1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Definitions
3 - Mischief causing damage to public property
4 - Mischief causing damage to public property by fire or explosive substance
5 - Special provisions regarding bail
6 - Saving
7 - Repeal and saving
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1 - Short title and commencement
2 - Extent
3 - Definitions
4 - Saving of local laws
5 - Powers exercisable from time to time
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6 - Establishment of general registry offices and appointment of Registrars General
7 - Indexes to be kept at general registry office
8 - Indexes to be open to inspection
9 - Copies of entries to be admissible in evidence
10 - Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar General
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11 - Persons whose births and deaths are registrable
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12 - Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories
13 - [Omitted.]
14 - Registrar to be deemed a public servant
15 - [Repealed.]
16 - Office and attendance of Registrar
17 - Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office
18 - Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided for
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19 - Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is given
20 - Persons authorised to give notice of birth
21 - Persons authorised to give notice of death
22 - Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving notice
23 - Grant of certificate of registration of birth or death
24 - Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar General
25 - Searches and copies of entries in register books
26 - Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deaths
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27 - Penalty for willfully giving false information
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28 - Correction of entry in register of births or deaths
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29 - [Repealed.].
30 - [Repealed.].
31 - [Repealed.].
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32 - Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General
33 - Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers
34 - Duties of Commissioners
35 - Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries
35A - Constitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter
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36 - Rules
37 - [Repealed.]
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1 - Short title
2 - Definitions
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3 - Formation of Union territory of Ladakh without Legislature
4 - Formation of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Legislature
5 - Governor of existing State of Jammu and Kashmir to be common Lieutenant Governor
6 - Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution
7 - Saving powers of the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
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8 - Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution
9 - Allocation of sitting members
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10 - Representation in House of the People
11 - Delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies order, 1976
12 - Provision as to sitting members
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13 - Applicability of article 239A of Constitution
14 - Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and its composition
15 - Representation of women
16 - Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly
17 - Duration of Legislative Assembly
18 - Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution
19 - Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
20 - Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
21 - Special address by Lieutenant Governor to Legislative Assembly
22 - Rights of Ministers and Advocate General as respects Legislative Assembly
23 - Rights of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to the Legislative Assembly
24 - Oath or affirmation by members
25 - Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum
26 - Vacation of seats
27 - Disqualifications for membership
28 - Disqualification on ground of defection for being a member
29 - Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified
30 - Powers, privileges, etc., of members
31 - Salaries and allowances of members
32 - Extent of legislative power
33 - Exemption of property of the Union from taxation
34 - Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters
35 - Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by Legislative Assembly
36 - Special provisions as to financial Bills
37 - Procedure as to lapsing of Bills
38 - Assent to Bills
39 - Bills reserved for consideration
40 - Requirements as to sanction and recommendations to be regarded as matters of procedure only
41 - Annual financial statement
42 - Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates
43 - Appropriation Bills
44 - Supplementary, additional or excess grants
45 - Votes on account
46 - Rules of procedure
47 - Official language or languages of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly thereof
48 - Language to be used for Acts, Bills, etc
49 - Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly
50 - Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly
51 - Secretariat of the Legislative Assembly
52 - Power of Lieutenant Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly
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53 - Council of Ministers
54 - Other provisions as to Ministers
55 - Conduct of business
56 - Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Lieutenant Governor, etc
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57 - Abolition of Legislative Council of the State of Jammu and Kashmir
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58 - Appointment of Lieutenant Governor of Union territory of Ladakh
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59 - Definitions
60 - Delimitation of constituencies
61 - Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date
62 - Special provision as to readjustment of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies on the basis of 2011 census
63 - Special provisions as to readjustment of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies
64 - Procedure as to delimitation
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65 - Applicability of Scheduled Castes Order
66 - Applicability of Scheduled Tribes Order
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67 - Consolidated Fund of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
68 - Public Account of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and moneys credited to it
