IPC ( Indian Penal Code , 1860 And Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Comparative Guide
Highlights of the Bill
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) preserves the majority of offenses outlined in the IPC while introducing community service as a novel form of punishment.
- Contrary to the previous legislation, sedition is no longer deemed an offense. Instead, a new offense has been established for actions that pose a threat to the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.
- The BNS incorporates terrorism as a punishable offense, defining it as any act with the intention to jeopardize the country’s unity, integrity, and security, intimidate the general public, or disrupt public order.
- A new addition to the legal framework is the recognition of organized crime as an offense. This encompasses crimes like kidnapping, extortion, and cybercrime committed on behalf of a crime syndicate. Additionally, minor instances of organized crime now constitute an offense.
- The legislation introduces a distinct offense for murders carried out by a group consisting of five or more individuals based on specific identity markers, such as caste, language, or personal beliefs. The prescribed penalty for this offense ranges from seven years to life imprisonment or capital punishment.
Key Issues and Analysis
- The IPC shields individuals with an unsound mind from prosecution, but the BNS modifies this provision to cover those with mental illness. The definition of mental illness, however, excludes mental retardation while incorporating issues related to alcohol and drug abuse. Consequently, individuals with mental retardation may face prosecution, whereas those voluntarily intoxicated might be exempted from legal consequences.
- The scope of terrorism, as per the BNS, encompasses acts intending to disrupt public order. This broad definition raises the possibility of categorizing local breaches of peace as acts of terrorism.
- The age of criminal responsibility remains at seven years but can extend to 12 years based on the maturity of the accused, potentially conflicting with international conventions’ recommendations.
- Numerous offenses in the BNS overlap with existing special laws, often prescribing different penalties or procedures. This may result in multiple regulatory frameworks, increased compliance costs, and the potential for facing multiple charges.
- In a noteworthy distinction, murder committed by a group of five or more people based on certain identity grounds carries a lesser penalty than individual murder.
- The BNS excludes Section 377 of the IPC, previously read down by the Supreme Court. This exclusion results in the removal of rape of men and bestiality as criminal offenses.
Key Features
Key changes in the BNS include:
- Offences against the person: The IPC encompasses crimes such as murder, abetment of suicide, assault, and causing grievous hurt. The BNS retains these provisions and introduces new offences like organized crime, terrorism, and group-related murder or grievous hurt based on certain grounds.
- Sexual offences against women: The IPC addresses acts such as rape, voyeurism, stalking, and insulting the modesty of a woman. The BNS preserves these provisions but raises the age threshold for the victim to be considered a major in gang rape from 16 to 18 years. It also criminalizes sexual intercourse with a woman through deceitful means or false promises.
- Sedition: The BNS eliminates the charge of sedition and introduces penalties for (i) exciting or attempting to excite secession, armed rebellion, or subversive activities, (ii) encouraging separatist activities, or (iii) endangering the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India. These offences may involve verbal or symbolic expressions, electronic communication, or the use of financial means.
- Terrorism: The BNS defines terrorism as an act intending to (i) threaten the unity, integrity, and security of the country, (ii) intimidate the general public, or (iii) disturb public order. Punishments for attempted or committed terrorism include (i) death or life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 lakh if it results in death, or (ii) imprisonment ranging from five years to life and a fine of at least five lakh rupees.
- Organized crime: This category includes offences such as kidnapping, extortion, contract killing, land grabbing, financial scams, and cybercrime conducted on behalf of a crime syndicate. Attempting or committing organized crime is punishable by (i) death or life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 lakh if it results in death, or (ii) imprisonment ranging from five years to life and a fine of at least five lakh rupees.
- Mob lynching: The BNS introduces murder or grievous hurt by five or more people based on specified grounds as an offence. These grounds include race, caste, sex, language, or personal belief. The punishment for such murder is a minimum of seven years imprisonment to life imprisonment or death.
- Supreme Court rulings: The BNS aligns with certain Supreme Court decisions, such as excluding adultery as an offence and incorporating life imprisonment as a penalty (in addition to the death penalty) for murder or attempted murder by a life convict.
Section in the BNS | Title (and Chapter) in BNS | Relevant section in IPC (*) |
Chapter I Of Preliminary | ||
Section 1 | Short title, commencement, application | S. 1 – S. 5 |
Section 2 | Definitions | S. 6 – 52A* |
Section 3 | General explanations and expressions | S.6, S.7, S.27, S.32, S.34, S.35-S.38* |
Chapter II Of Punishments | ||
Section 4 | Punishments | S. 53* |
Section 5 | Commutation of sentence | S. 54- S.55A |
Section 6 | Fractions and terms of punishment | S. 57* |
Section 7 | Sentence may be wholly or partly rigorous or simple | S. 60 |
Section 8 | Amount of fine, liability in default etc | S. 63- S.70* |
Section 9 | Limit of punishment | S. 71 |
Section 10 | Punishment of person guilty of several offences | S. 72 |
Section 11 | Solitary confinement | S. 73 |
Section 12 | Limit of solitary confinement | S. 74 |
Section 13 | Enhanced punishment for certain offences | S. 75 |
Chapter III General Exceptions | ||
Section 14 | Act by person bound by mistake of fact believing himself bound by law | S. 76 |
Section 15 | Act of judge acting judicially | S. 77 |
Section 16 | Act pursuant to judgement | S. 78 |
Section 17 | Act under mistake of fact | S. 79 |
Section 18 | Accident in doing a lawful act | S. 80 |
Section 19 | Act without criminal intent and to prevent other harm | S. 81 |
Section 20 | Act of child under seven years of age | S. 82 |
Section 21 | Act of child above seven and under twelve, of immature understanding | S. 83 |
Section 22 | Act of person with mental illness | S. 84* |
Section 23 | Act of person incapable of judgement by reason of intoxication ^ | S. 85 |
Section 24 | Offence requiring intent or knowledge done by intoxicated person | S. 86 |
Section 25 | Act not intended to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt done by consent | S. 87 |
Section 26 | Act not intended to cause death or grievous hurt done in good faith | S. 88 |
Section 27 | Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person with mental illness | S. 89* |
Section 28 | Consent under fear or misconception | S. 90* |
Section 29 | Exclusion of acts which are offences independent of harm caused | S. 91 |
Section 30 | Act done in good faith for benefit of person without consent | S. 92 |
Section 31 | Communication made in good faith | S. 93 |
Section 32 | Act to which a person is compelled by threats | S. 94 |
Section 33 | Act causing slight harm | S. 95 |
Of right of private defence | ||
Section 34 | Things done in private defence | S. 96 |
Section 35 | Right of private defence of body and property | S. 97 |
Section 36 | Right of private defence against person with mental illness | S. 98* |
Section 37 | Act against which there is no private defence | S. 99 |
Section 38 | When right of private defence of the body extends to causing death | S. 100 |
Section 39 | When such right extends to causing any harm other than death | S. 101 |
Section 40 | Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body | S. 102 |
Section 41 | When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death | S. 103* |
Section 42 | When right extends to causing any harm other than death | S. 104 |
Section 43 | Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property | S. 105 |
Section 44 | Right of private defence against deadly assault | S. 106 |
Chapter IV Of Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt Of Abetment | ||
Section 45 | Abetment of a thing | S. 107 |
Section 46 | Abettor | S. 108* |
Section 47 | Abetment in India of offences outside India | S. 108A |
Section 48 | Abetment outside India for offence in India | * |
Section 49 | Punishment where no express provision is made for punishment | S. 109 |
Section 50 | Punishment if abetted person does act with different intention | S. 110 |
Section 51 | Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done | S. 111 |
Section 52 | Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment | S. 112 |
Section 53 | Liability of abettor when act abettor different from intended | S. 113 |
Section 54 | Abettor present when offence is committed | S. 114 |
Section 55 | Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life | S. 115 |
Section 56 | Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment | S. 116 |
Section 57 | Abetting commission of offence by more than ten persons | S. 117* |
Section 58 | Concealing design to commit Offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life | S. 118 |
Section 59 | Public servant concealing design | S. 119 |
Section 60 | Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment | S. 120 |
Of Criminal Conspiracy | ||
Section 61 | Criminal Conspiracy | S. 120A- S. 120B |
Of Attempt | ||
Section 62 | Attempt | S. 511 |
Chapter V Of Offences against Women and Children Of Sexual Offences | ||
Section 63 | Rape | S. 375* |
Section 64 | Punishment for rape | S. 376(1), (2)* |
Section 65 | Punishment for rape in certain cases | |
(1)Rape on woman under 16 years of age | S. 376(3) | |
(2)Rape on woman under 12 years of age | S.376AB | |
Section 66 | Rape causing death or persistent vegetative state | S. 376A |
Section 67 | Sexual intercourse during separation ^ | S. 376B |
Section 68 | Sexual intercourse by person in authority | S. 376C |
Section 69 | Sexual intercourse by deceitful means or false promise to marry | * |
Section 70 | (1) Gang Rape | S. 376D |
(2) Gang rape on women under the age of 18 | * | |
Section 71 | Repeat offenders | S. 376E |
Section 72 | Disclosure of identity of victim | S. 228A* |
Of criminal force and assault against women | ||
Section 73 | Assault or criminal force to woman to outrage her modesty | S. 354 |
Section 74 | Sexual harassment | S. 354A |
Section 75 | Assault or criminal force with intent to disrobe | S. 354B* |
Section 76 | Voyeurism | S. 354C* |
Section 77 | Stalking | S. 354D |
Section 78 | Word, gesture, act intended to insult modesty of a woman | S. 509 |
Of offences relating to marriage | ||
Section 79 | Dowry Death | S. 304B |
Section 80 | Cohabitation by deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage | S. 493 |
Section 81 | Marrying again during lifetime of husband/wife | S.494- S. 495 |
Section 82 | Marriage ceremony, fraudulently gone through | S. 496 |
Section 83 | Enticing or detaining married woman | S. 498* |
Section 84 | Cruelty by husband or relative | S. 498A |
Section 85 | Kidnapping, abducting, inducing woman to compel marriage etc. | S. 366 |
Of causing miscarriage etc | ||
Section 86 | Causing miscarriage | S. 312 |
Section 87 | Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent | S. 313 |
Section 88 | Death caused by act done to cause miscarriage | S. 314 |
Section 89 | Act to prevent child being born alive or cause death after birth | S. 315 |
Section 90 | Causing death of quick unborn child | S. 316 |
Of offences against children | ||
Section 91 | Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve | S. 317 |
Section 92 | Concealment of birth by disposal of dead body | S. 318 |
Section 93 | Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence | * |
Section 94 | Procuration of child | S. 366A* |
Section 95 | Kidnapping or abducting child under ten to steal from its person | S. 369 |
Section 96 | Selling child for prostitution | S. 372* |
Section 97 | Buying child for prostitution | S. 373* |
Chapter VI Of offences Affecting The Human Body Of offences affecting life | ||
Section 98 | Culpable homicide | S. 299 |
Section 99 | Murder | S. 300 |
Section 100 | Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended | S. 301 |
Section 101 | (1) Punishment for murder | S. 302 |
(2) Punishment for mob lynching | –* | |
Section 102 | Punishment for murder by life-convict | S. 303* |
Section 103 | Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder | S. 304* |
Section 104 | (1) Causing death by negligence | S. 304A* |
(2) Punishment for non reporting of rash or negligent act causing death | –* | |
Section 105 | Abetment of suicide of child or person with mental illness | 305* |
Section 106 | Abetment of suicide | S. 306 |
Section 107 | Attempt to murder | S. 307* |
Section 108 | Attempt to commit culpable homicide | S. 308 |
Section 109 | Organized crime | –* |
Section 110 | Petty organized crime or organized in general | –* |
Section 111 | Offence of terrorist act | –* |
Of hurt | ||
Section 112 | Hurt | S. 319 |
Section 113 | Voluntarily causing hurt | S. 321, S. 323* |
Section 114 | Grievous hurt | S. 320* |
Section 115 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt | S. 322, S. 325 |
(3) Grievous hurt causing permanent disability or persistent vegetative state | –* | |
(4) Hurt caused by a mob | –* | |
Section 116 | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means | S. 324, S. 326* |
Section 117 | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act | S. 327, S. 329 |
Section 118 | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property | S. 330 – S. 331 |
Section 119 | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty | S. 332 – 333* |
