| SECTIONS |
Indian
Penal Code, 1860
As Amended upto date |
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION |
| 1. |
Title
and extent of operation of the Code |
| 2. |
Punishment
of offences committed within India |
| 3. |
Punishment
of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried
within India |
| 4. |
Extension
of Code to extra-territorial offences |
| 5. |
Certain
laws not to be affected by this Act |
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CHAPTER II : GENERAL EXPLANATIONS |
| 6. |
Definitions
in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions |
| 7. |
Sense
of expression once explained |
| 8. |
Gender |
| 9. |
Number |
| 10. |
"Man",
"Woman" |
| 11. |
"Person" |
| 12. |
"Public" |
| 13. |
["Queen"] |
| 14. |
"Servant
of Government" |
| 15. |
["British
India"] |
| 16. |
["Government
of India"] |
| 17. |
"Government" |
| 18. |
"India" |
| 19. |
"Judge" |
| 20. |
"Court
of Justice" |
| 21. |
"Public
Servant" |
| 22. |
"Movable
property" |
| 23. |
"Wrongful
gain", "Wrongful loss", Gaining wrongfully. Losing wrongfully |
| 24. |
"Dishonestly" |
| 25. |
"Fraudulently" |
| 26. |
"Reason
to believe" |
| 27. |
Property
in possession of wife, clerk or servant |
| 28. |
"Counterfeit" |
| 29. |
"Document" |
| 29-A. |
"Electronic
record" |
| 30. |
"Valuable
security" |
| 31. |
"A
will" |
| 32. |
Words
referring to acts include illegal omissions |
| 33. |
"Act",
"Omission" |
| 34. |
Acts
done by several persons in furtherance of common intention |
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When
such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with
a criminal knowledge or intention |
| 36. |
Effect
caused partly by act and partly by omission |
| 37. |
Co-operation
by doing one of several acts constituting an offence |
| 38. |
Persons
concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences |
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"Voluntarily" |
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"Offence" |
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"Special
law" |
| 42. |
"Local
law" |
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"Illegal",
"Legally bound to do" |
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"Injury" |
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"Life" |
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"Death" |
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"Animal" |
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"Vessel" |
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"Year",
"Month" |
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"Section" |
| 51. |
"Oath" |
| 52. |
"Good
faith" |
| 52-A. |
"Harbour" |
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CHAPTER III : OF PUNISHMENTS |
| 53. |
Punishment |
| 53-A. |
Construction
of reference to transportation |
| 54. |
Commutation
of sentence of death |
| 55. |
Commutation
of sentence of imprisonment for life |
| 55-A. |
Definition
of "appropriate Government" |
| 56. |
Sentence
of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude, proviso
as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for
life [repealed] |
| 57. |
Fractions
of terms of punishment |
| 58. |
Offenders
sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported |
| 59. |
Transportation
instead of imprisonment [repealed] |
| 60. |
Sentence
may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly
rigorous or simple |
| 61. |
Sentence
of forfeiture of property [repealed] |
| 62. |
Forfeiture
of property in respect of offenders punishable with death,
transportation or imprisonment [repealed] |
| 63. |
Amount
of fine |
| 64. |
Sentence
of imprisonment for non-payment of fine |
| 65. |
Limit
to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment
and fine awardable |
| 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 |
| 69. |
Termination
of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine |
| 70. |
Fine
leviable within six years or during imprisonment |
| 71. |
Limit
of punishment of offence made up of several offences |
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Punishment
of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment
stating that it is doubtful of which |
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Solitary
confinement |
| 74. |
Limit
of solitary confinement |
| 75. |
Enhanced
punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter
XVII after previous conviction |
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CHAPTER IV : GENERAL EXCEPTIONS |
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Act
done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing
himself bound, by law |
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Act
of Judge when acting judicially |
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Act
done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court |
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Act
done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing
himself justified, by law |
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Accident
in doing a lawful act |
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Act
likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent,
and to prevent other harm |
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Act
of a child under seven years of age |
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Act
of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding |
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Act
of a person of-unsound mind |
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Act
of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication
caused against his will |
| 86. |
Offence
requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by
one who is intoxicated |
| 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 |
| 89. |
Act
done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person,
by or by consent of guardian |
| 90. |
Consent
known to be given under fear or misconception |
| 91. |
Exclusion
of acts which are offences independently of harm caused |
| 92. |
Act
done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent |
| 93. |
Communication
made in good faith |
| 94. |
Act
to which a person is compelled by threats |
| 95. |
Act
causing slight harm |
| 96. |
Things
done in private defence |
| 97. |
Right
of private defence of the body and of propert |
| 98. |
Right
of private defence against the act of a person of unsound
mind, etc |
| 99. |
Acts
against which there is no right of private defence |
| 100. |
When
the right of private defence of the body extends to causing
death |
| 101. |
When
such right extends to causing any harm other than death |
| 102. |
Commencement
and continuance of the right of private defence of the
body |
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When
the right of private defence of property extends to causing
death |
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When
such right extends to causing any harm other than death |
| 105. |
Commencement
and continuance of the right of private defence of property |
| 106. |
Right
of private defence against deadly assault when there is
risk of harm to innocent person |
