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58 - [Repealed.].
59 - [Repealed.].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61 - [Repealed.].
62 - [Repealed.].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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1 - Short title.
2 - [Repealed.]
3 - Interpretation-clause.
4 - May Presume. Shall presume. Conclusive proof
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5 - Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts.
6 - Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction.
7 - Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue.
8 - Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct.
9 - Facts necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts.
10 - Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design.
11 - When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant.
12 - In suits for damages, facts tending to enable Court to determine amount are relevant.
13 - Facts relevant when right or custom is in question.
14 - Facts showing existence of state of mind, or of body, or bodily feeling.
15 - Facts bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional.
16 - Existence of course of business when relevant.
17 - Admission defined
18 - Admission by party to proceeding or his agent
19 - Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit.
20 - Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit.
21 - Proof of admissions against persons making them, and by or on their behalf
22 - When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant
23 - Admissions in civil cases when relevant.
24 - Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding.
25 - Confession to police-officer not to be proved.
26 - Confession by accused while in custody of police not to be proved against him
27 - How much of information received from accused may be proved.
28 - Confession made after removal of impression caused by inducement, threat or promise, relevant
29 - Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy, etc
30 - Consideration of proved confession affecting person making it and others jointly under trial for same offence
31 - Admissions not conclusive proof, but may estop
32 - Cases in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found, etc., is relevant
33 - Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, the truth of facts therein stated
34 - Entries in books of account when relevant
35 - Relevancy of entry in public record made in performance of duty
36 - Relevancy of statements in maps, charts and plans
37 - Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain Acts or notifications
22A - When oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant.
38 - Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law-books
39 - What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers
40 - Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.
41 - Relevancy of certain judgments in probate, etc., jurisdiction
42 - Relevancy and effect of judgments, orders or decrees, other than those mentioned in section 41.
43 - Judgments, etc., other than those mentioned in sections 40, 41 and 42, when relevant
44 - Fraud or collusion in obtaining judgment, or incompetency of Court, may be proved
45 - Opinions of experts
45A - Opinion of Examiner of Electronic Evidence
46 - Facts bearing upon opinions of experts
47 - Opinion as to hand-writing, when relevant
47A - Opinion as to digital signature, when relevant
48 - Opinion as to existence of right or custom, when relevant.
49 - Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant.
50 - Opinion on relationship, when relevant.
51 - Grounds of opinion, when relevant
52 - In civil cases character to prove conduct imputed, irrelevant
53 - In criminal cases previous good character relevant
53A - Evidence of character or previous sexual experience not relevant in certain cases.
54 - Previous bad character not relevant, except in reply
55 - Character as affecting damages
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56 - Fact judicially noticeable need not be proved
57 - Facts of which Court must take judicial notice
58 - Facts admitted need not be proved
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59 - Proof of facts by oral evidence
60 - Oral evidence must be direct
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61 - Proof of contents of documents
62 - Primary evidence
63 - Secondary evidence
64 - Proof of documents by primary evidence
65 - Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given
66 - Rules as to notice to produce
67 - Proof of signature and handwriting of person alleged to have signed or written document produced
67 A - Proof as to electronic signature
68 - Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
69 - Proof where no attesting witness found
70 - Admission of execution by party to attested document
71 - Proof when attesting witness denies the execution
72 - Proof of document not required by law to be attested
73 - Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
73A - Proof as to verification of digital signature.
74 - Public documents
75 - Private documents
76 - Certified copies of public documents
77 - Proof of documents by production of certified copies
78 - Proof of other official documents.
79 - Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies.
80 - Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence
81 - Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, private Acts of Parliament and other documents
81A - Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic forms.
82 - Presumption as to document admissible in England without proof of seal or signature
83 - Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
84 - Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions
85 - Presumption as to powers-of-attorney.
85A - Presumption as to electronic agreements.
85B - Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
85C - Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates
86 - Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records
87 - Presumption as to books, maps and charts.
88 - Presumption as to telegraphic messages.
88A - Presumption as to electronic messages.
89 - Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced
90 - Presumption as to documents thirty years old
90A - Presumption as to electronic records five years old.
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91 - Evidence of terms of contracts, grants and other dispositions of property reduced to form of document
92 - Exclusion of evidence of oral agreement.
93 - Exclusion of evidence to explain or amend ambiguous document
94 - Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts
95 - Evidence as to document unmeaning reference to existing facts
96 - Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons.
97 - Evidence as to application of language to one of two sets of facts, to neither of which the whole correctly applies
98 - Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
99 - Who may give evidence of agreement varying terms of document
100 - Saving of provisions of Indian Succession Act relating to wills
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101 - Burden of proof
102 - On whom burden of proof lies
103 - Burden of proof as to particular fact
104 - Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible
105 - Burden of proving that case of accused comes within exceptions.
106 - Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge.
