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
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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 - [Definition of “Queen”.] Omitted by the A. O. 1950.
14 - “Servant of Government”.
15 - [Definition of “British India”.] Rep. by the A. O. 1937.
16 - [Definition of “Government of India”.] Rep., ibid
17 - “Government”
18 - “India”
19 - “Judge”
20 - “Court of Justice”
21 - “Public servant”
22 - "Movable 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”
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”
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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 - 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58 - [Repealed.].
59 - [Repealed.].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61 - [Repealed.].
62 - [Repealed.].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, of 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
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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
91 - Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm cause
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 - Acts 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
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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
116 - Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment
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
119 - Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
120 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
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120A - Definition of criminal conspiracy
120B - Punishment of criminal conspiracy
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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.
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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 soldier, sailor or airman.
138A - [Repealed.].
139 - Persons subject to certain Acts.
140 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.
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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, of 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
153A - Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence.
153AA - Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organizing, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms.
153B - Imputation, 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 - Liablility 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.
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161 - [Repealed.].
162 - [Repealed.].
163 - [Repealed.].
164 - [Repealed.].
165 - [Repealed.].
165A - [Repealed.].
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.
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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.
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172 - Absconding to avoid service of summons of 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 legal ly 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 authorised to question.
180 - Refusing to sign statement.
181 - False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised 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.
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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.
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
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 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.
213 - Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
214 - Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
215 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
216 - Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordered
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.
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230 - "Coin" defined.
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.
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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.
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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.
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295 - Injuring or defiling place of work ship, 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 the religious feelings.
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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.
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.
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.
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 resto ration 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.
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.
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 of 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.
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.
375 - Rape
376 - Punishment for rape.
376A - Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
376AB - Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age
376B - Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
376C - Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
376D - Gang rape.
376DA - Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
376DB - Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
376E - Punishment for repeat offenders.
377 - Unnatural offences.
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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.
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 on 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 of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
390 - 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.
403 - Dishonest misappropriation of property.
404 - Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
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, merchant or agent.
410 - Stolen property.
411 - Dishonestly receiving stolen property
412 - Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity.
413 - Habitually dealing in stolen property.
414 - Assisting in concealment of stolen property.
415 - Cheating.
416 - Cheating by personation.
417 - Punishment for cheating.
418 - Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect.
419 - Punishment for cheating by personation.
420 - Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.
421 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditor.
422 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
423 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
424 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
425 - Mischief
426 - Punishment for mischief
427 - Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.
428 - Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees.
429 - Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees.
430 - Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water.
431 - Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
432 - Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
433 - Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark.
434 - Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority.
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.
436 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.
437 - Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
438 - Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance.
439 - Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
440 - Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt.
441 - Criminal trespass.
442 - House-trespass.
443 - Lurking house-trespass.
444 - Lurking house-trespass by night.
445 - House-breaking.
446 - House-breaking by night.
447 - Punishment for criminal trespass.
448 - Punishment for house-trespass.
449 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death.
450 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life.
451 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
452 - House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
453 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.
454 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
455 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
456 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night.
457 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
458 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint.
459 - Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.
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.
461 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.
462 - Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody.
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463 - Forgery
464 - Making a false document.
465 - Punishment for forgery.
466 - Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
467 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
468 - Forgery for purpose of cheating.
469 - Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.Previous
470 - Forged document
471 - Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record.
472 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467.
473 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise.
474 - Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
475 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
476 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
477 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
477A - Falsification of accounts.
478 - Repealed.
479 - Property mark
480 - Repealed
481 - Using a false property mark
482 - Punishment for using a false property mark.
483 - Counterfeiting a property mark used by another.
484 - Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.
485 - Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
486 - Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.
487 - Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
488 - Punishment for making use of any such false mark.
489 - Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
489A - Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.
489B - Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.
489C - Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes.
489D - Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.
489E - Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.
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490 - [Repealed .]
491 - Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.
492 - [Repealed .]
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493 - Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.
494 - Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife.
495 - Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted.
496 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
497 - Adultery.
498 - Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
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498A - Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
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499 - Defamation.
500 - Punishment for defamation.
501 - Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory.
502 - Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter.
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503 - Criminal intimidation.
504 - Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace.
505 - Statements conducing to public mischief.
506 - Punishment for criminal intimidation.
507 - Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.
508 - Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure.
509 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
510 - Misconduct in public by a drunken person.
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511 - Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.
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