69 - Contingency Fund of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
70 - Borrowing upon the security of Consolidated Fund of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
71 - Form of accounts of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
72 - Audit reports
73 - Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery
74 - Authorisation of expenditure by President
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75 - High Court of Jammu and Kashmir to be common High Court
76 - Special provision relating to Bar Council and advocates
77 - Practice and procedure in common High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
78 - Savings
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79 - Advocate General for Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
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80 - Authorisation of expenditure of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
81 - Authorisation of expenditure of Union territory of Ladakh
82 - Reports relating to accounts of Jammu and Kashmir State
83 - Distribution of revenue
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84 - Application of this Part
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85 - Advisory Committee(s)
86 - Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
87 - Special provision as to income-tax
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88 - Provisions relating to All India Services
89 - Provisions relating to other services
90 - Other provisions relating to services
91 - Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post
92 - Provision for employees of Public Sector Undertakings, etc
93 - Provisions as to State Public Service Commission
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94 - Amendment of section 15 of Act 37 of 1956
95 - Territorial extent of laws
96 - Power to adapt laws
97 - Power to construe laws
98 - Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
99 - Legal proceedings
100 - Transfer of pending proceedings
101 - Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases
102 - Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
103 - Power to remove difficulties
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1 - Short title
2 - Interpretation
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3 - Citizenship by birth
4 - Citizenship by descent
5 - Citizenship by registration
6 - Citizenship by naturalization
6A - Special provisions as to citizenship of persons covered by the Assam Accord
6B - Special provisions as to citizenship of person covered by proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2
7 - Citizenship by incorporation of territory
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7A - Registration of Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder
7B - Conferment of rights on Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder
7C - Renunciation of Overseas Citizen of India Card
7D - Cancellation of registration as Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder
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8 - Renunciation of citizenship
9 - Termination of citizenship
10 - Deprivation of citizenship
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11 - [Omitted.]
12 - [Omitted.]
13 - Certificate of Citizenship in case of doubt
14 - Disposal of application under sections 5, 6 and 7A
14A - Issue of national identity cards.
15 - Revision
15A - Review.
16 - Delegation of powers
17 - Offences
18 - Power to make rules
19 - [Repealed.]
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1 - Interpretation-clause
2 - Power to extend Act
3 - Penalty for owning or keeping, or having charge of, a gaming-house
4 - Penalty for being found in gaming-house
5 - Powers to enter and authorise police to enter and search
6 - Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses, to be evidence that such houses are common gaming- houses
7 - Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses
8 - On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed
9 - Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary
10 - Magistrate may require any person, apprehended to be sworn and give evidence
11 - Witnesses indemnified
12 - Act not to apply to certain games
13 - Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets
14 - Offences by whom triable
15 - Penalty for subsequent offence
16 - Portion of fine may be paid to informer
17 - Recovery and application of fines
18 - [Repealed.]
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1 - Short title and extent
2 - Definitions
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3 - Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody
4 - Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or discharge
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5 - Warrants, etc., to be directed to Police officers
6 - Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons
7 - Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court
8 - Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court
9 - Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt
10 - Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates
11 - Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court
12 - Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency
13 - Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency-town
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14 - References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools
15 - Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts
16 - Warrant of officer of such Court to be sufficient authority
17 - Procedure where officer in charge of prison doubts the legality of warrant sent to him for execution under this Part
18 - Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there
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19 - [Omitted ]
20 - [Omitted.].
21 - [Omitted.].
22 - [Omitted.].
23 - [Omitted.].
24 - [Omitted.].
25 - [Omitted.].
26 - [Omitted.].
27 - [Omitted.].
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28 - References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools
29 - Removal of prisoners
30 - Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt with
31 - [Repealed.]
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32 - Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto
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33 - Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon
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34 - Repealed
35 - Repealed..
36 - Repealed..
37 - Repealed..
38 - Repealed..
39 - Repealed..
40 - Repealed..
41 - Repealed..
42 - Repealed..
43 - Repealed..
44 - Repealed..
45 - Repealed..
46 - Repealed..
47 - Repealed..
48 - Repealed..
49 - Repealed..
50 - Repealed..
51 - Repealed..
52 - Repealed..
53 - Repealed..
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1 - Short title
2 - Amendment of Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as in force in Himachal Pradesh
3 - Repeal of Court-fees Act, 1870, as in force in Himachal Pradesh
4 - Repeal of Court-fees Act, 1870, as in force in Manipur and Tripura
5 - Repeal of Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as in force in Manipur and Tripura
6 - Validation of levy of stamp duties in certain cases
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1 - Short title, extent, application and commencement
2 - Definitions
3 - Act to have overriding effect
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4 - Maintenance of parents and senior citizens
5 - Application for maintenance
6 - Jurisdiction and procedure
7 - Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal
8 - Summary procedure in case of inquiry
9 - Order for maintenance
10 - Alteration in allowance
11 - Enforcement of order of maintenance
12 - Option regarding maintenance in certain cases
13 - Deposit of maintenance amount
14 - Award of interest where any claim is allowed
15 - Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
16 - Appeals
17 - Right to legal representation
18 - Maintenance Officer
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19 - Establishment of old age homes
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20 - Medical support for senior citizens
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21 - Measures for publicity, awareness, etc., for welfare of senior citizens
22 - Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act
23 - Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances
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24 - Exposure and abandonment of senior citizen
25 - Cognizance of offences
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26 - Officers to be public servants
27 - Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
28 - Protection of action taken in good faith
29 - Power to remove difficulties
30 - Power of Central Government to give directions
31 - Power of Central Government to review
32 - Power of State Government to make rules
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1 - Short title, commencement and application.
2 - Definitions
3 - General explanations.
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4 - Punishments.
5 - Commutation of sentence.
6 - Fractions of terms of punishment.
7 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.
8 - Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
9 - Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.
10 - Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.
11 - Solitary confinement.
12 - Limit of solitary confinement.
13 - Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.
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14 - Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.
15 - Act of Judge when acting judicially
16 - Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court.
17 - Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
18 - Accident in doing a lawful act.
19 - Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.
20 - Act of a child under seven years of age.
21 - Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.
22 - Act of a person of unsound mind.
23 - Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
24 - Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
25 - Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.
26 - Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit.
27 - Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian.
28 - Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
29 - Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.
30 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent.
31 - Communication made in good faith.
32 - Act to which a person is compelled by threats.
33 - Act causing slight harm.
34 - Things done in private defence.
35 - Right of private defence of body and of property.
36 - Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
37 - Acts against which there is no right of private defence.
38 - When right of private defence of body extends to causing death
39 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
40 - Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body.
41 - When right of private defence of property extends to causing death.
42 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
43 - Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property.
44 - Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person.
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45 - Abetment of a thing.
46 - Abettor.
47 - Abetment in India of offences outside India
48 - Abetment outside India for offence in India.
49 - Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
50 - Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
51 - Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
52 - Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
53 - Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor.
54 - Abettor present when offence is committed.
55 - Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
56 - Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment
57 - Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons.
58 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
59 - Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
60 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
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61 - Criminal conspiracy.
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62 - Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.
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63 - Rape.
64 - Punishment for rape.
65 - Punishment for rape in certain cases.
66 - Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
67 - Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
68 - Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
69 - Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.
70 - Gang rape.
71 - Punishment for repeat offenders.
72 - Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.
73 - Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.
74 - Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
75 - Sexual harassment.
76 - Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
77 - Voyeurism.
78 - Stalking.
79 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.
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80 - Dowry death.
81 - Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.
82 - Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.
83 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
84 - Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
85 - Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
86 - Cruelty defined.
87 - Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
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88 - Causing miscarriage.
89 - Causing miscarriage without woman's coment
90 - Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
91 - Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth.
92 - Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.
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93 - Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it
94 - Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
95 - Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.
96 - Procuration of child.
97 - Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.
98 - Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
99 - Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc
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100 - Culpable homicide.
101 - Murder.
102 - Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
103 - Punishment for murder.
104 - Punishment for murder by life-convict.
105 - Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
106 - Causing death by negligence.
107 - Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind.
108 - Abetment of suicide.
109 - Attempt to murder.
110 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide
111 - Organised crime.
112 - Petty organised crime.
113 - Terrorist act.
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114 - Hurt.
115 - Voluntarily causing hurt.
116 - Grievous hurt.
117 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
118 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
119 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
120 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
121 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
122 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation.
123 - Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.
124 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
125 - Act endangering life or personal safety of others.
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126 - Wrongful restraint.
127 - Wrongful confinement.
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128 - Force.
129 - Criminal force.
130 - Assault.