107 - Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within thirty years
108 - Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years
109 - Burden of proof as to relationship in the cases of partners, landlord and tenant, principal and agent
110 - Burden of proof as to ownership
111 - Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
111A - Presumption as to certain offences
112 - Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy
113 - Proof of cession of territory
113A - Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman
113B - Presumption as to dowry death
114 - Court may presume existence of certain facts.
114A - Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape
114B - Insertion of new Section 114B.––After section 114A of the Indian Evidence Act [State Amendment - Chhattisgarh]
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115 - Estoppel
116 - Estoppel of tenants and of licensee of person in possession
117 - Estoppel of acceptor of bill of exchange, bailee or licensee
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118 - Who may testify.
119 - Witness unable to communicate verbally
120 - Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of person under criminal trial
121 - Judges and Magistrates
122 - Communications during marriage
123 - Evidence as to affairs of State
124 - Official communications
125 - Information as to commission of offences
126 - Professional communications
127 - Section 126 to apply to interpreters, etc
128 - Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
129 - Confidential communications with legal advisers
130 - Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
131 - Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
132 - Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
133 - Accomplice
134 - Number of witnesses
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135 - Order of production and examination of witnesses
136 - Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
137 - Examination-in-chief
138 - Order of examinations
139 - Cross-examination of person called to produce a document
140 - Witnesses to character
141 - Leading questions
142 - When they must not be asked
143 - When they may be asked.
144 - Evidence as to matters in writing
145 - Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing
146 - Questions lawful in cross-examination
147 - When witness to be compelled to answer
148 - Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
149 - Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
150 - Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
151 - Indecent and scandalous questions
152 - Questions intended to insult or annoy
153 - Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
154 - Question by party to his own witness
155 - Impeaching credit of witness
156 - Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
157 - Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact
158 - What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33
159 - Refreshing memory
160 - Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 159
161 - Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory
162 - Production of documents
163 - Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice
164 - Using, as evidence, of document production of which was refused on notice
165 - Judge’s power to put questions or order production
166 - Power of jury or assessors to put questions
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167 - No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
3 - Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872.
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4 - Sale and agreement to sell.
5 - Contract of sale how made.
6 - Existing or future goods.
7 - Goods perishing before making of contract.
8 - Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell.
9 - Ascertainment of price.
10 - Agreement to sell at valuation.
11 - Stipulations as to time.
12 - Condition and warranty.
13 - When condition to be treated as warranty.
14 - Implied undertaking as to title, etc.
15 - Sale by description.
16 - Implied conditions as to quality or fitness.
17 - Sale by sample.
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18 - Goods must be ascertained.
19 - Property passes when intended to pass.
20 - Specific goods in a deliverable state.
21 - Specific goods to be put into a deliverable state.
22 - Specific goods in a deliverable state, when the seller has to do anything thereto in order to ascertain price.
23 - Sale of unascertained goods and appropriation.
24 - Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return”.
25 - Reservation of right of disposal.
26 - Risk prima facie passes with property.
27 - Sale by person not the owner.
28 - Sale by one of joint owners.
29 - Sale by person in possession under voidable contract.
30 - Seller or buyer in possession after sale.
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31 - Duties of seller and buyer.
32 - Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions.
33 - Delivery.
34 - Effect of part delivery.
35 - Buyer to apply for delivery.
36 - Rules as to delivery.
37 - Delivery of wrong quantity.
38 - Instalment deliveries.
39 - Delivery to carrier or wharfinger.
40 - Risk where goods are delivered at distant place.
41 - Buyer’s right of examining the goods.
42 - Acceptance.
43 - Buyer not bound to return rejected goods.
44 - Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing delivery of goods.
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45 - “Unpaid seller” defined.
46 - Unpaid seller’s rights.
47 - Seller’s lien.
48 - Part delivery.
49 - Termination of lien.
50 - Right of stoppage in transit.
51 - Duration of transit.
52 - How stoppage in transit is effected.
53 - Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer.
54 - Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transit.
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55 - Suit for price.
56 - Damages for non-acceptance.
57 - Damages for non-delivery.
58 - Specific performance.
59 - Remedy for breach of warranty.
60 - Repudiation of contract before due date.
61 - Interest by way of damages and special damages.
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62 - Exclusion of implied terms and conditions.
63 - Reasonable time a question of fact.
64 - Auction sale.
64A - In contracts of sale, amount of increased or decreased taxes to be added or deducted.
65 - [Repealed.].
66 - Savings.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
3 - Construction of references.
4 - Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws.
5 - Saving
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6 - Classes of Criminal Courts.
7 - Territorial divisions.
8 - Metropolitan areas.
9 - Court of Session.
10 - Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges.
11 - Courts of Judicial Magistrates.
12 - Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
13 - Special Judicial Magistrates.
14 - Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates.
15 - Subordination of Judicial Magistrates.
16 - Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates.
17 - Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.
18 - Special Metropolitan Magistrates.
19 - Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates.
20 - Executive Magistrates.
21 - Special Executive Magistrates.
22 - Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.
23 - Subordination of Executive Magistrates.
24 - Public Prosecutors.
25 - Assistant Public Prosecutors.
