Indian Penal Code IPC -भारतीय दण्ड संहिता

Indian Penal Code The Indian Penal Code provides for the definition and punishment of certain offenses committed by any citizen of India within India. But this code does not apply to the army of India. After the removal of Article 370, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is now applicable in Jammu and Kashmir as well. The Indian Penal Code came into force in the year 1860 during the British period. After this, amendments were made from time to time (especially after India became independent). Pakistan and Bangladesh also implemented the Indian Penal Code. In almost the same form, this legislation was also implemented in other then British colonies (Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei etc.). But many amendments have been made in it till now.

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Section 1 Title of the Code and the extent of its operation
This act will be called the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and it will extend to the whole of India.
After the removal of Article 370, the Indian Penal Code will be applicable to the whole of India, including the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Also includes the Hindu Marriage Act.
Section 2 Punishment of offenses committed within India
Every person for every act or omission contrary to the provisions of this Code, of which he shall be guilty within India, shall not otherwise be punishable under this Code.
Section 3 Punishment of offenses committed outside India but triable by law within it
Any person liable to be tried according to any Indian law for an offense committed outside India shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of this Code for any act committed outside India as if that act had been committed within India .
Section 4 Extension of the Code to extra-territorial offenses
Provisions of this Code –
(1) by a citizen of India in any place outside and beyond India;
(2) Shall also apply to any offense committed by any person on board a ship or aircraft registered in India, wherever
Explanation – In this section the word “offence” includes every act committed outside India which, if committed in India, would be punishable under this Code.
Illustration- A. A person who is a citizen of India commits murder in Uganda. He may be tried and convicted of murder in any place in India where he may be found.
Section 5 Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of any Act punishing mutiny and desertion by officers, soldiers, marines or airmen in the service of the Government of India, or the provisions of any special or local law.

Chapter 2 – Simple Explanations.

1. Section 6 Definitions in the Code to be deemed subject to exceptions
   Throughout this Code, every definition of an offence, every penal provision and every illustration to every such definition or penal provision shall be deemed to be subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled “General Exceptions”, whether such definition, penal provision or illustration I have not repeated.
   Illustrations: (a) The sections of this Code which contain the definitions of offenses do not express that a child under the age of seven years may not commit such offences, but the definitions are to be understood subject to the general exception in which it is provided That nothing is an offense which is done by a child under the age of seven years.
   (b) ‘A’, a police officer, without warrant, apprehends ‘Z’, who has committed murder. Here A is not guilty of the offense of wrongful confinement, as he was bound by law to apprehend Z, and therefore the case falls within the general exception which provides that “nothing is an offence”. which is to be done by any person bound by law to do it.
   Section 7 Meaning of the term once explained
   Every expression which is explained in any part of this Code is used in every part of this Code in accordance with that Explanation.
   Section 8. The words of gender, wherever used, are applicable to every person, whether male or female.
   Section 9: Words-Unless the contrary appears from the context, words denoting the singular include the plural, and words denoting the plural include the singular.
   section 10 male female
   The word “male” denotes a human male of any age; The word “woman” refers to a human female of any age.
   Section 11 Persons – The word “person” includes any company or association, or body of persons whether incorporated or not.
   Section 12 Public – Any section of public or any community comes under the word “public”.
   Section 13 repealed. Repealed by the Definition of “Queen” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
   Section 14 Servant of the Government—The words “servant of the Government” denote any officer or servant allowed to continue, appointed, or employed as such within India by or under the authority of the Government.
   Section 15 repealed. Repealed by the Definition of “British India” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1937.
   Section 16 repealed – Definition of “Government of India” repealed by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937.
   Section 17 Government – “Government” means the Central Government or the Government of any State.
   Section 18 India – “India” means the territory of India.
   Section 19. Judges.—The word “Judge” denotes not only every person who is designated as a Judge ex officio, but also every person,
   Law for giving in any legal proceeding, whether civil or criminal, a final judgment or a judgment which would be final unless there is an appeal against it or a judgment which would be final if confirmed by any other authority. empowered by,
   or who is one of a body of persons empowered by law to give such judgement.
   Illustrations (a) The Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859 is a Judge.
   (b) the Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of any charge from which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, whether an appeal lies therefrom or not, is a Judge.
   (c) a member of a panchayat having power to try and determine suits under regulation 7 of the Madras Code, 1816, is a judge.
   (d) in respect of any charge which he has power to commit for trial to another Court only, the Magistrate exercising jurisdiction is not a Judge.
   Section 20 Court.—The word “Court” means a Judge empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body of Judges empowered by law to act judicially as a body. Empowered, while such judge or body of judges is judicially acting, signifies.
   Illustration: The Panchayat[5] functioning under regulation 7 of the Madras Code of 1816, which has the power to try and determine suits, is a court.
   Section 21 Public servant.—The word “public servant” denotes a person who is hereinafter included in any of the following descriptions,—
   Means: 01 – The first section was omitted.
   02 – Every commissioned officer in the Army, Navy or Air Force of India;
   03 – Every Judge including any person empowered by law to discharge, whether by himself or as a member of any body of persons, any adjudicatory functions;]
2. 04 – Every officer of the Court (including a liquidator, receiver or commissioner) whose duty it is as such officer to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge of any property or to dispose of that property, or to execute any judicial process, or to administer or interpret any oath, or to maintain order in a court, and every person who is required to perform any of such duties the authorization has been specifically given by the court;
3. 05 – Every jury member, assessor or member of a panchayat assisting any court or public servant;
4. 06 – Every arbitrator or other person to whom any matter or matter may be referred for decision or report by any court, or by any other competent public authority;
5. 07 – Every person holding any office by virtue of which he is empowered to commit or keep any person in confinement;
6. 08 – Every officer of Government whose duty as such officer is to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to bring criminals to justice, or to protect the health, safety or convenience of the public;
7. 09 – Every officer whose duty it is as such officer to receive, receive, keep, expend any property on behalf of the Government, or to make any survey, assessment or contract on behalf of the Government, or to execute any revenue process execute, or investigate or report any matter affecting the pecuniary interests of 8[Government] or make, authenticate or retain any document relating to the pecuniary interests of 8[Government], or 8[Government] 3… prevent default of any law for the protection of pecuniary interests;
8. 10 – Every officer whose duty it is as such officer to receive, receive, keep or expend any property for any secular general purpose of any village, town or district, to make any survey or assessment, or levy rates or taxes, or make, authenticate or keep any document for the ascertainment of the rights of the people of any village, town or district;
9. 11. Every person holding any office by virtue of which he is empowered to prepare, publish, maintain, or revise an electoral roll or to conduct an election or part of an election;
10. 12. Every person who is— (a) in the service or pay of the Government, or is remunerated by the Government by way of fee or commission for the performance of any public duty;

