Indian Penal Code, 1860
575 sections · as at 07/02/2022 · verified 05/09/2026
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1 Introduction
II General Explanations
13.[Definition of “Queen”.] Omitted by the A. O. 1950
›21.“Public servant”
›29.“Document”
›34.Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
›36.Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
›51.“Oath”
›52.“Good faith”
›III Of Punishments
53.Punishments
›57.Fractions of terms of punishment
›63.Amount of fine
›65.Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
›73.Solitary confinement
›IV General Exceptions
82.Act of a child under seven years of age
›87.Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
›90.Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
›99.Acts against which there is no right of private defence
›V Of Abetment
VA Criminal Conspiracy
VI Of Offences Against the State
VII Of Offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force
138.Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
›VIII Of Offences against the Public Tranquillity
141.Unlawful assembly
›144.Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
›146.Rioting
›149.Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
›153.Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot—if rioting be committed—if not committed
›159.Affray
›IX Of Offences by or relating to Public Servants
166.Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
›IXA – Of Offences relating to Elections
X Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants
XI Of False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice
191.Giving false evidence
›193.Punishment for false evidence
›228.Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
›XII Of Offences relating to Coin and Government Stamps
230.“Coin” defined
›232.Counterfeiting Indian coin
›XIII Of Offences relating to Weights and Measures
XIV Of Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
279.Rash driving or riding on a public way
›292.Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
›XV – Of Offences relating to Religion
1 – 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
›306.Abetment of suicide
›307.Attempt to murder
›309.Attempt to commit suicide
›317.Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
›2 – Of Hurt
319.Hurt
›320.Grievous hurt
›321.Voluntarily causing hurt
›326.Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
›3 – Of Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement
4 – Of Criminal Force and Assault
354.Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
›5 – Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour
361.Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
›363.Punishment for kidnapping
›369.Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
›6 – Sexual Offences
375.Rape
›376.Punishment for rape
›7 – Of Unnatural Offences
377.Unnatural offences
›1 – Of Theft
2 – Of Extortion
383.Extortion
›3 – Of Robbery and Dacoity
390.Robbery
›391.Dacoity
›4 – Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property
5 – Of Criminal Breach of Trust
6 – Of the Receiving of Stolen Property
7 – Of Cheating
416.Cheating by personation
›420.Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
›8 – Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property
9 – Of Mischief
10 – Of Criminal Trespass
442.House trespass
›XVIII Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks
463.Forgery
›471.Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
›2 – Of property and other marks
489.Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
›3 – Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes
XIX Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service
XX Of Offences relating to Marriage
497.Adultery
›498.Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
›XXA Of Cruelty by Husband or Relatives of Husband
XXI Of Defamation
XXII Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult and Annoyance
503.Criminal intimidation
›XXIII Of Attempts to Commit Offences
511.Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment
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