25A - Directorate of Prosecution.
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26 - Courts by which offences are triable.
27 - Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles.
28 - Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass.
29 - Sentences which Magistrates may pass.
30 - Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine.
31 - Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.
32 - Mode of conferring powers.
33 - Powers of officers appointed.
34 - Withdrawal of powers.
35 - Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office.
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36 - Powers of superior officers of police.
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37 - Public when to assist Magistrates and police.
38 - Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.
39 - Public to give information of certain offences.
40 - Duty of officers employed, in connection with the affairs of a village to make certain report.
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41 - When police may arrest without warrant.
41A - Notice of appearance before police officer.
41B - Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.
41C - Control room at districts.
41D - Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.
42 - Arrest on refusal to give name and residence.
43 - Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.
44 - Arrest by Magistrate.
45 - Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest.
46 - Arrest how made.
47 - Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.
48 - Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.
49 - No unnecessary restraint.
50 - Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.
50A - Obligation of person making arrest to inform about the arrest, etc., to a nominated person.
51 - Search of arrested person.
52 - Power to seize offensive weapons.
53 - Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer.
53A - Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner.
54 - Examination of arrested person by medical officer.
54A - Identification of person arrested.
55 - Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.
55A - Health and safety of arrested person.
56 - Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.
57 - Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
58 - Police to report apprehensions.
59 - Discharge of person apprehended.Discharge of person apprehended.
60 - Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
60A - Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code.
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61 - Form of summons.
62 - Summons how served.
63 - Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies.
64 - Service when persons summoned cannot be found.
65 - Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided.
66 - Service on Government servant.
67 - Service of summons outside local limits.
68 - Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present.
69 - Service of summons on witness by post.
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70 - Form of warrant of arrest and duration.
71 - Power to direct security to be taken.
72 - Warrants to whom directed.
73 - Warrant may be directed to any person.
74 - Warrant directed to police officer.
75 - Notification of substance of warrant.
76 - Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.
77 - Where warrant may be executed.
78 - Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction.
79 - Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction.
80 - Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued.
81 - Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought.
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82 - Proclamation for person absconding.
83 - Attachment of property of person absconding.
84 - Claims and objections to attachment.
85 - Release, sale and restoration of attached property.
86 - Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property.
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87 - Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons.
88 - Power to take bond for appearance.
89 - Arrest on breach of bond for appearance.
90 - Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summonses and warrants of arrest.
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91 - Summons to produce document or other thing.
92 - Procedure as to letters and telegrams.
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93 - When search-warrant may be issued.
94 - Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.
95 - Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same.
96 - Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture.
97 - Search for persons wrongfully confined.
98 - Power to compel restoration of abducted females.
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99 - Direction, etc., of search-warrants.
100 - Persons in charge of closed place to allow search.
101 - Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction.
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102 - Power of police officer to seize certain property.
103 - Magistrate may direct search in his presence.
104 - Power to impound document, etc., produced.
105 - Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes.
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105A - Definitions.
105B - Assistance in securing transfer of persons.
105C - Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property.
105D - Identifying unlawfully acquired property.
105E - Seizure or attachment of property.
105F - Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.
105G - Notice of forfeiture of property.
105H - Forfeiture of property in certain cases.
105I - Fine in lieu of forfeiture.
105J - Certain transfers to be null and void.
105K - Procedure in respect of letter of request.
105L - Application of this Chapter.
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106 - Security for keeping the peace on conviction.
107 - Security for keeping the peace in other cases.
108 - Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matters.
109 - Security for good behaviour from suspected persons.
110 - Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders.
111 - Order to be made.
112 - Procedure in respect of person present in Court.
113 - Summons or warrant in case of person not so present.
114 - Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant.
115 - Power to dispense with personal attendance.
116 - Inquiry as to truth of information.
117 - Order to give security.
118 - Discharge of person informed against.
119 - Commencement of period for which security is required.
120 - Contents of bond.
121 - Power to reject sureties.
122 - Imprisonment in default of security.
123 - Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security.
124 - Security for unexpired period of bond.
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125 - Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents.
126 - Procedure.
127 - Alteration in allowance.
128 - Enforcement of order of maintenance.
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129 - Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force.
130 - Use of armed forces to disperse assembly.
131 - Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly.
132 - Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections.
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133 - Conditional order for removal of nuisance.
134 - Service or notification of order.
135 - Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause.
136 - Consequences of his failing to do so.
137 - Procedure where existence of public right is denied.
138 - Procedure where he appears to show cause.
139 - Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert.
140 - Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.
141 - Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience.
142 - Injunction pending inquiry.
143 - Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance.
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144 - Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.
144A - Power to prohibit carrying arms in procession or mass drill or mass training with arms.
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145 - Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
146 - Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver.
147 - Dispute concerning right of use of land or water.
148 - Local inquiry.
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149 - Police to prevent cognizable offences.
150 - Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
151 - Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences.
152 - Prevention of injury to public property.
153 - Inspection of weights and measures.
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154 - Information in cognizable cases.
155 - Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.
156 - Police officer‘s power to investigate cognizable case.
157 - Procedure for investigation.
158 - Report how submitted.
159 - Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.
160 - Police officer‘s power to require attendance of witnesses.
161 - Examination of witnesses by police.
162 - Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence.
163 - No inducement to be offered.
164 - Recording of confessions and statements.
164A - Medical examination of the victim of rape.
165 - Search by police officer.
166 - When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant.
166A - Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India.
166B - Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India.
167 - Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.
168 - Report of investigation by subordinate police officer.
169 - Release of accused when evidence deficient.
170 - Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient.
171 - Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint.
172 - Diary of proceedings in investigation.
173 - Report of police officer on completion of investigation.
174 - Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc.
175 - Power to summon persons.
176 - Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.
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177 - Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.
178 - Place of inquiry or trial.
179 - Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.
180 - Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence.
181 - Place of trial in case of certain offences.
182 - Offences committed by letters, etc.
183 - Offence committed on journey or voyage.
184 - Place of trial for offences triable together.
185 - Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.
186 - High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place.
187 - Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction.
188 - Offence committed outside India.
189 - Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India.
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190 - Cognizance of offences by Magistrates.
191 - Transfer on application of the accused.
192 - Making over of cases to Magistrates.
193 - Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session.
194 - Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them.
195 - Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence.
195A - Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
196 - Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence.
197 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants.
198 - Prosecution for offences against marriage.
198A - Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
198B - Cognizance of offence.
199 - Prosecution for defamation.
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200 - Examination of complainant.
201 - Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case.
202 - Postponement of issue of process.
203 - Dismissal of complaint.
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204 - Issue of process.
205 - Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused.
206 - Special summons in cases of petty offence.
207 - Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents.
208 - Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session.
209 - Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it.
210 - Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of the same offence.
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211 - Contents of charge.
212 - Particulars as to time, place and person.
213 - When manner of committing offence must be stated.
214 - Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.
215 - Effect of errors.
216 - Court may alter charge.
217 - Recall of witnesses when charge altered.
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218 - Separate charges for distinct offences.
219 - Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together.
220 - Trial for more than one offence.
221 - Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed.
222 - When offence proved included in offence charged.
223 - What persons may be charged jointly.
224 - Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges.
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225 - Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor.
226 - Opening case for prosecution.
227 - Discharge.
228 - Framing of charge.
229 - Conviction on plea of guilty.
230 - Date for prosecution evidence.
231 - Evidence for prosecution.
232 - Acquittal.
233 - Entering upon defence.
234 - Arguments.
235 - Judgment of acquittal or conviction.
236 - Previous conviction.
237 - Procedure in cases instituted under section 199(2).
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238 - Compliance with section 207.
239 - When accused shall be discharged.
240 - Framing of charge.
241 - Conviction on plea of guilty.
242 - Evidence for prosecution.
243 - Evidence for defence.
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244 - Evidence for prosecution.
245 - When accused shall be discharged.
246 - Procedure where accused is not discharged.
247 - Evidence for defence.
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248 - Acquittal or conviction.
249 - Absence of complainant.
250 - Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause.
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251 - Substance of accusation to be stated.
252 - Conviction on plea of guilty.
253 - Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases.
254 - Procedure when not convicted.
255 - Acquittal or conviction.
256 - Non-appearance or death of complainant.
257 - Withdrawal of complaint.
258 - Power to stop proceedings in certain cases.
259 - Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases.
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260 - Power to try summarily.
261 - Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class.
262 - Procedure for summary trials.
263 - Record in summary trials.
264 - Judgment in cases tried summarily.
265 - Language of record and judgment.
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265A - Application of the Chapter.
265B - Application for plea bargaining.
265C - Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition.
265D - Report of the mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before the Court.
265E - Disposal of the case.
265F - Judgment of the Court.
265G - Finality of the judgment.
265H - Power of the Court in plea bargaining.
265-I - Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set-off against the sentence of imprisonment.
265J - Savings.
265K - Statements of accused not to be used.
265L - Non-application of the Chapter.
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266 - Definitions.
267 - Power to require attendance of prisoners.
268 - Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 267.
269 - Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies.
270 - Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.
271 - Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.
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272 - Language of Courts.
273 - Evidence to be taken in presence of accused.
274 - Record in summons-cases and inquiries.
275 - Record in warrant-cases.
276 - Record in trial before Court of Session.
277 - Language of record of evidence.
278 - Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed.
279 - Interpretation of evidence to accused or his pleader.
280 - Remarks respecting demeanour of witness.
281 - Record of examination of accused.
282 - Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully.
283 - Record in High Court.
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284 - When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued.
285 - Commission to whom to be issued.
286 - Execution of commissions.
287 - Parties may examine witnesses.
288 - Return of commission.
289 - Adjournment of proceeding.
290 - Execution of foreign commissions.
291 - Deposition of medical witness.
291A - Identification report of Magistrate.
292 - Evidence of officers of the Mint.
293 - Reports of certain Government scientific experts.