(b) is in the service or pay of a local authority, or of a corporation established by or under an Act of the Central, Provincial or State, or of a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).

Illustration: The Municipal Commissioner is a public servant.

Explanation 1.—Persons falling within any of the above descriptions are public servants, whether or not appointed by the Government.
Explanation 2.—Wherever the words “public servant” occur, they shall be deemed to refer to every person actually holding the office of a public servant, notwithstanding any legal defect in his right to hold that office. .
Explanation 3. – The word “election” denotes an election for the purpose of selecting members of any legislative, municipal or other public authority, of whatever character, the method of selection for which is by or under any law by way of election. has been prescribed.

Section 22. Movable property.—The words “movable property” are meant to include every kind of tangible property, but do not include land and things attached to the earth or permanently attached to anything attached to the earth. does not come under

Section 23 Wrongful gain

• wrongful gain
• culpable loss
• wrongful gain/wrongful loss
• section 24 foul
• section 25 fraudulently
• Section 26 Reason to believe
• Section 27 Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
• Section 28 Counterfeiting
• section 29 document
• Section 29A Electronic record
• Section 30 Valuable Security
• section 31 bill
• Illegal omission comes under section 32 words directing actions
• section 33 act, omission
• Section 34 Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
• Section 35 When such act is criminal by reason of its being done with the knowledge or intent to commit an offense
• Section 36 Consequence caused partly by act and partly by omission
• Section 37 Cooperating by doing any one of several acts constituting an offense
• Section 38: Persons involved in criminal act may be guilty of various offenses
• section 39 voluntarily
• section 40 offense
• section 41 special law
• section 42 local law
• Section 43 Illegal, legally bound to do
• section 44 damages
• section 45 life
• section 46 death
• Section 47 animals
• section 48 vessel
• section 49 years, months
• section 50 section
• section 51 oath
• section 52 in good faith
• Section 52A Combination

Chapter 3 About Punishments

section 53 punishment
Section 53A to construe reference to deportation
Section 54 Commutation of minor sentence
Section 55 Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
Section 55A Definition of appropriate Government
section 56 repealed
Section 57 Fractions of punishment periods
section 58 repealed
section 59 repealed
Section 60 In certain cases of imprisonment sentenced, the whole or any part of the imprisonment may be hard or simple.
section 61 repealed
section 62 repealed
Section 63 Amount of fine
Section 64 Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
Section 65 When both imprisonment and fine may be ordered, then imprisonment in default of fine, when offense punishable with fine only
Section 66 What type of imprisonment is to be given for not paying the fine
Section 67 Imprisonment in default of payment of fine, when offense punishable with fine only
Section 68 Imprisonment to be terminated on payment of fine
Section 69 Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportionate part of fine
Section 70 Fine leviable within six years or during imprisonment
Section 71. Period of punishment for an offense made up of several offences.
Section 72 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, when judgment states it is in doubt of which offense he is guilty
Section 73 Solitary confinement
Section 74 Period of solitary confinement
Section 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offenses under Chapter 12 or Chapter 17 after previous conviction.

Chapter 4 – Simple Exceptions

Section 76 Act done by person bound by law or by mistake of fact believing himself to be bound by law
Section 77: Judge’s duty to act judicially
Section 78 Act done in pursuance of judgment or order of court
Section 79 Act done by person justified by law or by mistake of fact believing himself to be justified by law
Section 80 Accident in doing lawful act
Section 81 Act which is likely to cause harm, but which is done without criminal intent and for the prevention of other harm
Section 82 Act of a child under seven years of age
Section 83: Act of a child above the age of seven years but under the age of twelve years of immature understanding
Section 84 Act of person of unsound mind
Section 85 Act of person unable to reach judgment by reason of intoxication against his will
Section 86 Offense requiring special intention or knowledge to be committed by a person who is in a state of intoxication
Section 87 Act done with consent with intent to cause death or grievous hurt and not with knowledge of its possibility
Section 88 Act done in good faith with consent for the benefit of a person not intending to cause death
Section 89: Act done by or with the consent of the guardian for the benefit of the child or lunatic
Section 90 Consent – Consent of insane person and consent of child
Section 91 Describing acts which are automatically offenses without harm caused
Section 92 Act done in good faith for the benefit of a person without consent
Section 93 Communication given in good faith
Section 94 Act which a person is compelled to do by threats
Section 95 Act causing trivial harm
of the right of private defense
Section 96: Things given in private defense
Section 97 Right of private defense of person and property
Section 98: Right of private defense of person against act which mutilates, etc.
Section 99 Acts against which there is no right of private defense Extent of exercise of this right
Section 100 When does the right of private defense of the body extend to causing death
Section 101 When does such right extend to the causing of any harm other than death
Section 102 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defense of the body
Section 103 When does the right of private defense of property extend to causing death
Section 104 When does such right extend to the causing of any harm other than death
Section 105 Commencement and continuance of right of private defense of property
Section 106 Right of private defense against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

Chapter 5 – About abetment

Section 107 Abetment of anything
Section 108 abettor
Section 108A Abetment of offenses outside India in India
Section 109 Punishment of abetment, if the act abetted is done in consequence thereof and unless there is express provision for its punishment
Section 110 Punishment for abetment, if the person abetted acts with a different intention from that of the abettor
Section 111 Liability of abettor when one act has been abetted and a different act has been done
Section 112: When abettor is punishable with punishment assessed for act abetted and for act done
Section 113: Liability of abettor for effect caused by act abetted other than that intended by abettor
IPC 114 Presence of abettor at the time of commission of offense
Section 115 Abetment of offense punishable with death or imprisonment for life if offense not committed if injurious act is done in consequence
Section 116. Abetment of offense punishable with imprisonment, etc., not to be committed if the abettor or person abetted is a public servant whose duty is to prevent crime.
Section 117 Abetment of commission of offense by public or by more than ten persons
Section 118 Concealing design to commit offense punishable with death or imprisonment for life if offense be committed – if offense be not committed
Section 119 Concealment by public servant of design to commit offense which it is his duty to prevent
if a crime is committed
if the offense is punishable with death, etc.
if crime is not committed
Section 120 Concealing design to commit offense punishable with imprisonment
If offense be committed – if offense be not committed

Chapter V A Criminal Conspiracy

Section 120A definition of criminal conspiracy
Section 120B Punishment of criminal conspiracy