Section 120 | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation | S. 334 – S.335* |
Section 121 | Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence | S. 328 |
Section 122 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc. | S. 326A-S.326B* |
Section 123 | Act endangering life or personal safety of others | S. 336- S.338* |
Section 124 | Wrongful restraint | S. 339, S. 341* |
Section 125 | Wrongful confinement | S. 340, S. 342-S.348* |
Of Criminal Force and Assault | ||
Section 126 | Force | S.349 |
Section 127 | Criminal force | S.350 |
Section 128 | Assault | S.351 |
Section 129 | Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation | S.352* |
Section 130 | Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty | S.353 |
Section 131 | Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonor person, otherwise than on grave provocation | S.355 |
Section 132 | Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person | S.356 |
Section 133 | Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person | S.357* |
Section 134 | Assault or criminal force on grave provocation | S.358* |
Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour | ||
Section 135 | Kidnapping | S.359-S.361, S.363* |
Section 136 | Abduction | S. 362 |
Section 137 | Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging | S. 363A* |
Section 138 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom etc. | S. 364- S.365, S. 367 |
Section 139 | Importation of girl or boy from foreign country | S. 366B* |
Section 140 | Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person | S. 368 |
Section 141 | Trafficking of person | S. 370* |
Section 142 | Exploitation of a trafficked person | S. 370A* |
Section 143 | Habitual dealing in slaves | S. 371 |
Section 144 | Unlawful compulsory labour | S. 374 |
Chapter VII Of Offences against State | ||
Section 145 | Waging war against Government of India | S. 121 |
Section 146 | Conspiracy to commit offences u/s 145 | S. 121A* |
Section 147 | Collecting arms to wage war | S. 122 |
Section 148 | Concealing to facilitate design to wage war | S. 123 |
Section 149 | Assaulting President, Governor | S. 124 |
Section 150 | Acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India | * |
Section 151 | Waging war against foreign state | S. 125* |
Section 152 | Depredation on territories of foreign state | S. 126* |
Section 153 | Receiving property taken by war or depredation | S. 127 |
Section 154 | Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war to escape^ | S. 128 |
Section 155 | Public servant negligently allowing prisoner to escape | S. 129 |
Section 156 | Aiding escape or harbouring such prisoner | S. 130 |
Chapter VIII Of Offences Relating To The Army, Navy And Air Force | ||
Section 157 | Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty | S. 131* |
Section 158 | Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof | S. 132 |
Section 159 | Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office | S. 133 |
Section 160 | Abetment of such assault, if the assault committed | S. 134 |
Section 161 | Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman | S. 135 |
Section 162 | Harbouring deserter | S. 136* |
Section 163 | Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master | S. 137* |
Section 164 | Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman | S. 138* |
Section 165 | Persons subject to certain Acts | S. 139 |
Section 166 | Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman | S. 140* |
Chapter IX Of Offences Relating To Elections | ||
Section 167 | Candidate, electoral right defined | S. 171A |
Section 168 | Bribery | S. 171B |
Section 169 | Undue influence at elections | S. 171C |
Section 170 | Personation at elections | S. 171D |
Section 171 | Punishment for bribery | S. 171E |
Section 172 | Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election | S. 171F |
Section 173 | False statement in connection with an election | S. 171G |
Section 174 | Illegal payments in connection with an election | S. 171H* |
Section 175 | Failure to keep election accounts | S. 171I* |
Chapter X Of Offences relating to coin, currency notes, bank notes, and government stamps | ||
Section 176 | Counterfeiting coin, government stamps, currency- notes or bank-notes | S. 230 – S. 232, S.246- S.249, S. 255, S. 489A* |
Section 177 | Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank notes | S. 250, S.251, S. 258, S. 260, S.489B* |
Section 178 | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes | S. 242, S. 252-S. 253, S. 259, S. 489C |
Section 179 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency notes or bank-notes | S. 233, S. 235, S. 256, S. 257, S. 489D* |
Section 180 | Making or using documents resembling currency- notes or bank-notes | S. 489E* |
Section 181 | Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government | S. 261 |
Section 182 | Using Government stamp known to have been before used | S. 262 |
Section 183 | Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used | S. 263 |
Section 184 | Prohibition of fictitious stamps | S. 263A |
Section 185 | Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law | S. 244 |
Section 186 | Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint | S. 245 |
Chapter XI Of Offences Against The Public Tranquility | ||
Section 187 | Unlawful assembly | S. 141- S. 145, S. 150- S. 151, S. 157- S. 158 |
Section 188 | Every member of unlawful offence guilty | S. 149 |
Section 189 | Rioting | S. 146-148* |
Section 190 | Wantonly giving provocation to cause riot | S. 153 |
Section 191 | Liability of owner, occupier etc | S. 154- S. 156 |
Section 192 | Affray | S. 159- S. 160* |
Section 193 | Assaulting or obstructing public servant suppressing riot | S. 152* |
Section 194 | Promoting enmity between groups | S. 153A |
Section 195 | Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration | S. 153B* |
Chapter XII Of Offences by or relating to Public Servants | ||
Section 196 | Public servant disobeying law to cause injury | S. 166 |
Section 197 | Public servant disobeying direction under law | S. 166A |
Section 198 | Non-treatment of victim | S. 166B |
Section 199 | Framing incorrect document to cause injury | S. 167 |
Section 200 | Unlawfully engaging in trade | S. 168* |
Section 201 | Unlawfully buying or bidding for property | S. 169 |
Section 202 | Personating public servant | S. 170* |
Section 203 | Wearing garb of public servant | S. 171* |
Chapter XIII Of Contempts Of The Lawful Authority Of Public Servants | ||
Section 204 | Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding | S. 172* |
Section 205 | Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof | S. 173* |
Section 206 | Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant | S. 174* |
Section 207 | Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of BNSS of 2023 | S. 174A* |
Section 208 | Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it | S. 175* |
Section 209 | Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it | S. 176* |
Section 210 | Furnishing false information | S. 177* |
Section 211 | Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it | S. 178* |
Section 212 | Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question | S. 179* |
Section 213 | Refusing to sign statement | S. 180* |
Section 214 | False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation | S. 181 |
Section 215 | False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person | S. 182* |
Section 216 | Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant | S. 183* |
Section 217 | Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant | S. 184* |
Section 218 | Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant | S. 185 |
Section 219 | Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions | S. 186* |
Section 220 | Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance | S. 187* |
Section 221 | Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant | S. 188* |
Section 222 | Threat of injury to public servant | S. 189 |
Section 223 | Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant | S. 190 |
Section 224 | Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restraint exercise of lawful power | * |
Chapter XIV Of False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice | ||
Section 225 | Giving false evidence | S. 191 |
Section 226 | Fabricating false evidence | S. 192 |
Section 227 | Punishment for false evidence | S. 193* |
Section 228 | Giving false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence | S. 194* |
Section 229 | Giving false evidence to procure conviction | S. 195 |
Section 230 | Threatening any person to give false evidence | S. 195A |
Section 231 | Using evidence known to be false | S. 196 |
Section 232 | Issuing or signing false certificate | S. 197 |
Section 233 | Using as true a certificate known to be false | S. 198 |
Section 234 | False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence | S. 199 |
Section 235 | Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false | S. 200 |
Section 236 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender | S. 201 |
Section 237 | Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform | S. 202* |
Section 238 | Giving false information respecting an offence committed | S. 203 |
Section 239 | Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence | S. 204* |
Section 240 | False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution | S. 205 |
Section 241 | Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure | S. 206* |
Section 242 | Fraudulent claim to property to prevent seizure | S. 207 |
Section 243 | Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due | S. 208 |
Section 244 | Dishonestly making false claim in Court | S. 209 |
Section 245 | Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due | S. 210 |
Section 246 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure | S. 211* |
Section 247 | Harbouring offender | S. 212 |
Section 248 | Taking gift, etc. to screen offender | S. 213 |
Section 249 | Offering gift or restoration of property | S. 214 |
Section 250 | Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc. | S. 215 |
Section 251 | Harbouring offender escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered | S. 216* |
Section 252 | Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits | S. 216A* |
Section 253 | Disobeying direction of law to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture | S. 217 |
Section 254 | Public servant framing incorrect record | S. 218 |
Section 255 | Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law | S. 219 |
Section 256 | Commitment by person who knows that he is acting contrary to law | S. 220 |
Section 257 | Intentional omission to apprehend | S. 221 |
Section 258 | Intentional omission to apprehend | S. 222 |
Section 259 | Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant | S. 223 |
Section 260 | Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension | S. 224 |
Section 261 | Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person | S. 225 |
Section 262 | Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant | S. 225A |
Section 263 | Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue | S. 225B |
Section 264 | Violation of condition of remission of punishment | S. 227 |
Section 265 | Intentional insult in judicial proceeding | S. 228* |
Section 266 | Personation of an assessor | S. 229* |
Section 267 | Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court | S. 229A |
Chapter XV Of Offences Affecting The Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency And Morals | ||
Section 268 | Public nuisance | S. 268 |
Section 269 | Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life | S. 269 |
Section 270 | Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life | S. 270* |
Section 271 | Disobedience to quarantine rule | S. 271* |
Section 272 | Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale | S. 272* |
Section 273 | Sale of noxious food or drink | S. 273* |
Section 274 | Adulteration of drugs | S. 274* |
Section 275 | Sale of adulterated drugs | S. 275* |
Section 276 | Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation | S. 276* |
Section 277 | Fouling water of public spring or reservoir | S. 277* |
Section 278 | Making atmosphere noxious to health | S. 278* |
Section 279 | Rash driving or riding on a public way | S. 279 |
Section 280 | Rash navigation of vessel | S. 280* |
Section 281 | Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy | S. 281* |
Section 282 | Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel | S. 282* |
Section 283 | Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation | S. 283* |
Section 284 | Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance | S. 284* |
Section 285 | Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter | S. 285* |
Section 286 | Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance | S. 286* |
Section 287 | Negligent conduct with respect to machinery | S. 287* |
Section 288 | Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings etc. | S. 288* |
Section 289 | Negligent conduct with respect to animal | S. 289* |
Section 290 | Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for | S. 290* |
Section 291 | Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue | S. 291* |
Section 292 | Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc. | S. 292* |
Section 293 | Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child | S. 293* |
Section 294 | Obscene acts and songs | S. 294* |
Section 295 | Keeping lottery office | S. 294A* |
Chapter XVI Of Offences relating to Religion | ||
Section 296 | Injuring or defiling place of worship | S. 295 |
Section 297 | Deliberate act to outage religious feelings | S. 295A* |
Section 298 | Disturbing religious assembly | S. 296 |
Section 299 | Trespassing on burial places | S. 297 |
Section 300 | Uttering words etc. to wound religious feelings | S. 298 |
Chapter XVII Of Offences against Property | ||
Section 301 | Theft | S. 378- S. 379* |
Section 302 | Snatching | –* |
Section 303 | Theft in dwelling house | S. 380* |
Section 304 | Theft by clerk or servant | S. 381 |
Section 305 | Theft after preparing for causing death, hurt, restraint | S. 382 |
Of extortion | ||
Section 306 | Extortion | S. 383- S. 389* |
Of Robbery and Dacoity | ||
Section 307 | Robbery | S. 390, S. 392- S. 394 |
Section 308 | Dacoity | S. 391, S. 395-S, 396, S. 399-S. 400, S. 402 |
Section 309 | Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause grievous hurt | S. 397 |
Section 310 | Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity with deadly weapon | S. 398 |
Section 311 | Belonging to gang of robbers or thieves | S. 401* |
Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property | ||
Section 312 | Dishonest misappropriation | S. 403* |
Section 313 | Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person | S. 404 |
Of Criminal Breach of Trust | ||
Section 314 | Criminal breach of trust | S. 405- S. 409* |
Of the Receiving of Stolen Property | ||
Section 315 | Stolen property | S. 410- S. 414 |
Of Cheating | ||
Section 316 | Cheating | S. 415, S. 417- S. 418, S. 420* |
Section 317 | Cheating by personation | S. 416, S. 419* |
Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property | ||
Section 318 | Dishonest removal of property to prevent distribution among creditors | S. 421* |
Section 319 | Dishonestly preventing debt being available for creditors | S. 422 |
Section 320 | Dishonest execution of sale deed | S. 423* |
Section 321 | Dishonest removal or concealment of property | S. 424* |
Of Mischief | ||
Section 322 | Mischief | S. 425- S.427, S. 440* |
Section 323 | Mischief by killing or maiming animal | S. 428- S. 429* |
Section 324 | Mischief by injury, ire, explosion etc | S. 430- S. 436* |
Section 325 | Mischief with intent to destroy rail, aircraft etc | S. 437-S. 438 |
Section 326 | Intentionally running vessel to commit theft etc | S. 439 |
Of criminal trespass | ||
Section 327 | Criminal trespass and house trespass | S. 441-S.442 S. 447- S. 448* |
Section 328 | Lurking house trespass and housebreaking | S. 443, S. 445 |
Section 329 | Punishment for lurking house trespass / housebreaking | S. 453- S. 460 |
Section 330 | House trespass to commit offence | S. 449- S. 451 |
Section 331 | House trespass after preparation for assault etc. | S. 452 |
Section 332 | Dishonestly breaking receptacle | S. 461- S. 462 |
Chapter XVIII Of Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks | ||
Section 333 | Making a false document | S. 464* |
Section 334 | Forgery | S. 463, S. 465, S. 468- S. 469. |
Section 335 | Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc. | S. 466* |
Section 336 | Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. | S. 467 |
Section 337 | Having possession of document knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine | S. 474 |
Section 338 | Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine | S. 470- S. 471 |
Section 339 | Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery | S. 472- S. 473* |
Section 340 | Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents | S. 475-S. 476 |
Section 341 | Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security | S. 477 |
Section 342 | Falsification of accounts | S. 477A |
Of Property Marks | ||
Section 343 | Property mark | S. 479, S. 481, S. 482 |
Section 344 | Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury | S. 489 |
Section 345 | Counterfeiting a property mark | S. 483, S. 484 |
Section 346 | Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark | S. 485 |
Section 347 | Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark | S. 486 |
Section 348 | Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods | S. 487- S. 488 |
Chapter XIX Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult, Annoyance, Defamation etc | ||
Section 349 | Criminal intimidation | S. 503, S. 506-S. 507* |
Section 350 | Intentional insult to provoke breach of peace | S. 504* |
Section 351 | Statement conducing to public mischief | S. 505* |
Section 352 | Act caused by inducing person to believe he will be rendered an object of divine displeasure | S. 508 |
Section 353 | Misconduct in public by drunken person | S. 510* |
Of Defamation | ||
Section 354 | Defamation | S. 499- S. 502* |
Of breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person | ||
Section 355 | Breach of contract to supply wants of helpless person | S. 491* |
Section 356 | Repeal and savings | * |