Indian Penal Code, 1860 — all sections

Repealed on 1 July 2024. Each section shows what replaced it.

  1. § 1 Title and extent of operation of the Code
  2. § 2 Punishment of offences committed within India
  3. § 3 Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India
  4. § 4 Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
  5. § 5 Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
  6. § 6 Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to excep­tions
  7. § 7 Sense of expression once explained
  8. § 8 Gender
  9. § 9 Number
  10. § 10 “Man”, “Woman”
  11. § 11 “Person”
  12. § 12 “Public”
  13. § 13 [Definition of “Queen”.] Omitted by the A. O. 1950
  14. § 14 “Servant of Government”
  15. § 15 [Definition of “British India”.] Rep. by the A. O. 1937
  16. § 16 [Definition of “Government of India”.] Rep., ibid
  17. § 17 “Government”
  18. § 18 “India”
  19. § 19 “Judge”
  20. § 20 “Court of Justice”
  21. § 21 “Public servant”
  22. § 22 “Movable property”
  23. § 23 “Wrongful gain”
  24. § 24 “Dishonestly”
  25. § 25 “Fraudulently”
  26. § 26 “Reason to believe”
  27. § 27 Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
  28. § 28 “Counterfeit”
  29. § 29 “Document”
  30. § 29A “Electronic record”
  31. § 30 “Valuable security”
  32. § 31 “A will”
  33. § 32 Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
  34. § 33 “Act”, “Omission”
  35. § 34 Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
  36. § 35 When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention
  37. § 36 Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
  38. § 37 Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
  39. § 38 Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences
  40. § 39 “Voluntarily”
  41. § 40 “Offence”
  42. § 41 “Special law”
  43. § 42 “Local law”
  44. § 43 “Illegal”, “Legally bound to do”
  45. § 44 “Injury”
  46. § 45 “Life”
  47. § 46 “Death”
  48. § 47 “Animal”
  49. § 48 “Vessel”
  50. § 49 “Year”, “Month”
  51. § 50 “Section”
  52. § 51 “Oath”
  53. § 52 “Good faith”
  54. § 52A “Harbour”
  55. § 53 Punishments
  56. § 53A Construction of reference to transportation
  57. § 54 Commutation of sentence of death
  58. § 55 Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
  59. § 55A Definition of “appropriate Government”
  60. § 56 [Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude. Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life.] Rep. by the Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act,1949 (17 of 1949) (w. e. f. 6-4-1949)
  61. § 57 Fractions of terms of punishment
  62. § 58 [Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), s. 117 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1956)
  63. § 59 Transportation instead of imprisonment
  64. § 60 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
  65. § 61 [Sentence of forfeiture of property.] Rep. by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921(16 of 1921), s. 4
  66. § 62 [Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment.] Rep. by s. 4 ibid
  67. § 63 Amount of fine
  68. § 64 Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
  69. § 65 Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprison­ment and fine awardable
  70. § 66 Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
  71. § 67 Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
  72. § 68 Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
  73. § 69 Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
  74. § 70 Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment — Death not to discharge property from liability
  75. § 71 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
  76. § 72 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
  77. § 73 Solitary confinement
  78. § 74 Limit of solitary confinement
  79. § 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
  80. § 76 Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
  81. § 77 Act of Judge when acting judicially
  82. § 78 Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
  83. § 79 Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believ­ing himself justified, by law
  84. § 80 Accident in doing a lawful act
  85. § 81 Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
  86. § 82 Act of a child under seven years of age
  87. § 83 Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
  88. § 84 Act of a person of unsound mind
  89. § 85 Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxica­tion caused against his will
  90. § 86 Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
  91. § 87 Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
  92. § 88 Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit
  93. § 89 Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian
  94. § 90 Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
  95. § 91 Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
  96. § 92 Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without con­sent
  97. § 93 Communication made in good faith
  98. § 94 Act to which a person is compelled by threats
  99. § 95 Act causing slight harm
  100. § 96 Things done in private defence
  101. § 97 Right of private defence of the body and of property
  102. § 98 Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc
  103. § 99 Acts against which there is no right of private defence
  104. § 100 When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
  105. § 101 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
  106. § 102 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
  107. § 103 When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
  108. § 104 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
  109. § 105 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
  110. § 106 Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person
  111. § 107 Abetment of a thing
  112. § 108 Abettor
  113. § 108A Abetment in India of offences outside India
  114. § 109 Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment
  115. § 110 Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
  116. § 111 Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
  117. § 112 Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
  118. § 113 Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor
  119. § 114 Abettor present when offence is committed
  120. § 115 Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life—if offence not committed
  121. § 116 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment—if offence be not committed
  122. § 117 Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
  123. § 118 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
  124. § 119 Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
  125. § 120 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with impris­onment
  126. § 120A Definition of criminal conspiracy
  127. § 120B Punishment of criminal conspiracy
  128. § 121 Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
  129. § 121A Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
  130. § 122 Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
  131. § 123 Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
  132. § 124 Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power
  133. § 124A Sedition
  134. § 125 Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India
  135. § 126 Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India
  136. § 127 Receiving property taken by war on depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126
  137. § 128 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
  138. § 129 Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to es­cape
  139. § 130 Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
  140. § 131 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
  141. § 132 Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
  142. § 133 Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
  143. § 134 Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
  144. § 135 Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
  145. § 136 Harbouring deserter
  146. § 137 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negli­gence of master
  147. § 138 Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
  148. § 138A [Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service.] Rep. by the Amending Act,1934 (35 of 1934), s. 2 and Sch
  149. § 139 Persons subject to certain Acts
  150. § 140 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
  151. § 141 Unlawful assembly
  152. § 142 Being member of unlawful assembly
  153. § 143 Punishment
  154. § 144 Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
  155. § 145 Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse
  156. § 146 Rioting
  157. § 147 Punishment for rioting
  158. § 148 Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
  159. § 149 Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
  160. § 150 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
  161. § 151 Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse
  162. § 152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
  163. § 153 Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot—if rioting be committed—if not committed
  164. § 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
  165. § 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
  166. § 153B Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration
  167. § 154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
  168. § 155 Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
  169. § 156 Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
  170. § 157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
  171. § 158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
  172. § 159 Affray
  173. § 160 Punishment for committing affray
  174. § 161 [Public servant taking a gratification other than legal remuneration, in respect of an official act.] Rep. by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), s. 31
  175. § 162 [Taking a gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence a public servant.] Rep. by s. 31, ibid
  176. § 163 [Taking a gratification for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant.] Rep. by s. 31, ibid
  177. § 164 [Punishment for abetment by public servant of the offences above defined.] Rep. by s. 31, ibid
  178. § 165 [Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by such public servant.] Rep. by s. 31, ibid
  179. § 165A [Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 161 or section 165.] Rep. by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), s. 31
  180. § 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
  181. § 166A Public servant disobeying direction under law
  182. § 166B Punishment for non-treatment of victim
  183. § 167 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
  184. § 168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
  185. § 169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
  186. § 170 Personating a public servant
  187. § 171 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
  188. § 171A “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined
  189. § 171B Bribery
  190. § 171C Undue influence at elections
  191. § 171D Personation at elections
  192. § 171E Punishment for bribery
  193. § 171F Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
  194. § 171G False statement in connection with an election
  195. § 171H Illegal payments in connection with an election
  196. § 171I Failure to keep election accounts
  197. § 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
  198. § 173 Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
  199. § 174 Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
  200. § 174A Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974
  201. § 175 Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
  202. § 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
  203. § 177 Furnishing false information
  204. § 178 Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
  205. § 179 Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question
  206. § 180 Refusing to sign statement
  207. § 181 False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
  208. § 182 False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person
  209. § 183 Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
  210. § 184 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
  211. § 185 Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
  212. § 186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
  213. § 187 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
  214. § 188 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
  215. § 189 Threat of injury to public servant
  216. § 190 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
  217. § 191 Giving false evidence
  218. § 192 Fabricating false evidence
  219. § 193 Punishment for false evidence
  220. § 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
  221. § 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
  222. § 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence
  223. § 196 Using evidence known to be false
  224. § 197 Issuing or signing false certificate
  225. § 198 Using as true a certificate known to be false
  226. § 199 False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
  227. § 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
  228. § 201 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
  229. § 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
  230. § 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed
  231. § 204 Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
  232. § 205 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
  233. § 206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
  234. § 207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
  235. § 208 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
  236. § 209 Dishonestly making false claim in Court
  237. § 210 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
  238. § 211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure
  239. § 212 Harbouring offender
  240. § 213 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
  241. § 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
  242. § 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
  243. § 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
  244. § 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
  245. § 216B Definition of “harbour” in sections 212, 216 and 216A.] Rep. by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1942 (8 of 1942), s. 3
  246. § 217 Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
  247. § 218 Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
  248. § 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
  249. § 220 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
  250. § 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
  251. § 222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
  252. § 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
  253. § 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
  254. § 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
  255. § 225A Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
  256. § 225B Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
  257. § 226 [Unlawful return from transportation.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), s. 117 and the Sch (w.e.f. 1-1-1956)
  258. § 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment
  259. § 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
  260. § 228A Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc
  261. § 229 Personation of a juror or assessor
  262. § 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court
  263. § 230 “Coin” defined
  264. § 231 Counterfeiting coin
  265. § 232 Counterfeiting Indian coin
  266. § 233 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
  267. § 234 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
  268. § 235 Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin
  269. § 236 Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
  270. § 237 Import or export of counterfeit coin
  271. § 238 Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin
  272. § 239 Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
  273. § 240 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
  274. § 241 Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
  275. § 242 Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
  276. § 243 Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
  277. § 244 Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
  278. § 245 Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
  279. § 246 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
  280. § 247 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin
  281. § 248 Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
  282. § 249 Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
  283. § 250 Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
  284. § 251 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
  285. § 252 Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
  286. § 253 Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
  287. § 254 Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
  288. § 255 Counterfeiting Government stamp
  289. § 256 Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp
  290. § 257 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
  291. § 258 Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
  292. § 259 Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
  293. § 260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
  294. § 261 Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
  295. § 262 Using Government stamp known to have been before used
  296. § 263 Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
  297. § 263A Prohibition of fictitious stamps
  298. § 264 Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
  299. § 265 Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
  300. § 266 Being in possession of false weight or measure
  301. § 267 Making or selling false weight or measure
  302. § 268 Public nuisance
  303. § 269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
  304. § 270 Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
  305. § 271 Disobedience to quarantine rule
  306. § 272 Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
  307. § 273 Sale of noxious food or drink
  308. § 274 Adulteration of drugs
  309. § 275 Sale of adulterated drugs
  310. § 276 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
  311. § 277 Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
  312. § 278 Making atmosphere noxious to health
  313. § 279 Rash driving or riding on a public way
  314. § 280 Rash navigation of vessel
  315. § 281 Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
  316. § 282 Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
  317. § 283 Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
  318. § 284 Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
  319. § 285 Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
  320. § 286 Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
  321. § 287 Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
  322. § 288 Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
  323. § 289 Negligent conduct with respect to animal
  324. § 290 Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
  325. § 291 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
  326. § 292 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
  327. § 293 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
  328. § 294 Obscene acts and songs
  329. § 294A Keeping lottery office
  330. § 295 Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class
  331. § 295A Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
  332. § 296 Disturbing religious assembly
  333. § 297 Trespassing on burial places, etc
  334. § 298 Uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person
  335. § 299 Culpable homicide
  336. § 300 Murder
