Sections 489A to 489E)”

CHAPTER XIX

This chapter contains Sections 490 to 492

“The Criminal Breach Of Contracts Of Service”

CHAPTER XX

This chapter contains Sections 493 to 498

“Offences Relating To Marriage”

CHAPTER XXA

This Chapter contains only one section 498A

“Cruelty by Husband or Relatives of Husband”

CHAPTER XXI

This Chapter contains sections 499 to 502

“Defamation”

CHAPTER XXII

This Chapter contains sections 503 to 510

“Criminal Intimidation, Insult And Annoyance”

CHAPTER XXIII

This chapter contains only 1 section of Indian Penal Code 511

“Attempts To Commit Offences”

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 THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860

Act 45 of 1860

Whereas it is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for India: It is enacted as follows—

CHAPTER  I INTRODUCTION 

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Section 01: Title and extent of operation of the code

01: Title and extent of operation of the code::--This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and shall extend to the whole of India¹ except the State of Jammu and Kashmir²

1. The original words have successively been amended by Act 12 of 1891, sec. 2 and Sch. I, the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above.

2. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., for “except Part B States”.

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Section 02: Punishment of offences committed within india

02: Punishment of offences committed within india::--Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which, he shall be guilty within [India]¹₂.

1. The original words “the said territories” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., to read as above.

2. The words and figures “on or after the said first day of May, 1861” rep. by Act 12 of 1891, sec. 2 and Sch. I.

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Section 03: Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within india

03: Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within india::--Any person liable, by any [Indian law]¹ to be tried for an offence committed beyond [India]² shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Code for any act committed beyond [India]² in the same manner as if such act had been committed within [India]³.

 1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937 for “law passed by the Governor General of India in Council”.

2. The original words “the limits of the said territories” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., to read as above.

3. The original words “the said territories” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., to read as above.

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Section 04: Extension of code to extra territorial offences

04: Extension of code to extra territorial offences::--¹The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by–

²(1) any citizen of India in any place without and beyond India;

(2) any person on any ship or aircraft registered in India wherever it may be.

Explanation: In this section the word “offence” includes every act committed outside India which, committed in India, would be punishable under this Code.

⁴Illustration

⁵A, ⁶who is a citizen of [India]⁷, commits a murder in Uganda. He can be tried and convicted of murder in any place in [India]³ in which he may be found⁸.

 1 Subs. by Act 4 of 1898, sec. 2, for the original section.

2 Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for clauses (1) to (4).

3 The words “British India” have been successively amended by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch. to read as above.

4 Subs. by Act 36 of 1957, sec. 3 and Sch. II, for “Illustrations” (w.e.f. 17-9-1957).

5 The brackets and letter “(a)” omitted by Act 36 of 1957, sec. 3 and Sch. II (w.e.f. 17-9-1957).

6 Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for “a coolie, who is a Native Indian subject”.

7 Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “a British subject of Indian domicile”.

8 Illustrations (b), (c) and (d) omitted by the A.O. 1950.

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Section 05: Certain laws not to be affected by this act

05: Certain laws not to be affected by this act::--Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of any Act for punishing mutiny and desertion of officers, soldiers, sailors or airmen in the service of the Government of India or the provisions of any special or local law

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CHAPTER  II GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

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Section 06: Definitions in the code to be understood subject to exceptions

06: Definitions in the code to be understood subject to exceptions::--Throughout this Code every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled “General Exceptions” though those exceptions are not repeated in such definition, penal provision, or illustration.

Illustrations

(a)The sections, in this Code, which contain definitions of offences, do not express that a child under seven years of age cannot commit such offences; but the definitions are to be understood subject to the general exception which provides that nothing shall be an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age.

(b)A, a police officer, without warrant apprehends Z, who has committed murder.Here A is not guilty of the offence of wrongful confinement; for he was bound by law to apprehend Z, and therefore the case falls within the general exception which provides that “nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is bound by law to do it”.