131 - Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
132 - Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
133 - Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.
134 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.
135 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.
136 - Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
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137 - Kidnapping
138 - Abduction.
139 - Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.
140 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.
141 - Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.
142 - Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.
143 - Trafficking of person.
144 - Exploitation of a trafficked person.
145 - Habitual dealing in slaves.
146 - Unlawful compulsory labour.
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147 - Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India.
148 - Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147.
149 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India.
150 - Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.
151 - Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power.
152 - Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
153 - Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India.
154 - Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India.
155 - Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154.
156 - Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.
157 - Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.
158 - Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.
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159 - Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.
160 - Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.
161 - Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office.
162 - Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.
163 - Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.
164 - Harbouring deserter.
165 - Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.
166 - Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.
167 - Persons subject to certain Acts.
168 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.
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169 - Candidate, electoral right defined.
170 - Bribery.
171 - Undue influence at elections.
172 - Personation at elections.
173 - Punishment for bribery.
174 - Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.
175 - False statement in connection with an election.
176 - Illegal payments in connection with an election.
177 - Failure to keep election accounts.
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178 - Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.
179 - Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
180 - Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
181 - Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
182 - Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.
183 - Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government.
184 - Using Government stamp known to have been before used.
185 - Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.
186 - Prohibition of fictitious stamps.
187 - Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law.
188 - Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.
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189 - Unlawful assembly.
190 - Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.
191 - Rioting
192 - Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed.
193 - Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place.
194 - Affray.
195 - Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
196 - Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
197 - Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.
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198 - Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.
199 - Public servant disobeying direction under law.
200 - Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
201 - Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.
202 - Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.
203 - Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.
204 - Personating a public servant.
205 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.
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206 - Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.
207 - Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.
208 - Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant.
209 - Non- appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
210 - Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it.
211 - Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it.
212 - Furnishing false information.
213 - Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.
214 - Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question.
215 - Refusing to sign statement.
216 - False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.
217 - False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person.
218 - Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant.
219 - Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
220 - Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
221 - Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
222 - Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.
223 - Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.
224 - Threat of injury to public servant.
225 - Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.
226 - Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power.
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227 - Giving false evidence.
228 - Fabricating false evidence.
229 - Punishment for false evidence.
230 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence.
231 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment.
232 - Threatening any person to give false evidence.
233 - Using evidence known to be false.
234 - Issuing or signing false certificate.
235 - Using as true a certificate known to be false.
236 - False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.
237 - Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.
238 - Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender.
239 - Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform.
240 - Giving false information respecting an offence committed.
241 - Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.
242 - False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.
243 - Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
244 - Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
245 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.
246 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court.
247 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.
248 - False charge of offence made with intent to injure.
249 - Harbouring offender.
250 - Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.
251 - Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender.
252 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
253 - Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered.
254 - Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.
255 - Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
256 - Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
257 - Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
258 - Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.
259 - Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.
260 - Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.
261 - Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.
262 - Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.
263 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.
264 - Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for.
265 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for.
266 - Violation of condition of remission of punishment.
267 - Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.
268 - Personation of assessor.
269 - Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court.
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270 - Public nuisance.
271 - Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
272 - Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
273 - Disobedience to quarantine rule.
274 - Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
275 - Sale of noxious food or drink.
276 - Adulteration of drugs.
277 - Sale of adulterated drugs.
278 - Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
279 - Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
280 - Making atmosphere noxious to health.
281 - Rash driving or riding on a public way.
282 - Rash navigation of vessel.
283 - Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
284 - Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
285 - Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
286 - Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
287 - Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
288 - Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
289 - Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
290 - Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.
291 - Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
292 - Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
293 - Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
294 - Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
295 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.
296 - Obscene acts and songs.
297 - Keeping lottery office.
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298 - Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class.
299 - Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
300 - Disturbing religious assembly.
301 - Trespassing on burial places, etc.
302 - Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.
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303 - Theft.
304 - Snatching.
305 - Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.
306 - Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
307 - Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft.
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308 - Extortion.
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309 - Robbery.
310 - Dacoity.
311 - Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
312 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
313 - Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.
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314 - Dishonest misappropriation of property.
315 - Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
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316 - Criminal breach of trust.
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317 - Stolen property
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318 - Cheating
319 - Cheating by personation.
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320 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors.
321 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
322 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
323 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
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324 - Mischief.