294 - No formal proof of certain documents.
295 - Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants.
296 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit.
297 - Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn.
298 - Previous conviction or acquittal how proved.
299 - Record of evidence in absence of accused.
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300 - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence.
301 - Appearance by Public Prosecutors.
302 - Permission to conduct prosecution.
303 - Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.
304 - Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases.
305 - Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused.
306 - Tender of pardon to accomplice.
307 - Power to direct tender of pardon.
308 - Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon.
309 - Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.
310 - Local inspection.
311 - Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.
311A - Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting.
312 - Expenses of complainants and witnesses.
313 - Power to examine the accused.
314 - Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments.
315 - Accused person to be competent witness.
316 - No influence to be used to induce disclosure.
317 - Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases.
318 - Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.
319 - Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence.
320 - Compounding of offences.
321 - Withdrawal from prosecution.
322 - Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of.
323 - Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed.
324 - Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property.
325 - Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe.
326 - Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.
327 - Court to be open.
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328 - Procedure in case of accused being lunatic.
329 - Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court.
330 - Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial.
331 - Resumption of inquiry or trial.
332 - Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court.
333 - When accused appears to have been of sound mind.
334 - Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind.
335 - Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody.
336 - Power of State Government to empower officer-in-charge to discharge.
337 - Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence.
338 - Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released.
339 - Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend.
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340 - Procedure in cases mentioned in section 195.
341 - Appeal.
342 - Power to order costs.
343 - Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance.
344 - Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence.
345 - Procedure in certain cases of contempt.
346 - Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345.
347 - When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court.
348 - Discharge of offender on submission of apology.
349 - Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document.
350 - Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons.
351 - Appeals from convictions under sections 344, 345, 349 and 350.
352 - Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves.
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353 - Judgment.
354 - Language and contents of judgment.
355 - Metropolitan Magistrate's judgment.
356 - Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender.
357 - Order to pay compensation.
357A - Victim compensation scheme.
357B - Compensation to be in addition to fine under section 326A or section 376D of Indian Penal Code.
357C - Treatment of victims.
358 - Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested.
359 - Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases.
360 - Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition.
361 - Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases.
362 - Court not to alter judgment.
363 - Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons.
364 - Judgment when to be translated.
365 - Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate.
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366 - Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation.
367 - Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken.
368 - Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction.
369 - Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges.
370 - Procedure in case of difference of opinion.
371 - Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation.
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372 - No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided.
373 - Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour.
374 - Appeals from convictions.
375 - No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty.
376 - No appeal in petty cases.
377 - Appeal by the State Government against sentence.
378 - Appeal in case of acquittal.
379 - Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.
380 - Special right of appeal in certain cases.
381 - Appeal to Court of Session how heard.
382 - Petition of appeal.
383 - Procedure when appellant in jail.
384 - Summary dismissal of appeal.
385 - Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily.
386 - Powers of the Appellate Court.
387 - Judgments of Subordinate Appellate Court.
388 - Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.
389 - Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail.
390 - Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.
391 - Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken.
392 - Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal are equally divided.
393 - Finality of judgments and orders on appeal.
394 - Abatement of appeals.
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395 - Reference to High Court.
396 - Disposal of case according to decision of High Court.
397 - Calling for records to exercise powers of revision.
398 - Power to order inquiry.
399 - Sessions Judge's powers of revision.
400 - Power of Additional Sessions Judge.
401 - High Court's powers of revision.
402 - Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases.
403 - Option of Court to hear parties.
404 - Statement by Metropolitan Magistrate of ground of his decision to be considered by High Court.
405 - High Court's order to be certified to lower Court.
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406 - Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals.
407 - Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals.
408 - Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals.
409 - Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges.
410 - Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrate.
411 - Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates.
412 - Reasons to be recorded.
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413 - Execution of order passed under section 368.
414 - Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court.
415 - Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court.
416 - Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman.
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417 - Power to appoint place of imprisonment.
418 - Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
419 - Direction of warrant for execution.
420 - Warrant with whom to be lodged.
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421 - Warrant for levy of fine.
422 - Effect of such warrant.
423 - Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Code does not extend.
424 - Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment.
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425 - Who may issue warrant.
426 - Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect.
427 - Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence.
428 - Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment.
429 - Saving.
430 - Return of warrant on execution of sentence.
431 - Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine.
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432 - Power to suspend or remit sentences.
433 - Power to commute sentence.
433A - Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases.
434 - Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.
435 - State Government to act after consultation with Central Government in certain cases.
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436 - In what cases bail to be taken.
436A - Maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained.
437 - When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence.
437A - Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court.
438 - Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest.
439 - Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail.
440 - Amount of bond and reduction thereof.
441 - Bond of accused and sureties.
441A - Declaration by sureties.
442 - Discharge from custody.
443 - Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient.
444 - Discharge of sureties.
445 - Deposit instead of recognizance.
446 - Procedure when bond has been forfeited.
446A - Cancellation of bond and bail bond.
447 - Procedure in case of insolvency of death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.
448 - Bond required from minor.
449 - Appeal from orders under section 446.
450 - Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances.
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451 - Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases.
452 - Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial.
453 - Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused.
454 - Appeal against orders under section 452 or section 453.
455 - Destruction of libellous and other matter.
456 - Power to restore possession of immovable property.
457 - Procedure by police upon seizure of property.
458 - Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
459 - Power to sell perishable property.
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460 - Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings.
461 - Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.
462 - Proceedings in wrong place.
463 - Non-compliance with provisions of section 164 or section 281.
464 - Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge.
465 - Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity.
466 - Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.
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467 - Definitions.
468 - Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation.
469 - Commencement of the period of limitation.
470 - Exclusion of time in certain cases.
471 - Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.
472 - Continuing offence.
473 - Extension of period of limitation in certain cases.
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474 - Trials before High Courts.
475 - Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial.
476 - Forms.
477 - Power of High Court to make rules.
478 - Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases.
479 - Case in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested.
480 - Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.
481 - Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property.
482 - Saving of inherent power of High Court.
483 - Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts of Judicial Magistrates.
484 - Repeal and savings.
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1 - Short title and commencement.
2 - [Repealed.].
3 - [Repealed.].
4 - [Repealed.].
5 - [Repealed.].
6 - [Repealed.].
7 - [Repealed.].
8 - [Repealed.].
9 - Repealed.
10 - Saving of pending proceedings under sections 108, 109 and 110.
11 - Repealed.
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1 - Short title.
2 - Interpretation-clause.
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3 - Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals.
4 - Communication when complete.
5 - Revocation of proposals and acceptances.
6 - Revocation how made.
7 - Acceptance must be absolute.
8 - Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration.
9 - Promises, express and implied.
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10 - What agreements are contracts.
11 - Who are competent to contract.
12 - What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting.
13 - "Consent" defined.
14 - "Free consent" defined.
15 - "Coercion" defined.
16 - "Undue influence" defined.
17 - "Fraud" defined.
18 - "Misrepresentation" defined.
19 - Voidability of agreements without free consent.
19A - Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence.
20 - Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact.
21 - Effect of mistakes as to law.
22 - Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact.
23 - What considerations and objects are lawful, and what not.
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24 - Agreement void, if considerations and objects unlawful in part.
25 - Agreement without consideration, void, unless it is in writing and registered, or is a promise to compensate for something done, or is a promise to pay a debt barred by limitation law.
26 - Agreement in restraint of marriage, void.
27 - Agreement in restraint of trade, void.
28 - Agreements in restraint of legal proceeding void.
29 - Agreements void for uncertainty.
30 - Agreements by way of wager, void.
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31 - "Contingent contract" defined.
32 - Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event happening.
33 - Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event not happening.
34 - When event on which contract is contingent to be deemed impossible, if it is the future conduct of a living person.
35 - When contracts become void which are contingent on happening of specified event within fixed time . When contracts may be enforced, which are contingent on specified event not happening within fixed time.
36 - Agreement contingent on impossible events void.
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37 - Obligation of parties to contracts.
38 - Effect of refusal to accept offer of performance.
39 - Effect of refusal of party to perform promise wholly.
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40 - Person by whom promise is to be performed.
41 - Effect of accepting performance from third person.
42 - Devolution of joint liabilities.
43 - Any one of joint promisors may be compelled to perform.
44 - Effect of release of one joint promisor.
45 - Devolution of joint rights.
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46 - Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified.
47 - Time and place for performance of promise
48 - Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place.
49 - Place for performance of promise, where no application to be made and no place fixed for performance.
50 - Performance in manner or at time prescribed or sanctioned by promise.
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51 - Promisor not bound to perform, unless reciprocal promisee ready and willing to perform.
52 - Order of performance of reciprocal promises.
53 - Liability of party preventing event on which the contract is to take effect.
54 - Effect of default as to that promise which should be first performed, in contract consisting of reciprocal promises.
55 - Effect of failure to perform at fixed time, in contract in which time is essential.
56 - Agreement to do impossible act.
57 - Reciprocal promise to do things legal, and also other things illegal.
58 - Alternative promise, one branch being illegal.
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59 - Application of payment where debt to be discharged is indicated.
60 - Application of payment where debt to be discharged is not indicated.
61 - Application of payment where neither party appropriates.
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62 - Effect of novation, rescission, and alteration of contract.
63 - Promise may dispense with or remit performance of promise.
64 - Consequences of rescission of voidable contract.
65 - Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement, or contract that becomes void.
66 - Mode of communicating or revoking rescission of voidable contract.
67 - Effect of neglect of promisee to afford promisor reasonable facilities for performance.
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68 - Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account.
69 - Reimbursement of person paying money due by another, in payment of which he is interested.
70 - Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous act.
71 - Responsibility of finder of goods.
72 - Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered, by mistake or under coercion.
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73 - Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract.
74 - Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for.
75 - Party rightfully rescinding contract, entitled to compensation.
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76 - Repealed.
77 - Repealed.
78 - Repealed.
79 - Repealed.
80 - Repealed.
81 - Repealed.
82 - Repealed.
83 - Repealed.
84 - Repealed.
85 - Repealed.
86 - Repealed.
87 - Repealed.
88 - Repealed.
89 - Repealed.
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90 - Repealed.
91 - Repealed.
92 - Repealed.
93 - Repealed.
94 - Repealed.
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95 - Repealed.
96 - Repealed.
97 - Repealed.
98 - Repealed.
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99 - Repealed.
100 - Repealed.
101 - Repealed.
102 - Repealed.
103 - Repealed.
104 - Repealed.
105 - Repealed.
106 - Repealed.
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107 - Repealed.
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108 - Repealed.
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109 - Repealed.
110 - Repealed.
111 - Repealed.
112 - Repealed.
113 - Repealed.
114 - Repealed.
115 - Repealed.
116 - Repealed.
117 - Repealed.
118 - Repealed.
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119 - Repealed.
120 - Repealed.
121 - Repealed.
122 - Repealed.
123 - Repealed.
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124 - "Contract of indemnity" defined
125 - Rights of indemnity-holder when sued.
126 - "Contract of guarantee", "surety", "principal debtor" and "creditor".
127 - Consideration for guarantee.
128 - Surety's liability.
129 - "Continuing guarantee".
130 - Revocation of continuing guarantee.
131 - Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety's death.
132 - Liability of two persons, primarily liable, not affected by arrangement between them that one shall be surety on others default.
133 - Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract.
134 - Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtor.
135 - Discharge of surety when creditor compounds with, gives time to, or agrees not to sue, principal debtor.
136 - Surety not discharged when agreement made with third person to give time to principal debtor.
137 - Creditor's forbearance to sue does not discharge surety.
138 - Release of one co-surety does not discharge others.
139 - Discharge of surety of creditor's act or omission impairing surety's eventual remedy.
140 - Rights of surety on payment or performance.
141 - Surety's right to benefit of creditor's securities.
142 - Guarantee obtained by misrepresentation invalid.
143 - Guarantee obtained by concealment invalid.
144 - Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joins.
145 - Implied promise to indemnify surety.
146 - Co-sureties liable to contribute equally.
147 - Liability of co-sureties bound in different sums.
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148 - "Bailment", "bailor" and "bailee" defined.
149 - Delivery to bailee how made.
150 - Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailed.
151 - Care to be taken by bailee.
152 - Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed.
153 - Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditions.
154 - Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailed.
155 - Effect of mixture, with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee's.
156 - Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the good can be separated.
157 - Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated.
158 - Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses.
159 - Restoration of goods lent gratuitously.
160 - Return of goods bailed, on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose.
161 - Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned.
162 - Termination of gratuitous bailment by death.
163 - Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed.
164 - Bailor's responsibility to bailee.
165 - Bailment by several joint owners.
166 - Bailee not responsible on re-delivery to bailor without title.
167 - Right of third person claiming goods bailed.
168 - Right of finder of goods.
169 - When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it.
170 - Bailee's particular lien.
171 - General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers.
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172 - "Pledge", "Pawnor" and "Pawnee" defined.
173 - Pawnee's right of retainer.
174 - Pawnee not to retain for debt or promise other than that for which goods pledged.
175 - Pawnee's right as to extraordinary expenses incurred.
176 - Pawnee's right where pawnor makes default.
177 - Defaulting pawnor's right to redeem.
178 - Pledge by mercantile agent.
178A - Pledge by person in possession under voidable contract.
179 - Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest.
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180 - Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer.
181 - Apportionment of relief or compensation obtained by such suits.
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182 - "Agent" and "principal" defined.
183 - Who may employ agent.
184 - Who may be an agent.
185 - Consideration not necessary.
186 - Agent's authority may be expressed or implied.
187 - Definitions of express and implied authority.
188 - Extent of agent's authority.
189 - Agent's authority in an emergency.
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190 - When agent cannot delegate.
191 - "Sub-agent" defined.
192 - Representation of principal by sub-agent properly appointed.
193 - Agent's responsibility for sub-agent appointed without authority.
194 - Relation between principal and person duly appointed by agent to act in business of agency.
195 - Agent's duty in naming such person.
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196 - Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority.
197 - Ratification may be expressed or implied.
198 - Knowledge requisite for valid ratification.
199 - Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transaction.
200 - Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third person.
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201 - Termination of agency.
202 - Termination of agency, where agent has an interest in subject-matter.
203 - When principal may revoke agent's authority.
204 - Revocation where authority has been partly exercised.
205 - Compensation for revocation by principal, or renunciation by agent.
206 - Notice of revocation or renunciation.
207 - Revocation and renunciation may be expressed or implied.
208 - When termination of agent's authority takes effect as to agent, and as to third persons.
209 - Agent's duty on termination of agency by principal's death or insanity.
210 - Termination of sub-agent's authority.