Chapter 6 – Regarding Offenses against the State

Section 121 Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against the Government of India
Section 121A Conspiracy to commit offenses punishable by section 121
Section 122 Collecting arms, etc., with intent to wage war against the Government of India
Section 123 Concealing with intent to carry out design to wage war
Section 124 Assaulting the President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel him to exercise or to impute the exercise of any lawful power
section 124a sedition
Section 125 Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India
Section 126 Plundering in the territory of a power having relations of the peace with the Government of India
Section 127 Receiving property taken by war or plunder mentioned in sections 125 and 126
Section 128 Public servant voluntarily allowing escape of state prisoner or prisoner of war
Section 129. Public servant negligently tolerating escape of such prisoner.
Section 130 Aiding the escape of, rescuing or harboring such prisoner

Chapter VII – Offenses relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force

Section 131 Abetment of mutiny Attempt to distract soldier, sailor or airman from duty
Section 132 Abetment of mutiny, if it results in mutiny.
Section 133 Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when that officer is in the execution of his office.
Section 134 Abetment of assault resulting in the commission of an assault.
Section 135 Abetment of desertion by soldier, sailor or airman.
Section 136 Harboring deserter
Section 137 Deserter concealed on board a merchant vessel in neglect of the master
Section 138 Abetment of act of disobedience by soldier, sailor or airman.
Section 138A Application of the aforesaid sections to the Indian Maritime Service
Section 139 Persons subject to certain Acts.
Section 140 Wearing of dress or insignia used by soldiers, sailors or airmen.

Chapter 8 – Offenses against the public peace

Section 141 Unlawful assembly.
Section 142 Being a member of an unlawful assembly.
Section 143 Punishment for being a member of an unlawful assembly
Section 144 Being armed with a deadly weapon and participating in an unlawful assembly.
Section 145 Willfully joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly which has been commanded to disperse.
Section 146 Committing nuisance
Section 147 Punishment for rioting
Section 148: Mischief by being armed with a deadly weapon.
Section 149 Every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in prosecution of a common object.
Section 150 Hiring or promoting persons to be included in unlawful assembly.
Section 151 Willfully joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after being commanded to disperse
Section 152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant in attempt to suppress riot/riot, etc.
Section 153: Vulgar provocation with intent to cause nuisance
Section 153A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, language, place of birth, residence, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony.
Section 153B Imputations, statements prejudicial to national integrity
Section 154 Owner or occupier of land on which unlawful assembly
Section 155 Liability of person for whose benefit nuisance is committed
Section 156/3 Liability of the agent of the owner or occupier for whose benefit the nuisance is committed
Section 157 Harboring hired persons for unlawful assembly.
Section 158 Taking part in an unlawful assembly or riot
section 159 riot
Section 160 Punishment for causing nuisance.

Chapter 9 – Offenses by or in relation to public servants

Sections 161 to 164 relating to offenses by or in relation to public servants
Section 166 Disobedience of law by public servant with intent to cause injury to any person.
Public servant disobeying direction under section 166A law
Section 166B Non-treatment of victim by hospital
Section 167 Public servant who forges false document with intent to cause injury.
Section 168 Public servant unlawfully engaged in trade
Section 169 Public servant who unlawfully purchases or bids for property.
Section 170 Impersonation of public servant.
Section 171 Wearing dress or bearing a sign used by a public servant with fraudulent intent.

Chapter 9A – Election Offenses

Section 171A Candidate, electoral right defined
Section 171B Bribery
Section 171C Undue influence at elections
Section 171D Impersonation at elections
Section 171 E Punishment for bribery
Section 171F Punishment for undue influence or impersonation at elections
Section 171G False statement in connection with election
Section 171H Illegal payment in connection with election
Section 171 I Failure to keep election account

Chapter 10 – Contempt against lawful authority of public servants

Section 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceedings
Section 173 Preventing service of summons or other proceedings or publication thereof.
Section 174 Non-attendance in disobedience to order of public servant
Section 175 Omission of person legally bound to produce document or electronic record to produce 1[document or electronic record] to public servant
Section 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give notice or information.
Section 177 Giving false information.
Section 178 Refusal to make oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to do so
Section 179 Refusal to answer public servant authorized to ask question.
Refusal to sign section 180 statement
Section 181 False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant authorized to administer oath or affirmation, or to person.
Section 182 Giving false information to public servant with intent to use his lawful power to the injury of another
Section 183 Resistance to public servant taking property by lawful authority
Section 184 Obstructing the sale of property offered for sale by the authority of the public servant.
Section 185 Illegal purchase of, or illegal bidding for, property offered for sale by the authority of a public servant.
Section 186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
Section 187 Omission to aid public servant when bound by law to render aid
Section 188: Disobedience of order duly promulgated by public servant.
Section 189: Threat of injury to public servant
Section 190 Threat of injury to induce a person to refrain from making an application for protection from a public servant.