CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Preamble 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 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. (Repealed) 14. "Servant of Government" 15. (Repealed) 16. (Repealed) 17.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" 29A. 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 35. 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 39. "Voluntarily" 40. "Offence" 41. "Special law" 42. "Local law" 43. "Illegal", "Legally bound to do" 44. "Injury" 45. "Life" 46. "Death" 47. "Animal" 48. "Vessel" 49. "Year", "Month" 50. "Section" 51. "Oath" 52. "Good faith" 52A. "Harbour" CHAPTER III OF PUNISHMENTS 53. Punishments 53A. Construction of reference to transportation 54. Commutation of sentence of death 55. Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life 55A. Definition of "appropriate Government" 56. (Repealed) 57. Fractions of terms of punishment 58. (Repealed) 59. (Repealed) 60. Sentence may be (In certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple 61. (Repealed) 62. (Repealed) 63.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. Death not to discharge property from liability 71. Limit of punishment of offence made-up of several offences 72. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which 73. Solitary confinement 74. Limit of solitary confinement 75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction CHAPTER IV GENERAL EXCEPTIONS 76. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law 77. Act of Judge when acting judicially 78. Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court 79. Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law 80. Accident in doing a lawful act 81. Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm 82. Act of a child under seven years of age 83. Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding 84. Act of a person of unsound mind 85. 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 Consent of insane person Consent of child 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 Of the right of private defence 96. Things done in private defence 97. Right of private defence of the body and of property 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 Extent to which the right may be exercised 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 103. When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death 104. 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 CHAPTER V OF ABETMENT 107. Abetment of a thing 108. Abettor 108A. Abetment in India of offences outside India 109. Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment 110. Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor 111. Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done 112. Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done 113. Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor 114. Abettor present when offence is committed 115. Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life—if offence not committed if act causing harm be done in consequence 116. 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 117. Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons 118. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life if offence be committed — if offence be not committed 119. 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 120. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment if offence be committed — if offence be not committed CHAPTER VA CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY 120A. Definition of criminal conspiracy 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE 121. Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India 121A. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121 122. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India 123. Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war 124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power 124A. Sedition 125. Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India 126. Committing depredation on territories of power at peace with the Government of India 127. Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126 128. Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape 129. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape 130. Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner CHAPTER VII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE 131. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty 132. Abetment of mutiny if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof 133. Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office 134. Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed 135. Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman 136. Harbouring deserter 137. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master 138. Abetment of act of insubordination by solider, sailor or airman 138A. (Repealed) 139. Persons subject to certain Acts 140. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman CHAPTER VIII OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY 141. Unlawful assembly 142. Being member of unlawful assembly 143. Punishment 144. Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon 145. Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse 146. Rioting 147. Punishment for rioting 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object 150. Hiring, or conniving at hiring, to persons to join unlawful assembly 151. Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse 152. Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. 153. Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot If rioting be committed If not committed 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 Offence committed in place of worship, etc. 153AA. Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms 153B. Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration 154. Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held 155. Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed 156. Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed 157. Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly 158. Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot or to go armed 159. Affray 160. Punishment for committing affray CHAPTER IX OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS 161. Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act (Omitted) 162. Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant (Omitted) 163. Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant (Omitted) 164. Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 162 or 163 (Omitted) 165. Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration, from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant (Omitted) 165A. Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 161 or section 165 (Omitted) 166. Public servant, disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person 166A. Public servant disobeying direction under law 166B. Punishment for non-treatment of victim 167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury 168. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade 169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property 170. Personating a public servant 171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent CHAPTER IXA OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS 171A. "Candidate", "Electoral right" defined 171B. Bribery 171C. Undue influence at elections 171D. Personation at elections 171E. Punishment for bribery 171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election 171G. False statement in connection with an election 171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election 171-I. Failure to keep election accounts CHAPTER X OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS 172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding 173. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding or preventing publication thereof 174. Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant 174A. Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974 175. Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it 176. Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it 177. Furnishing false information 178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it 179. Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question 180. Refusing to sign statement 181. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation 182. False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person 183. Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant 184. Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant 185. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant 186. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions 187. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance 188. Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 189. Threat of injury to public servant 190. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant CHAPTER XI OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE 191. Giving false evidence 192. Fabricating false evidence 193. Punishment for false evidence 194. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence if innocent person be thereby convicted and executed 195. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment 195A. Threatening any person to give false evidence 196. Using evidence known to be false 197. Issuing or signing false certificate 198. Using as true a certificate known to be false 199. False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence 200. Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false 201. 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 202. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform 203. Giving false information respecting an offence committed 204. Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence 205. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution 206. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution 207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution 208. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due 209. Dishonestly making false claim in court 210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due 211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure 212. Harbouring offender if a capital offence if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if a capital offence if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender if a capital offence if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc. 216. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered if a capital offence if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment 216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits 216B. (Repealed) 217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture 218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law 221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed 223. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person 225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for 225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue, in cases not otherwise provided for 226. (Repealed) 227. Violation of condition of remission of punishment 228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding 228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc. 229. Personation of a juror or assessor 229A. Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court CHAPTER XII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS 230. "Coin" defined Indian coin 231. Counterfeiting coin 232. Counterfeiting Indian coin 233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin 234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin 235. Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin if Indian coin 236. Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin 237. Import or export of counterfeit coin 238. Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin 239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit 240. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit 241. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit 242. Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof 243. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof 244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law 245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint 246. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin 247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin 248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description 249. Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description 250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered 251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered 252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof 253. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof 254. Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp 256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp 257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp 258. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp 259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp 260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit 261. Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government 262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used 263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used 263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps CHAPTER XIII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 264. Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing 265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure 266. Being in possession of false weight or measure 267. Making or selling false weight or measure CHAPTER XIV OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS 268. Public nuisance 269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 271. Disobedience to quarantine rule 272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale 273. Sale of noxious food or drink 274. Adulteration of drugs 275. Sale of adulterated drugs 276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation 277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir 278. Making atmosphere noxious to health 279. Rash driving or riding on a public way 280. Rash navigation of vessel 281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy 282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel 283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation 284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance 285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter 286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance 287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery 288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings 289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for 291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue 292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc. 293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person 294. Obscene acts and songs 294A. Keeping lottery office CHAPTER XV OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION 295. Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class 295A. Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs 296. Disturbing religious assembly 297. Trespassing on burial places, etc. 298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY OF OFFENCES AFFECTING LIFE Of offences affecting life 299. Culpable homicide 300. Murder 301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended 302. Punishment for murder 303. Punishment for murder by life-convict 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder 304A. Causing death by negligence 304B. Dowry death 305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person 306. Abetment of suicide 307. Attempt to murder Attempt by life-convicts 308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide 309. Attempt to commit suicide 310. Thug 311. Punishment 312. Causing miscarriage 313. Causing miscarriage without woman's consent 314. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage if act done without woman's consent 315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth 316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide 317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or person having care of it 318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body Of hurt 319. Hurt 320. Grievous hurt 321. Voluntarily causing hurt 322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt 323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means 325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means 326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc. 326B. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid 327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act 328. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence 329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act 330. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property 331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property 332. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty 333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty 334. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation 335. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation 336. Act endangering life or personal safety of others 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement 339. Wrongful restraint 340. Wrongful confinement 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint 342. Punishment for wrongful confinement 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days 345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued 346. Wrongful confinement in secret 347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act 348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property Of criminal force and assault 349. Force 350. Criminal force 351. Assault 352. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation 353. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty 354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty 354A. Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment 354B. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe 354C. Voyeurism 354D. Stalking 355. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation 356. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person 357. Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person 358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation Of kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour 359. Kidnapping 360. Kidnapping from India 361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship 362. Abduction 363. Punishment for kidnapping 363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging 364. Kidnapping or abducting, in order to murder 364A. Kidnapping for ransom, etc. 365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person 366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. 366A. Procuration of minor girl 366B. Importation of girl from foreign country 367. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc. 368. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person 369. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person 370. Trafficking of person 370A. Exploitation of a trafficked person 371. Habitual dealing in slaves 372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. 373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. 374. Unlawful compulsory labour Sexual Offences 375. Rape 376. Punishment for rape 376A. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim 376B. Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation 376C. Sexual intercourse by a person in authority 376D. Gang rape 376E. Punishment for repeat offenders Of unnatural offences 377. Unnatural offences CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY Of theft 378. Theft 379. Punishment for theft 380. Theft in dwelling house, etc. 381. Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master 382. Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft Of extortion 383. Extortion 384. Punishment for extortion 385. Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion 386. Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt 387. Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion 388. Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc. 389. Putting person in fear or accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion Of robbery and dacoity 390. Robbery When theft is robbery When extortion is robbery 391. Dacoity 392. Punishment for robbery 393. Attempt to commit robbery 394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery 395. Punishment for dacoity 396. Dacoity with murder 397. Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt 398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon 399. Making preparation to commit dacoity 400. Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits 401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves 402. Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity Of criminal misappropriation of property 403. Dishonest misappropriation of property 404. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death Of criminal breach of trust 405. Criminal breach of trust 406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust 407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc. 408. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchan |