Chapter 16 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. 45) View all Acts

Of Offences Affecting The Human Body
16 (XVI)

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The Indian Penal Code, 1860
45
06-10-1860
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Internal Security

Sections from Chapter 16 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. 45)

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.