  337. § 301 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
  338. § 302 Punishment for murder
  339. § 303 Punishment for murder by life-convict
  340. § 304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
  341. § 304A Causing death by negligence
  342. § 304B Dowry death
  343. § 305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
  344. § 306 Abetment of suicide
  345. § 307 Attempt to murder
  346. § 308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide
  347. § 309 Attempt to commit suicide
  348. § 310 Thug
  349. § 311 Punishment
  350. § 312 Causing miscarriage
  351. § 313 Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent
  352. § 314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
  353. § 315 Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
  354. § 316 Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
  355. § 317 Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
  356. § 318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
  357. § 319 Hurt
  358. § 320 Grievous hurt
  359. § 321 Voluntarily causing hurt
  360. § 322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
  361. § 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
  362. § 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
  363. § 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
  364. § 326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
  365. § 326A Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
  366. § 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
  367. § 327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
  368. § 328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
  369. § 329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
  370. § 330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
  371. § 331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
  372. § 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
  373. § 334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
  374. § 335 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
  375. § 336 Act endangering life or personal safety of others
  376. § 337 Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
  377. § 338 Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
  378. § 339 Wrongful restraint
  379. § 340 Wrongful confinement
  380. § 341 Punishment for wrongful restraint
  381. § 342 Punishment for wrongful confinement
  382. § 343 Wrongful confinement for three or more days
  383. § 344 Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
  384. § 345 Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
  385. § 346 Wrongful confinement in secret
  386. § 347 Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act
  387. § 348 Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
  388. § 349 Force
  389. § 350 Criminal force
  390. § 351 Assault
  391. § 352 Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
  392. § 353 Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
  393. § 354 Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
  394. § 354A Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment
  395. § 354B Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe
  396. § 354C Voyeurism
  397. § 354D Stalking
  398. § 355 Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
  399. § 356 Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
  400. § 357 Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
  401. § 358 Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
  402. § 359 Kidnapping
  403. § 360 Kidnapping from India
  404. § 361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
  405. § 362 Abduction
  406. § 363 Punishment for kidnapping
  407. § 363A Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
  408. § 364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
  409. § 364A Kidnapping for ransom, etc
  410. § 365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
  411. § 366 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
  412. § 366A Procuration of minor girl
  413. § 366B Importation of girl from foreign country
  414. § 367 Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc
  415. § 368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
  416. § 369 Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
  417. § 370 Trafficking of a Person
  418. § 370A Exploitation of a trafficked person
  419. § 371 Habitual dealing in slaves
  420. § 372 Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
  421. § 373 Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
  422. § 374 Unlawful compulsory labour
  423. § 375 Rape
  424. § 376 Punishment for rape
  425. § 376A Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
  426. § 376AB Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age
  427. § 376B Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
  428. § 376C Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
  429. § 376D Gang rape
  430. § 376DA Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
  431. § 376DB Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
  432. § 376E Punishment for repeat offenders
  433. § 377 Unnatural offences
  434. § 378 Theft
  435. § 379 Punishment for theft
  436. § 380 Theft in dwelling house, etc
  437. § 381 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
  438. § 382 Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft
  439. § 383 Extortion
  440. § 384 Punishment for extortion
  441. § 385 Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
  442. § 386 Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
  443. § 387 Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
  444. § 388 Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc
  445. § 389 Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
  446. § 390 Robbery
  447. § 391 Dacoity
  448. § 392 Punishment for robbery
  449. § 393 Attempt to commit robbery
  450. § 394 Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
  451. § 395 Punishment for dacoity
  452. § 396 Dacoity with murder
  453. § 397 Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
  454. § 398 Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
  455. § 399 Making preparation to commit dacoity
  456. § 400 Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
  457. § 401 Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
  458. § 402 Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
  459. § 403 Dishonest misappropriation of property
  460. § 404 Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
  461. § 405 Criminal breach of trust
  462. § 406 Punishment for criminal breach of trust
  463. § 407 Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc
  464. § 408 Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