325 - Mischief by killing or maiming animal.
326 - Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.
327 - Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
328 - Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
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329 - Criminal trespass and house-trespass.
330 - House-trespass and house- breaking.
331 - Punishment for house-trespass or house- breaking.
332 - House-trespass in order to commit offence.
333 - House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
334 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.
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335 - Making a false document.
336 - Forgery
337 - Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
338 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
339 - Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
340 - Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
341 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338.
342 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
343 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
344 - Falsification of accounts.
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345 - Property mark.
346 - Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
347 - Counterfeiting a property mark.
348 - Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
349 - Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.
350 - Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
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351 - Criminal intimidation.
352 - Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.
353 - Statements conducing to public mischief.
354 - Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure.
355 - Misconduct in public by a drunken person.
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356 - Defamation.
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357 - Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.
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358 - Repeal and savings.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
3 - Construction of references.
4 - Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws.
5 - Saving.
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6 - Classes of Criminal Courts.
7 - Territorial divisions.
8 - Court of Session.
9 - Courts of Judicial Magistrates.
10 - Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
11 - Special Judicial Magistrates.
12 - Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates.
13 - Subordination of Judicial Magistrates.
14 - Executive Magistrates.
15 - Special Executive Magistrates.
16 - Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.
17 - Subordination of Executive Magistrates.
18 - Public Prosecutors.
19 - Assistant Public Prosecutors.
20 - Directorate of Prosecution.
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21 - Courts by which offences are triable.
22 - Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass.
23 - Sentences which Magistrates may pass.
24 - Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine.
25 - Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.
26 - Mode of conferring powers.
27 - Powers of officers appointed.
28 - Withdrawal of powers.
29 - Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in- office.
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30 - Powers of superior officers of police.
31 - Public when to assist Magistrates and police.
32 - Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.
33 - Public to give information of certain offences.
34 - Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report.
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35 - When police may arrest without warrant.
36 - Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.
37 - Designated police officer.
38 - Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.
39 - Arrest on refusal to give name and residence.
40 - Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.
41 - Arrest by Magistrate.
42 - Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest.
43 - Arrest how made.
44 - Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.
45 - Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.
46 - No unnecessary restraint.
47 - Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.
48 - Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend.
49 - Search of arrested person.
50 - Power to seize offensive weapons.
51 - Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer.
52 - Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner.
53 - Examination of arrested person by medical officer
54 - Identification of person arrested.
55 - Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.
56 - Health and safety of arrested person.
57 - Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.
58 - Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
59 - Police to report apprehensions.
60 - Discharge of person apprehended
61 - Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
62 - Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.
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63 - Form of summons.
64 - Summons how served.
65 - Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies.
66 - Service when persons summoned cannot be found.
67 - Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided.
68 - Service on Government servant.
69 - Service of summons outside local limits.
70 - Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present.
71 - Service of summons on witness.
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72 - Form of warrant of arrest and duration.
73 - Power to direct security to be taken.
74 - Warrants to whom directed.
75 - Warrant may be directed to any person.
76 - Warrant directed to police officer.
77 - Notification of substance of warrant.
78 - Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.
79 - Where warrant may be executed.
80 - Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction.
81 - Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction.
82 - Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued.
83 - Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought.
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84 - Proclamation for person absconding.
85 - Attachment of property of person absconding.
86 - Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person.
87 - Claims and objections to attachment.
88 - Release, sale and restoration of attached property.
89 - Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property.
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90 - Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons.
91 - Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.
92 - Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance.
93 - Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest.
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94 - Summons to produce document or other thing.
95 - Procedure as to letters.
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96 - When search- warrant may be issued.
97 - Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.
98 - Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search- warrants for same.
99 - Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture.
100 - Search for persons wrongfully confined.
101 - Power to compel restoration of abducted females.
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102 - Direction, etc., of search- warrants
103 - Persons in charge of closed place to allow search.
104 - Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction.
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105 - Recording of search and seizure through audio- video electronic means.
106 - Power of police officer to seize certain property.
107 - Attachment, forfeiture or restoration of property.
108 - Magistrate may direct search in his presence.
109 - Power to impound document, etc., produced.
110 - Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes.
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111 - Definitions.
112 - Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India.
113 - Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India.
114 - Assistance in securing transfer of persons.
115 - Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property.
116 - Identifying unlawfully acquired property.
117 - Seizure or attachment of property.
118 - Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.
119 - Notice of forfeiture of property.
120 - Forfeiture of property in certain cases.
121 - Fine in lieu of forfeiture.
122 - Certain transfers to be null and void.
123 - Procedure in respect of letter of request.
124 - Application of this Chapter.
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125 - Security for keeping peace on conviction.
126 - Security for keeping peace in other cases.
127 - Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matters.
128 - Security for good behaviour from suspected persons.
129 - Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders.
130 - Order to be made.
131 - Procedure in respect of person present in Court.
132 - Summons or warrant in case of person not so present.
133 - Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant.
134 - Power to dispense with personal attendance.
135 - Inquiry as to truth of information
136 - Order to give security.
137 - Discharge of person informed against.
138 - Commencement of period for which security is required.
139 - Contents of bond.
140 - Power to reject sureties.
141 - Imprisonment in default of security.
142 - Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security.
143 - Security for unexpired period of bond.
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144 - Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents.
145 - Procedure.
146 - Alteration in allowance.
147 - Enforcement of order of maintenance.
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148 - Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force.
149 - Use of armed forces to disperse assembly.
150 - Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly.
151 - Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150.
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152 - Conditional order for removal of nuisance.
153 - Service or notification of order.
154 - Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause.
155 - Penalty for failure to comply with section 154.
156 - Procedure where existence of public right is denied.
157 - Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause.
158 - Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert.
159 - Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.
160 - Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience.
161 - Injunction pending inquiry.
162 - Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance.
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163 - Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.
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164 - Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace.
165 - Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver.
166 - Dispute concerning right of use of land or water.
167 - Local inquiry.
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168 - Police to prevent cognizable offences.
169 - Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
170 - Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.
171 - Prevention of injury to public property.
172 - Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police.
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173 - Information in cognizable cases.
174 - Information as to non- cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.
175 - Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case.
176 - Procedure for investigation.
177 - Report how submitted.
178 - Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.
179 - Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses.
180 - Examination of witnesses by police.
181 - Statements to police and use thereof.
182 - No inducement to be offered.
183 - Recording of confessions and statements.
184 - examination of victim of rape.
185 - Search by police officer.
186 - When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search- warrant.
187 - Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.
188 - Report of investigation by subordinate police officer.
189 - Release of accused when evidence deficient.
190 - Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient.
191 - Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint.
192 - Diary of proceedings in investigation.
193 - Report of police officer on completion of investigation.
194 - Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc.
195 - Power to summon persons.
196 - Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.
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197 - Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.
198 - Place of inquiry or trial.
199 - Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.
200 - Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence.
201 - Place of trial in case of certain offences.
202 - Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc.
203 - Offence committed on journey or voyage.
204 - Place of trial for offences triable together.
205 - Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.
206 - High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place.
207 - Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction.
208 - Offence committed outside India.
209 - Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India.
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210 - Cognizance of offences by Magistrate.
211 - Transfer on application of accused.
212 - Making over of cases to Magistrates.
213 - Cognizance of offences by Court of Session.
214 - Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them.
215 - Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence.
216 - Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
217 - Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence.
218 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants.
219 - Prosecution for offences against marriage.
220 - Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
221 - Cognizance of offence.
222 - Prosecution for defamation.
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223 - Examination of complainant
224 - Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.
225 - Postponement of issue of process.
226 - Dismissal of complaint.
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227 - Issue of process.
228 - Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused.
229 - Special summons in cases of petty offence.
230 - Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents.
231 - Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session.
232 - Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
233 - Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence.
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234 - Contents of charge.
235 - Particulars as to time, place and person.
236 - When manner of committing offence must be stated.
237 - Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.
238 - Effect of errors.
239 - Court may alter charge.
240 - Recall of witnesses when charge altered.
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241 - Separate charges for distinct offences.
242 - Offences of same kind within year may be charged together.
243 - Trial for more than one offence
244 - Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed.
245 - When offence proved included in offence charged.
246 - What persons may be charged jointly.
247 - Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges.
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248 - Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor.
249 - Opening case for prosecution.
250 - Discharge.
251 - Framing of charge.
252 - Conviction on plea of guilty.
253 - Date for prosecution evidence.
254 - Evidence for prosecution.
255 - Acquittal.
256 - Entering upon defence.
257 - Arguments.
258 - Judgment of acquittal or conviction.
259 - Previous conviction.
260 - Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222
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261 - Compliance with section 230.
262 - When accused shall be discharged.
263 - Framing of charge.
264 - Conviction on plea of guilty.
265 - Evidence for prosecution.
266 - Evidence for defence.
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267 - Evidence for prosecution.
268 - When accused shall be discharged.
269 - Procedure where accused is not discharged.
270 - Evidence for defence.
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271 - Acquittal or conviction.
272 - Absence of complainant.
273 - Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause.
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274 - Substance of accusation to be stated.
275 - Conviction on plea of guilty.
276 - Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases.
277 - Procedure when not convicted.
278 - Acquittal or conviction.
279 - Non-appearance or death of complainant.
280 - Withdrawal of complaint.
281 - Power to stop proceedings in certain cases.
282 - Power of Court to convert summons- cases into warrant-cases.
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283 - Power to try summarily.
284 - Summary trial by Magistrate of second class.
285 - Procedure for summary trials.
286 - Record in summary trials.
287 - Judgment in cases tried summarily.
288 - Language of record and judgment.
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289 - Application of Chapter.
290 - Application for plea bargaining.
291 - Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition.
292 - Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court.
293 - Disposal of case.
294 - Judgment of Court.
295 - Finality of judgment.
296 - Power of Court in plea bargaining.
297 - Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
298 - Savings.
299 - Statements of accused not to be used.
300 - Non-application of Chapter.
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301 - Definitions.
302 - Power to require attendance of prisoners.
303 - Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302.
304 - Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies.
305 - Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.
306 - Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.
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307 - Language of Courts.
308 - Evidence to be taken in presence of accused.
309 - Record in summons- cases and inquiries.
310 - Record in warrant-cases.
311 - Record in trial before Court of Session.
312 - Language of record of evidence.
313 - Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed.
314 - Interpretation of evidence to accused or his advocate.
315 - Remarks respecting demeanour of witness.
316 - Record of examination of accused.
317 - Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully.
318 - Record in High Court.
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319 - When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued.
320 - Commission to whom to be issued.
321 - Execution of commissions.
322 - Parties may examine witnesses.
323 - Return of commission.
324 - Adjournment of proceeding.
325 - Execution of foreign commissions.
326 - Deposition of medical witness.
327 - Identification report of Magistrate.
328 - Evidence of officers of Mint.
329 - Reports of certain Government scientific experts.
330 - No formal proof of certain documents.
331 - Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants.
332 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit.
333 - Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn.
334 - Previous conviction or acquittal how proved.
335 - Record of evidence in absence of accused.
336 - Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases.
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337 - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence.
338 - Appearance by Public Prosecutors.
339 - Permission to conduct prosecution.
340 - Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.
341 - Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases.
342 - Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused.
343 - Tender of pardon to accomplice.
344 - Power to direct tender of pardon.
345 - Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon.
346 - Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.
347 - Local inspection.
348 - Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.
349 - Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc.
350 - Expenses of complainants and witnesses
351 - Power to examine accused.
352 - Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments.
353 - Accused person to be competent witness.
354 - No influence to be used to induce disclosure.
355 - Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases.
356 - Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender.
357 - Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.
358 - Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence.
359 - Compounding of offences.
360 - Withdrawal from prosecution
361 - Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of.
362 - Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed.
363 - Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property.
364 - Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe.
365 - Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.
366 - Court to be open.
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367 - Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind.
368 - Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court.
369 - Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial.
370 - Resumption of inquiry or trial.
371 - Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court.
372 - When accused appears to have been of sound mind.
373 - Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind.
374 - Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody.
375 - Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge.
376 - Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence.
377 - Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released.
378 - Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend.
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379 - Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215.
380 - Appeal.
381 - Power to order costs.
382 - Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance.
383 - Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence.
384 - Procedure in certain cases of contempt.
385 - Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384.
386 - When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
387 - Discharge of offender on submission of apology.
388 - Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document.