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211 - Agent's duty in conducting principal's business.
212 - Skill and diligence required from agent.
213 - Agent's accounts.
214 - Agent's duty to communicate with principal.
215 - Right of principal when agent deals, on his own account, in business of agency without principals consent.
216 - Principal's right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency.
217 - Agent's right of retainer out of sums received on principal's account.
218 - Agent's duty to pay sums received for principal.
219 - When agent's remuneration becomes due.
220 - Agent not entitled to remuneration for business misconducted.
221 - Agent's lien on principal's property.
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222 - Agent to be indemnified against consequences of lawful acts.
223 - Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faith.
224 - Non-liability of employer of agent to do a criminal act.
225 - Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal's neglect.
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226 - Enforcement and consequences of agent's contracts.
227 - Principal how far bound, when agent exceeds authority.
228 - Principal not bound when excess of agent's authority is not separable.
229 - Consequences of notice given to agent.
230 - Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principal.
231 - Rights of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosed.
232 - Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principal.
233 - Right of person dealing with agent personally liable.
234 - Consequence of inducing agent or principal to act on belief that principal or agent will be held exclusively liable.
235 - Liability of pretended agent.
236 - Person falsely contracting as agent, not entitled to performance.
237 - Liability of principal inducing belief that agent's unauthorized acts were authorized.
238 - Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation or fraud by agent.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Establishment of Family Courts.
4 - Appointment of Judges.
5 - Association of social welfare agencies, etc.
6 - Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts.
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7 - Jurisdiction.
8 - Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings.
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9 - Duty of Family Court to make efforts for settlement.
10 - Procedure generally.
11 - Proceedings to be held in camera.
12 - Assistance of medical and welfare experts.
13 - Right to legal representation.
14 - Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
15 - Record of oral evidence.
16 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit.
17 - Judgment.
18 - Execution of decrees and orders.
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19 - Appeal.
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20 - Act to have overriding effect.
21 - Power of High Court to make rules.
22 - Power of the Central Government to make rules.
23 - Power of the State Government to make rules.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definition of “dowry”.
3 - Penalty for giving or taking dowry.
4 - Penalty for demanding dowry.
4A - Ban on advertisement.
5 - Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void.
6 - Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs.
7 - Cognizance of offences.
8 - Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and non-compoundable.
8A - Burden of proof in certain cases
8B - Dowry Prohibition Officers
9 - Power to make rules
10 - Power of the State Government to make rules
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1 - Short title and extent.
2 - Application of Act.
3 - Definitions.
4 - Overriding effect of Act.
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5 - Conditions for a Hindu marriage.
6 - [Omitted.].
7 - Ceremonies for a Hindu marriage.
8 - Registration of Hindu marriages.
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9 - Restitution of conjugal right.
10 - Judicial separation.
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11 - Void marriages.
12 - Voidable marriages.
13 - Divorce.
13A - Alternate relief in divorce proceedings.
13B - Divorce by mutual consent.
14 - No petition for divorce to be presented within one year of marriage.
15 - Divorced persons when may marry again.
16 - Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages.
17 - Punishment of bigamy.
18 - Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for a Hindu marriage.
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19 - Court to which petition shall be presented.
20 - Contents and verification of petitions.
21 - Application of Act 5 of 1908.
21A - Power to transfer petitions in certain cases.
21B - Special provision relating to trial and disposal of petitions under the Act.
21C - Documentary evidence.
22 - Proceedings to be in camera and may not be printed or published.
23 - Decree in proceedings.
23A - Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings.
24 - Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings.
25 - Permanent alimony and maintenance.
26 - Custody of children.
27 - Disposal of property.
28 - Appeals from decrees and orders.
28A - Enforcement of decrees and orders.
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29 - Savings.
30 - [Repealed.].
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Definitions of domestic violence.
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4 - Information to Protection Officer and exclusion of liability of informant.
5 - Duties of police officers, service providers and Magistrate.
6 - Duties of shelter homes.
7 - Duties of medical facilities.
8 - Appointment of Protection Officers.
9 - Duties and functions of Protection Officers.
10 - Service providers.
11 - Duties of Government.
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12 - Application of Magistrate.
13 - Service of notice.
14 - Counselling.
15 - Assistance of welfare expert.
16 - Proceedings to be held in camera.
17 - Right to reside in a shared household.
18 - Protection orders.
19 - Residence orders.
20 - Monetary reliefs.
21 - Custody orders.
22 - Compensation orders.
23 - Power to grant interim and ex parte orders.
24 - Court to give copies of order free of cost.
25 - Duration of orders.
26 - Relief in other suits and legal proceedings.
27 - Jurisdiction.
28 - Procedure.
29 - Appeal.
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30 - Protection Officers and members of service providers to be public servants.
31 - Penalty for breach of protection order by respondent.
32 - Cognizance and proof.
33 - Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officers.
34 - Cognizance of offence committed by Protection Officer.
35 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
36 - Act not in derogation of any other law.
37 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
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