  465. § 409 Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
  466. § 410 Stolen property
  467. § 411 Dishonestly receiving stolen property
  468. § 412 Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
  469. § 413 Habitually dealing in stolen property
  470. § 414 Assisting in concealment of stolen property
  471. § 415 Cheating
  472. § 416 Cheating by personation
  473. § 417 Punishment for cheating
  474. § 418 Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
  475. § 419 Punishment for cheating by personation
  476. § 420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
  477. § 421 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
  478. § 422 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
  479. § 423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
  480. § 424 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
  481. § 425 Mischief
  482. § 426 Punishment for mischief
  483. § 427 Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
  484. § 428 Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
  485. § 429 Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees
  486. § 430 Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
  487. § 431 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
  488. § 432 Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
  489. § 433 Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
  490. § 434 Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority
  491. § 435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees
  492. § 436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc
  493. § 437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
  494. § 438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance
  495. § 439 Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
  496. § 440 Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
  497. § 441 Criminal trespass
  498. § 442 House trespass
  499. § 443 Lurking house-trespass
  500. § 444 Lurking house-trespass by night
  501. § 445 House breaking
  502. § 446 House-breaking by night
  503. § 447 Punishment for criminal trespass
  504. § 448 Punishment for house-trespass
  505. § 449 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
  506. § 450 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
  507. § 451 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
  508. § 452 House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
  509. § 453 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
  510. § 454 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
  511. § 455 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
  512. § 456 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
  513. § 457 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
  514. § 458 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
  515. § 459 Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house trespass or house-breaking
  516. § 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
  517. § 461 Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
  518. § 462 Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
  519. § 463 Forgery
  520. § 464 Making a false document
  521. § 465 Punishment for forgery
  522. § 466 Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
  523. § 467 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
  524. § 468 Forgery for purpose of cheating
  525. § 469 Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
  526. § 470 Forged document or electronic record
  527. § 471 Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
  528. § 472 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467
  529. § 473 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise
  530. § 474 Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
  531. § 475 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
  532. § 476 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
  533. § 477 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
  534. § 477A Falsification of accounts
  535. § 478 [Trade Mark.] Rep. by the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958), s. 135 and Sch. (w. e. f. 25-11-1959)
  536. § 479 Property mark
  537. § 480 [Using a false trade mark.] Rep. by the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958), s.135 and Sch. (w.e.f. 25- 11-1959)
  538. § 481 Using a false property mark
  539. § 482 Punishment for using a false property mark
  540. § 483 Counterfeiting a property mark used by another
  541. § 484 Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
  542. § 485 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
  543. § 486 Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
  544. § 487 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
  545. § 488 Punishment for making use of any such false mark
  546. § 489 Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
  547. § 489A Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
  548. § 489B Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
  549. § 489C Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
  550. § 489D Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
  551. § 489E Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
  552. § 490 [Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey.] Rep. by the Workmen's Breach of Contract (Repealing) Act, 1925 (3 of 1925), s. 2 and Sch
  553. § 491 Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
  554. § 492 [Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master's expense.]Rep. by the Workmen's Breach of Contract (Repealing) Act,1925 (3 of 1925), s. 2 and Sch
  555. § 493 Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
  556. § 494 Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
  557. § 495 Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
  558. § 496 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
  559. § 497 Adultery
  560. § 498 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
  561. § 498A Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
  562. § 499 Defamation
  563. § 500 Punishment for defamation
  564. § 501 Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
  565. § 502 Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter
  566. § 503 Criminal intimidation
  567. § 504 Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
  568. § 505 Statements conducing to public mischief
  569. § 506 Punishment for criminal intimidation
  570. § 507 Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
  571. § 508 Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure
  572. § 509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
  573. § 510 Misconduct in public by a drunken person
  574. § 511 Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment