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Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - All Sections

520 sections. The IPC was replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) on 1 July 2024 - every section below links to its new equivalent.

Other sections

  • Section 1 - Short title, commencement and Application
  • Section 2 - Punishment of offences committed Within India
  • Section 3 - Punishment of offences committed Beyond, which by law may be tried Within, India
  • Section 4 - Short title, commencement and Application-Extension of Code to Extra-territorial offences
  • Section 5 - Short title, commencement and Application-“Certain laws not to be Affected by this Act”
  • Section 6 - General explanations
  • Section 7 - General explanations-Sense of Expression once explained
  • Section 8 - Gender
  • Section 9 - Number
  • Section 10 - Man
  • Section 11 - Person
  • Section 12 - Public
  • Section 17 - Government
  • Section 19 - Judge
  • Section 20 - "Court"
  • Section 21 - Public servant
  • Section 22 - Movable property
  • Section 23 - Wrongful gain
  • Section 24 - "Dishonestly"
  • Section 25 - Fraudulently
  • Section 26 - Reason to believe
  • Section 27 - General explanations-Property in Possession of wife, clerk or servant
  • Section 28 - "Counterfeit"
  • Section 29 - "Document"
  • Section 29A - Words and expressions used but not Defined
  • Section 30 - Valuable security
  • Section 31 - Will
  • Section 32 - General explanations-"Words Referring to acts include illegal Omissions"
  • Section 33 - “act”
  • Section 34 - General explanations-Acts done by Several persons in furtherance of Common intention
  • Section 35 - General explanations-When such an Act is criminal by reason of its being Done with a criminal knowledge or Intention
  • Section 36 - General explanations-Effect caused Partly by act and partly by omission
  • Section 37 - General explanations-Co-operation By doing one of several acts Constituting an offence
  • Section 38 - General explanations-Persons Concerned in Criminal act may be Guilty of different offences
  • Section 39 - Voluntarily
  • Section 40 - Offence
  • Section 41 - Special law
  • Section 42 - Local law
  • Section 43 - Illegal and legally bound to do
  • Section 44 - Injury
  • Section 45 - Life
  • Section 46 - "Death"
  • Section 47 - "animal"
  • Section 48 - Vessel
  • Section 49 - Month and year
  • Section 51 - Oath
  • Section 52 - Good faith
  • Section 52A - Harbour
  • Section 53 - Punishments
  • Section 54 - Commutation of sentence
  • Section 55 - Commutation of sentence
  • Section 55A - Commutation of sentence
  • Section 57 - Fractions of terms of punishment
  • Section 60 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of Imprisonment) wholly or partly Rigorous or simple
  • Section 63 - Amount of fine, liability in default of Payment of fine, etc
  • Section 64 - Sentence of imprisonment for non-Payment of fine
  • Section 65 - Limit to imprisonment for non-Payment of fine, when imprisonment And fine awardable
  • Section 66 - Description of imprisonment for non-Payment of fine
  • Section 67 - Imprisonment for non-payment of Fine, when offence punishable with Fine only
  • Section 68 - Imprisonment to terminate on Payment of fine. Termination of Imprisonment on payment of Proportional part of fine
  • Section 69 - Imprisonment to terminate on Payment of fine. Termination of Imprisonment on payment of Proportional part of fine
  • Section 70 - Fine leviable within six years, or During imprisonment. Death not to Discharge property from liability
  • Section 71 - Limit of punishment of offence made Up of several offences
  • Section 72 - Punishment of person guilty of one of Several offences, the judgment stating That it is doubtful of which
  • Section 73 - Solitary confinement
  • Section 74 - Limit of solitary confinement
  • Section 75 - Enhanced punishment for certain Offences after previous conviction
  • Section 76 - Act done by a person bound, or by Mistake of fact believing himself Bound, by law
  • Section 77 - Act of Judge when acting judicially
  • Section 78 - Act done pursuant to the judgment Or order of Court
  • Section 79 - Act done by a person justified, or by Mistake of fact believing himself Justified, by law
  • Section 80 - Accident in doing a lawful act
  • Section 81 - Act likely to cause harm, but done Without criminal intent, and to prevent Other harm
  • Section 82 - Act of a child under seven years of Age
  • Section 83 - Act of a child above seven and under Twelve of immature understanding
  • Section 84 - Act of a person of unsound mind
  • Section 85 - Act of a person incapable of judgment By reason of intoxication caused Against his will
  • Section 86 - Offence requiring a particular intent or Knowledge committed by one who is Intoxicated
  • Section 87 - Act not intended and not known to be Likely to cause death or grievous hurt, Done by consent