389 - Summary procedure for punishment for non- attendance by a witness in obedience to summons.
390 - Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389.
391 - Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves.
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392 - themselves. Judgment.
393 - Language and contents of judgment.
394 - Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender.
395 - Order to pay compensation.
396 - Victim compensation scheme.
397 - Treatment of victims.
398 - Witness protection scheme.
399 - Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested.
400 - Order to pay costs in non- cognizable cases.
401 - Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition.
402 - Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases.
403 - Court not to alter judgment.
404 - Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons.
405 - Judgment when to be translated.
406 - Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate.
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407 - Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation.
408 - Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken.
409 - Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction.
410 - Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges.
411 - Procedure in case of difference of opinion.
412 - Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation.
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413 - No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided.
414 - Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour.
415 - Appeals from convictions.
416 - No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
417 - No appeal in petty cases.
418 - Appeal by State Government against sentence.
419 - Appeal in case of acquittal.
420 - Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.
421 - Special right of appeal in certain cases.
422 - Appeal to Court of Session how heard.
423 - Petition of appeal.
424 - Procedure when appellant in jail.
425 - Summary dismissal of appeal.
426 - Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily.
427 - Powers of Appellate Court.
428 - Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court.
429 - Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.
430 - Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail.
431 - Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.
432 - Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken.
433 - Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
434 - Finality of judgments and orders on appeal.
435 - Abatement of appeals.
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436 - Reference to High Court.
437 - Disposal of case according to decision of High Court.
438 - Calling for records to exercise powers of revision.
439 - Power to order inquiry.
440 - Sessions Judge's powers of revision.
441 - Power of Additional Sessions Judge.
442 - High Court's powers of revision.
443 - Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases.
444 - Option of Court to hear parties.
445 - High Court's order to be certified to lower Court.
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446 - Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals.
447 - Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals.
448 - Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals.
449 - Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges.
450 - Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates.
451 - Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates.
452 - Reasons to be recorded.
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453 - Execution of order passed under section 409.
454 - Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court.
455 - Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court.
456 - Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman.
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457 - Power to appoint place of imprisonment.
458 - Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
459 - Direction of warrant for execution.
460 - Warrant with whom to be lodged.
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461 - Warrant for levy of fine.
462 - Effect of such warrant.
463 - Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend.
464 - Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment.
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465 - Who may issue warrant.
466 - Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect.
467 - Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence.
468 - Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
469 - Saving
470 - Return of warrant on execution of sentence.
471 - Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine.
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472 - Mercy petition in death sentence cases.
473 - Power to suspend or remit sentences.
474 - Power to commute sentence.
475 - Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases.
476 - Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.
477 - State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases.
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478 - In what cases bail to be taken.
479 - Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained.
480 - When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence.
481 - Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court.
482 - Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest.
483 - Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail.
484 - Amount of bond and reduction thereof.
485 - Bond of accused and sureties.
486 - Declaration by sureties.
487 - Discharge from custody.
488 - Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient.
489 - Discharge of sureties.
490 - Deposit instead of recognizance.
491 - Procedure when bond has been forfeited.
492 - Cancellation of bond and bail bond.
493 - Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.
494 - Bond required from child.
495 - Appeal from orders under section 491.
496 - Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances.
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497 - Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases.
498 - Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial.
499 - Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused.
500 - Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499.
501 - Destruction of libellous and other matter.
502 - Power to restore possession of immovable property.
503 - Procedure by police upon seizure of property.
504 - Procedure where no claimant appears within six months.
505 - Power to sell perishable property.
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506 - Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings.
507 - Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.
508 - Proceedings in wrong place.
509 - Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316.
510 - Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge.
511 - Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity.
512 - Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.
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513 - Definitions.
514 - Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation.
515 - Commencement of period of limitation.
516 - Exclusion of time in certain cases.
517 - Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.
518 - Continuing offence.
519 - Extension of period of limitation in certain cases.
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520 - Trials before High Courts.
521 - Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial.
522 - Forms.
523 - Power of High Court to make rules.
524 - Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases.
525 - Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested.
526 - Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.
527 - Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property.
528 - Saving of inherent powers of High Court.
529 - Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts.
530 - Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode.
531 - Repeal and savings.
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