List of sections of Indian Penal Code Indian Penal Code, 1860, sub-divided into twenty three chapters, comprises five hundred and eleven sec...
Indian Penal Code, 1860, sub-divided into twenty three chapters, comprises five hundred and eleven sections. The code starts with an introduction, provides explanations and exceptions used in the code, and covers a wide range of offences.
Chapter I
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 extraterritorial offences
5 - Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
6 - Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions
7 - Sense of expression once explained
8 - Gender
9 - Number of
10 - Man, Woman
11 - Person
12 - Public
13 - Queen
14 - Servant of Government
15 - British India
16 - Government of India
17 - Government
18 - India
19 - Judge
20 - Court of Justice
21 - Public Servant
22 - Moveable property
23 - Wrongful gain
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 - Punishment, 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 - Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude - Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life
57 - Fractions of terms of punishment
58 - Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported
59 - Transportation instead of imprisonment -
60 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
61 - Sentence of forfeiture of property
62 - Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment
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 levied 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 of knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
87 - Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
88 - Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit
89 - Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian
90 - Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
91 - Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
92 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
93 - Communication made in good faith
94 - Act to which a person is compelled by threats
95 - Act causing slight harm
96 - Things done in private defence
97 - Right of private defence of the body and of property
98 - Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
99 - Act against which there is no right of private defence
100 - When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
101 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
102 - Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
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 twtwt 9iy
Chapter IX
Of Offences by or relating to Public Servants
161-165A - Repealed
166 - Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
166A - Public servant diobeying direction under the law
166B - Punishment for non-treatment of victim
167 - Public servant farming 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 grab or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent 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, 171I - Failure to keep election accounts,
Chapter X
Of Contempts of Lawful Authority of Public Servants
172 - 173 - Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
174 - Non-attendance in obedience to an order form public servant, 174A - Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974
175 - Omission to produce to document or electronic record 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 servan
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 XIX
Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service
490 - Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey
491 - Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
492 - Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master's expense
493 - Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
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