  • Section 88 - Act not intended to cause death, done By consent in good faith for person's Benefit
  • Section 89 - Act done in good faith for benefit of Child or person, by or by consent of Guardian
  • Section 90 - Consent known to be given under fear Or misconception
  • Section 91 - Exclusion of acts which are offences Independently of harm caused
  • Section 92 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a Person without consent
  • Section 93 - Communication made in good faith
  • Section 94 - Act to which a person is compelled by Threats
  • Section 95 - Act causing slight harm
  • Section 96 - Things done in private defence
  • Section 97 - Right of private defence of body and Of property
  • Section 98 - Right of private defence against the Act of a person of unsound mind, etc
  • Section 99 - Act against which there is no right to Private defence Extent to which the right may be Exercised
  • Section 100 - When the right of private defence of Property extends to causing death
  • Section 101 - When such right extends to causing Any harm other than death
  • Section 102 - Commencement and continuance of The right of private defence of the Body
  • Section 103 - When the right of private defence of Property extends to causing death
  • Section 104 - When such right extends to causing Any harm other than death
  • Section 105 - Commencement and continuance of The right of private defence of Property
  • Section 106 - Right of private defence against Deadly assault when there is risk of Harm to innocent person
  • Section 107 - Abetment of a thing
  • Section 108 - Abettor
  • Section 108A - Abetment in India of offences outside India
  • Section 109 - Punishment of abetment if act abetted Is committed in consequence and Where no express provision is made For its punishment
  • Section 110 - Punishment of abetment if person Abetted does act with different Intention from that of abettor
  • Section 111 - Liability of abettor when one act Abetted and different act done
  • Section 112 - Abettor when liable to cumulative Punishment for act abetted and for act Done
  • Section 113 - Liability of abettor for an effect Caused by the act abetted different From that intended by the abettor
  • Section 114 - Abettor present when offence Committed
  • Section 115 - Abetment of offence punishable with Death or imprisonment for life
  • Section 116 - Abetment of offence punishable with Imprisonment
  • Section 117 - Abetting commission of offence by The public or by more than ten Persons
  • Section 118 - Concealing design to commit offence Punishable with death or Imprisonment for life
  • Section 119 - Public servant concealing design to Commit offence which it is his duty to Prevent
  • Section 120 - Concealing design to commit offence Punishable with imprisonment
  • Section 120A - Criminal conspiracy definition
  • Section 120B - Criminal conspiracy punishment
  • Section 121 - Waging, or attempting to wage war. or Abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
  • Section 121A - Conspiracy to commit offences Punishable by S ection 147
  • Section 122 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of Waging war against the Government Of India
  • Section 123 - Concealing with intent to facilitate Design to wage war
  • Section 124 - Assaulting President, Governor, etc., With intent to compel or restrain the Exercise of any lawful power
  • Section 124A - Sedition
  • Section 125 - Waging war against Government of Any F oreign S tate at peace with Government of India
  • Section 126 - Committing depredation on territories Of F oreign State at peace with Government of India
  • Section 127 - Receiving property taken by war or Depredation mentioned in Sections 153 and 154
  • Section 128 - Public servant voluntarily allowing Prisoner of State or war to escape
  • Section 129 - Public servant negligently suffering Such prisoner to escape
  • Section 130 - Aiding escape of, rescuing or Harbouring such prisoner
  • Section 131 - Abetting mutiny, attempting to seduce A soldier, sailor or airman from his Duty
  • Section 132 - Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is Committed in consequence thereof
  • Section 133 - Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor Or airman on his superior officer, When in execution of his office
  • Section 134 - Abetment of such assault, if the Assault is committed
  • Section 135 - Abetment of desertion of soldier, Sailor or airman
  • Section 136 - Harbouring deserter
  • Section 137 - Deserter concealed on board, of Master merchant vessel through Negligence
  • Section 138 - Abetment of act of insubordination by Soldier, sailor or airman
  • Section 139 - Persons subject to certain Acts
  • Section 140 - Wearing garb or carrying token used By soldier, sailor or airman
  • Section 141 - Unlawful assembly
  • Section 142 - Unlawful assembly-Being member of Unlawful assembly
  • Section 144 - Unlawful assembly-Joining unlawful Assembly armed with deadly Weapon.
  • Section 145 - Unlawful assembly-Joining or Continuing in unlawful assembly, Knowing it has been commanded to Disperse
  • Section 146 - Rioting-Offence defined
  • Section 147 - Rioting-Punishment for rioting
  • Section 148 - Rioting-Being armed with deadly Weapon.
  • Section 149 - Every member of unlawful assembly Guilty of offence committed in Prosecution of common object
  • Section 150 - Unlawful assembly-Hiring, or Conniving at hiring, of persons to join Unlawful assembly
  • Section 151 - Unlawful assembly-Knowingly Joining or continuing in assembly of Five or more persons after it has been Commanded to disperse.
  • Section 152 - Assaulting or obstructing public Servant when suppressing riot, etc
  • Section 153 - Wantonly giving provocation with Intent to cause riot i f rioting be Committed i f not committed
  • Section 153A - Promoting enmity between different Groups on grounds of religion, race, Place of birth, residence, language, Etc., And doing acts prejudicial to Maintenance of harmony
  • Section 153B - Imputations, assertions prejudicial to National integration
  • Section 154 - Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of Land on which an unlawful assembly Or riot takes place
  • Section 155 - Liability of person for whose benefit Riot is committed
  • Section 156 - Liability of agent of owner or Occupier for whose benefit riot is Committed
  • Section 157 - Unlawful assembly-Harbouring Persons hired for an unlawful Assembly
  • Section 158 - Unlawful assembly-Being hired to
  • Section 159 - Affray-defined
  • Section 160 - Punishment for Affray
  • Section 166 - Public servant disobeying law, with Intent to cause injury to any person
  • Section 166A - Public servant disobeying direction Under law
  • Section 166B - Punishment for non-treatment of Victim
  • Section 167 - Public servant framing an incorrect Document with intent to cause injury
  • Section 168 - Public servant unlawfully engaging in Trade
  • Section 169 - Public servant unlawfully buying or Bidding for property
  • Section 170 - Personating a public servant
  • Section 171 - Failure to keep election accounts
  • Section 171A - Candidate , electoral right defined
  • Section 171B - Bribery
  • Section 171C - Undue influence at elections
  • Section 171D - Personation at elections
  • Section 171E - Punishment for bribery
  • Section 171F - Punishment for undue influence or Personation at an election
  • Section 171G - False statement in connection with an Election
  • Section 171H - Illegal payment in connection with an Election
  • Section 172 - Absconding to avoid service of Summons or other proceeding
  • Section 173 - Preventing service of summons or Other proceeding, or preventing Publication thereof
  • Section 174 - Non-attendance in obedience to an Order from public servant
  • Section 174A - Non-appearance in response to a Proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023
  • Section 175 - Omission to produce document or Electronic record to public servant by Person, legally bound to produce it
  • Section 176 - Omission to give notice or Information to public servant by Person legally bound to give it
  • Section 177 - Furnishing false information
  • Section 178 - Refusing oath or affirmation when Duly required by public servant to Make it
  • Section 179 - Refusing to answer public servant Authorised to question
  • Section 180 - Refusing to sign statement
  • Section 181 - False statement on oath or affirmation To public servant or person authorised To administer an oath or affirmation
  • Section 182 - False information, with intent to cause Public servant to use his lawful power To the injury of another person
  • Section 183 - Resistance to the taking of property by The lawful authority of a public Servant
  • Section 184 - Obstructing sale of property offered By authority of public servant for sale
  • Section 185 - Illegal purchase or bid for property Offered for sale by authority of public Servant
  • Section 186 - Obstructing public servant in Discharge of public functions
  • Section 187 - Omission to assist public servant When bound by law to give assistance
  • Section 188 - Disobedience to order duly Promulgated by public servant
  • Section 189 - Threat of injury to public servant
  • Section 190 - Threat of injury to induce person to Refrain from applying for protection
  • Section 191 - Giving false evidence
  • Section 192 - Fabricating false evidence
  • Section 193 - Punishment for false evidence
  • Section 194 - Giving or fabricating false evidence With intent to procure conviction of Capital offence
  • Section 195 - Giving or fabricating false evidence With intent to procure conviction of Offence punishable with imprisonment For life or imprisonment
  • Section 195A - Threatening any person to give false Evidence
  • Section 196 - Using evidence known to be false
  • Section 197 - Issuing or signing false certificate
  • Section 198 - Using as true a certificate known to be False
  • Section 199 - False statement made in declaration Which is by law receivable as Evidence
  • Section 200 - Using as true such declaration Knowing it to be false
  • Section 201 - Causing disappearance of evidence ,or Giving false information to screen Offender
  • Section 202 - Intentional omission to give Information of offence by person Bound to inform
  • Section 203 - Giving false information respecting an Offence committed
  • Section 204 - Destruction of document or electronic Record to prevent its production as Evidence
  • Section 205 - False personation for purpose of act or Proceeding in suit or prosecution
  • Section 206 - Fraudulent removal or concealment of Property to prevent its seizure as Forfeited or in execution
  • Section 207 - Fraudulent claim to property to Prevent its seizure as forfeited or in Execution
  • Section 208 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum Not due
  • Section 209 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court
  • Section 210 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum Not due
  • Section 211 - False charge of offence made with Intent to injure
  • Section 212 - Harbouring offender
  • Section 213 - Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender From punishment
  • Section 214 - Offering gift or restoration of property In consideration of screening offender
  • Section 215 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen Property, etc
  • Section 216 - Harbouring offender who has escaped From custody or whose apprehension Has been ordered
  • Section 216A - Penalty for harbouring robbers or Dacoits
  • Section 217 - Public servant disobeying direction of Law with intent to save person from Punishment or property from Forfeiture
  • Section 218 - Public servant framing incorrect Record or writing with intent to save Person from punishment or property From forfeiture
  • Section 219 - Public servant in judicial proceeding Corruptly making report, etc. contrary To law
  • Section 220 - Commitment for trial or confinement By person having authority who Knows that he is acting contrary to Law
  • Section 221 - Intentional omission to apprehend on Part of public servant bound to Apprehend
  • Section 222 - Intentional omission to apprehend on Part of public servant bound to Apprehend person under sentence or Lawfully committed
  • Section 223 - Escape from confinement or custody Negligently suffered by public servant
  • Section 224 - Resistance or obstruction by a person To his lawful apprehension
  • Section 225 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful Apprehension of another person
  • Section 225A - Omission to apprehend, or sufferance Of escape, on part of public servant, in Cases not otherwise provided for
  • Section 225B - Resistance or obstruction to lawful Apprehension or escape or rescue in Cases not otherwise provided for
  • Section 227 - Violation of condition of remission of Punishment
  • Section 228 - Intentional insult or interruption to Public servant sitting in judicial Proceeding
  • Section 228A - Disclosure of identity of victim of
  • Section 229 - Personation of assessor
  • Section 229A - Failure by person released on bail or Bond to appear in Court
  • Section 230 - Counterfeiting coin, Government
  • Section 232 - Stamps, currency-notes or bank-
  • Section 233 - Making or possessing instruments or
  • Section 234 - Materials for forging or counterfeiting
  • Section 235 - Coin, govt stamps, currency notes or
  • Section 241 - Counterfeit coin, Government stamp,
  • Section 242 - Possession of forged or counterfeit
  • Section 243 - Coin, Government stamp, currency-
  • Section 244 - Person employed in mint causing coin To be of different weight or Composition from that fixed by law
  • Section 245 - Unlawfully taking coining instrument From mint
  • Section 246 - Notes
  • Section 249 - Section 249
  • Section 250 - Counterfeit coin, Government stamp,
  • Section 251 - Currency-notes or bank-notes
  • Section 252 - Coin, Government stamp, currency-
  • Section 253 - Notes or bank-notes
  • Section 254 - Currency-notes or bank-notes
  • Section 255 - Section 255
  • Section 256 - Section 256
  • Section 257 - Section 257
  • Section 258 - Section 258
  • Section 259 - Notes or bank-notes
  • Section 260 - Section 260
  • Section 261 - Effacing, writing from substance Bearing Government stamp, removing From document a stamp used for it, With intent to cause loss to Government
  • Section 262 - Using Government stamp known to Have been before used
  • Section 263 - Erasure of mark denoting that stamp Has been used
  • Section 263A - Prohibition of fictitious stamps
  • Section 268 - Public nuisance
  • Section 269 - Negligent act likely to spread Infection of disease dangerous to life
  • Section 270 - Malignant act likely to spread Infection of disease dangerous to life
  • Section 271 - Disobedience to quarantine rule
  • Section 272 - Adulteration of food or drink intended For sale
  • Section 273 - Sale of noxious food or drink
  • Section 274 - Adulteration of drugs
  • Section 275 - Sale of adulterated drugs
  • Section 276 - Sale of drug as a different drug or Preparation
  • Section 277 - Fouling water of public spring or Reservoir
  • Section 278 - Making atmosphere noxious to health
  • Section 279 - Rash driving or riding on a public Way
  • Section 280 - Rash navigation of vessel
  • Section 281 - Exhibition of false light, mark or Buoy
  • Section 282 - Conveying person by water for hire in Unsafe or overloaded vessel
  • Section 283 - Danger or obstruction in public way Or line of navigation
  • Section 284 - Negligent conduct with respect to Poisonous substance
  • Section 285 - Negligent conduct with respect to fire Or combustible matter
  • Section 286 - Negligent conduct with respect to Explosive substance
  • Section 287 - Negligent conduct with respect to Machinery
  • Section 288 - Negligent conduct with respect to Pulling down, repairing or Constructing buildings, etc
  • Section 289 - Negligent conduct with respect to Animal
  • Section 290 - Punishment for public nuisance in Cases not otherwise provided for
  • Section 291 - Continuance of nuisance after Injunction to discontinue
  • Section 292 - Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
  • Section 293 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young Person
  • Section 294 - Obscene acts and songs
  • Section 294A - Keeping lottery office
  • Section 295 - Injuring or defiling place of worship With intent to insult the religion of any Class
  • Section 295A - Deliberate and malicious acts intended To outrage religious feelings of any Class, by insulting its religion or Religious beliefs
  • Section 296 - Disturbing religious assembly
  • Section 297 - Trespassing on burial places, etc
  • Section 298 - Uttering words, etc., with deliberate Intent to wound the religious feelings Of any person
  • Section 299 - Culpable homicide
  • Section 300 - Murder
  • Section 301 - Culpable homicide by causing death Of person other than person whose Death was intended
  • Section 302 - Punishment for murder
  • Section 303 - Punishment for murder by life-Convict
  • Section 304 - Punishment for culpable homicide not Amounting to murder
  • Section 304A - Causing death by negligence
  • Section 304B - Dowry death
  • Section 305 - Ab e tment of suicide of child or person Of unsound mind
  • Section 306 - Abetment of suicide
  • Section 307 - Attempt to murder
  • Section 308 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide
  • Section 309 - Attempt to commit suicide
  • Section 312 - Causing miscarriage
  • Section 313 - Causing miscarriage without woman’s Consent
  • Section 314 - Death caused by act done with intent To cause miscarriage
  • Section 315 - Act done with intent to prevent child Being born alive or to cause it to die After birth
  • Section 316 - Causing death of quick unborn child By act amounting to culpable Homicide
  • Section 317 - Exposure and abandonment of child Under twelve years, by parent or Person having care of it
  • Section 318 - Concealment of birth by secret Disposal of dead body
  • Section 319 - Hurt
  • Section 320 - Grievous hurt definition
  • Section 321 - Voluntarily causing hurt
  • Section 322 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
  • Section 323 - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
  • Section 324 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt by dangerous weapons or means
  • Section 325 - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
  • Section 326 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt by dangerous weapons or means
  • Section 326A - Voluntarily causing grievous Hurt by use of acid etc
  • Section 326B - Voluntarily causing grievous Hurt by throwing or attempting to Throw acid
  • Section 327 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort property, or to constrain To an illegal act
  • Section 328 - Causing harm by means of poison etc With intent to commit an offence
  • Section 329 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort property, or to constrain To an illegal act
  • Section 330 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort confession or to compel Restoration of property
  • Section 331 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Extort confession, or to compel Restoration of property
  • Section 332 - Voluntarily causing hurt to deter Public servant from his duty
  • Section 333 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Deter public servant from his duty
  • Section 334 - Voluntarily causing provocation hurt On
  • Section 335 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on Provocation
  • Section 336 - Act endangering life or personal Safety of others
  • Section 337 - Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
  • Section 338 - Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
  • Section 339 - Wrongful restraint
  • Section 340 - Wrongful confinement
  • Section 341 - Punishment for Wrongful restraint
  • Section 342 - Punishment for Wrongful Confinement
  • Section 343 - Wrongful confinement for three or More days
  • Section 344 - Wrongful confinement for ten or more Days
  • Section 345 - Wrongful confinement of person for Whose liberation writ has been issued
  • Section 346 - Wrongful confinement in secret
  • Section 347 - Wrongful confinement to extort Property, or constrain to illegal act
  • Section 348 - Wrongful confinement to extort Confession, or compel restoration of Property
  • Section 349 - Force
  • Section 350 - Criminal force
  • Section 351 - Assault
  • Section 352 - Punishment for assault or criminal Force otherwise than on grave Provocation
  • Section 353 - Assault or criminal force to deter Public servant from discharge of his Duty
  • Section 354 - Assault or use of criminal force to Woman with intent to outrage her Modesty
  • Section 354A - Sexual harassment
  • Section 354B - Assault or use of criminal force to Woman with intent disrobe
  • Section 354C - Voyeurism
  • Section 354D - Stalking
  • Section 355 - Assault or criminal force with intent To dishonour person, otherwise than On grave provocation
  • Section 356 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to Commit theft of property carried by a Person
  • Section 357 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to Wrongfully confine a person
  • Section 358 - Assault or criminal force on grave Provocation
  • Section 359 - Kidnapping
  • Section 360 - Kidnapping from India
  • Section 361 - Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
  • Section 362 - Abduction
  • Section 363 - Punishment for kidnapping
  • Section 363A - Kidnapping or maiming a child for Purposes of begging
  • Section 364 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to Murder, etc
  • Section 364A - Kidnapping for ransom, etc
  • Section 365 - Kidnapping or abducting with intent Secretly and wrongfully to confine Person
  • Section 366 - Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
  • Section 366A - Procuration of child
  • Section 366B - Importation of girl or boy from Foreign country
  • Section 367 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to Subject person to grievous hurt, Slavery, etc
  • Section 368 - Wrongfully concealing or keeping in Confinement, kidnapped or abducted Person
  • Section 369 - Kidnapping or abducting child under Ten years with intent to steal from its Person
  • Section 370 - Trafficking of person
  • Section 370A - Exploitation of a trafficked person
  • Section 371 - Habitual dealing in slaves
  • Section 372 - Selling minor for purposes of Prostitution, etc
  • Section 373 - Buying minor for purposes of Prostitution, etc
  • Section 374 - Unlawful compulsory labour
  • Section 375 - Rape definition
  • Section 376 - Punishment for rape in certain cases-Rape on a woman under sixteen years
  • Section 376A - Punishment for causing death or Resulting in persistent vegetative state Of victim
  • Section 376AB - Punishment for rape in certain cases-Rape on a woman under twelve years
  • Section 376B - Sexual intercourse by husband upon His wife during separation
  • Section 376C - Sexual intercourse by a person in Authority
  • Section 376D - Gang rape
  • Section 376DB - Gang rape on women under the age of Eighteen
  • Section 376E - Punishment for repeat offenders
  • Section 377 - Unnatural offences
  • Section 378 - Theft
  • Section 379 - Punishment for theft
  • Section 380 - Theft in a dwelling house, or means of Transportation or place of worship, etc
  • Section 381 - Theft by clerk or servant of property In possession of master
  • Section 382 - Theft after preparation made for Causing death, hurt or restraint in Order to committing of theft
  • Section 383 - Extortion
  • Section 384 - Extortion punishment
  • Section 385 - Putting person in fear of injury in Order to commit extortion
  • Section 386 - Extortion by putting a person in fear Of death or grievous hurt
  • Section 387 - Putting person in fear of death or of Grievous hurt, in order to commit Extortion
  • Section 388 - Extortion by threat of accusation of an Offence punishable with death or Imprisonment for life, etc
  • Section 389 - Putting person in fear or accusation of Offence, in order to commit extortion
  • Section 390 - Robbery-When theft is robbery When
  • Section 391 - Dacoity definition
  • Section 392 - Robbery-Punishment for robbery
  • Section 393 - Robbery-Attempt to commit robbery
  • Section 394 - Robbery-Voluntarily causing hurt in Committing robbery
  • Section 395 - Dacoity punishment
  • Section 396 - Dacoity with murder
  • Section 397 - Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to Cause death or grievous hurt
  • Section 398 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity When armed with deadly weapon
  • Section 399 - Making preparation to commit Dacoity
  • Section 400 - Punishment for belonging to gang of Dacoits
  • Section 401 - Punishment for belonging to gang of Robbers, etc
  • Section 402 - Assembling for purpose of Committing dacoity
  • Section 403 - Dishonest misappropriation of Property
  • Section 404 - Dishonest misappropriation of Property possessed by deceased Person at the time of his death
  • Section 405 - Criminal breach of trust
  • Section 406 - Punishment for criminal breach of Trust
  • Section 407 - Criminal breach of trust by carrier, Etc
  • Section 408 - Criminal breach of trust by clerk or Servant
  • Section 409 - Criminal breach of trust by public Servant, or by banker, merchant or Agent
  • Section 410 - Stolen property
  • Section 411 - Dishonestly receiving stolen property
  • Section 412 - Dishonestly receiving property stolen In the commission of a dacoity
  • Section 413 - Habitually dealing in stolen property
  • Section 414 - Assisting in concealment of stolen Property
  • Section 415 - Cheating
  • Section 416 - Cheating by personation
  • Section 417 - Cheating punishment
  • Section 418 - Cheating with knowledge that Wrongful loss may ensue to person Whose interest offender is bound to Protect
  • Section 419 - Cheating by personation punishment
  • Section 420 - Cheating and dishonestly inducing Delivery of property
  • Section 421 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or Concealment of property to prevent Distribution among creditors
  • Section 422 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing Debt being available for creditors
  • Section 423 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of Deed of transfer containing false Statement of consideration
  • Section 424 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or Concealment of property
  • Section 425 - Mischief
  • Section 426 - Mischief punishment
  • Section 427 - Mischief causing damage to the Amount of twenty thousand rupees and More but less than one lakh rupees
  • Section 428 - Mischief by killing or maiming Animal
  • Section 429 - Mischief by killing or maiming Animal
  • Section 437 - Mischief with intent to destroy or Make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked Vessel or one of twenty tons burden
  • Section 438 - P unishment for above offence
  • Section 439 - Punishment for intentionally running Vessel aground or ashore with intent to Commit theft, etc
  • Section 440 - Mischief committed after preparation Made for causing death or hurt
  • Section 441 - Criminal trespass and house-trespass
  • Section 442 - Criminal trespass and house-trespass
  • Section 443 - Lurking house trespass
  • Section 445 - House breaking
  • Section 447 - Criminal trespass punishment
  • Section 448 - Punishment for house-trespass
  • Section 452 - House-trespass after preparation for Hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
  • Section 453 - Punishment for house-trespass or House-breaking
  • Section 454 - Lurking house-trespass or house-Breaking in order to commit offence Punishable with imprisonment
  • Section 455 - Lurking house-trespass or house-Breaking after preparation for hurt, Assault or wrongful restraint
  • Section 456 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass Or house-breaking by night
  • Section 457 - Lurking house-trespass or house-Breaking by night in order to commit Offence punishable with Imprisonment
  • Section 458 - Lurking house-trespass or house-Breaking by night after preparation for Hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
  • Section 459 - Grievous hurt caused whilst Committing lurking house-trespass or House-breaking
  • Section 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
  • Section 461 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle Containing property
  • Section 462 - Punishment for same offence when Committed by person entrusted with Custody
  • Section 463 - Forgery
  • Section 464 - Making a false document
  • Section 465 - Forgery punishment
  • Section 466 - Forgery of record of Court or of Public register, etc
  • Section 467 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
  • Section 468 - Forgery for purpose of cheating
  • Section 469 - Forgery for purpose of harming Reputation
  • Section 470 - Forged document or electronic record And using it as genuine
  • Section 471 - Using as genuine a forged document Or electronic record
  • Section 472 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, Etc., with intent to commit forgery, Punishable under section 338
  • Section 473 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, Etc., with intent to commit forgery Punishable otherwise
  • Section 474 - Having possession of document Described in S ection 337 or S ection 338, knowing it to be forged And intending to use it as genuine
  • Section 475 - Counterfeiting device or mark used For authenticating documents Described in section 338, or Possessing counterfeit marked Material
  • Section 476 - Counterfeiting device or mark used For authenticating documents Described in section 338, or Possessing counterfeit marked Material
  • Section 477 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, Etc. of will, authority to adopt, or Valuable security
  • Section 477A - Falsification of accounts
  • Section 479 - Property mark
  • Section 481 - Using a false property mark
  • Section 482 - Punishment for using a false property Mark
  • Section 483 - Counterfeiting a property mark
  • Section 484 - Counterfeiting a mark used by a Public servant
  • Section 485 - Making or possession of any Instrument for counterfeiting a Property mark
  • Section 486 - Selling goods marked with counterfeit Property mark
  • Section 487 - Making a false mark upon any Receptacle containing goods
  • Section 488 - Punishment for making use of any Such false mark
  • Section 489 - Tampering with property mark with Intent to cause injury
  • Section 489A - Section 489A
  • Section 489B - Section 489B
  • Section 489C - Section 489C
  • Section 489D - Section 489D
  • Section 489E - Making or using documents Resembling currency-notes or bank-Notes
  • Section 491 - Breach of contract to attend on and Supply wants of helpless person
  • Section 493 - Cohabitation caused by man Deceitfully inducing belief of lawful Marriage
  • Section 494 - Marrying again during lifetime of Husband or wife
  • Section 495 - Marrying again during lifetime of Husband or wife with concealment of Former marriage from person with Whom subsequent marriage is Contracted
  • Section 496 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone Through without lawful marriage
  • Section 497 - Adultery
  • Section 498 - Enticing or taking away or detaining With criminal intent a married W oman
  • Section 498A - Husband or relative of husband of a Woman subjecting her to cruelty
  • Section 499 - Defamation
  • Section 500 - Defamation punishment
  • Section 501 - Printing or engraving matter known to Be defamatory
  • Section 502 - Sale of printed or engraved substance Containing defamatory matter
  • Section 503 - Criminal intimidation
  • Section 504 - Intentional insult with intent to Provoke breach of the peace
  • Section 505 - Statements conducing to public Mischief
  • Section 506 - Criminal intimidation punishment
  • Section 507 - Criminal intimidation by an Anonymous communication
  • Section 508 - Act caused by inducing person to Believe that he will be rendered an Object of the Divine displeasure
  • Section 509 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult The modesty of a woman
  • Section 510 - Misconduct in public by a drunken Person
  • Section 511 - Punishment for attempting to commit Offences punishable with Imprisonment for life or other Imprisonment