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109
110
Abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express Same as for offence provision is made for its punishment. abetted Abetment of any offence, if the person abetted does the act with a different intention from that of the abettor. Ditto Abetment of any offence, when one act is abetted and a different act is done; subject to the proviso. Abetment of any offence, when an effect is caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor. Abetment of any offence, if abettor is present when offence is committed. Abetment of an offence, punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment. If an act which causes harm be done in consequence of the abetment. Abetment of an offence, punishable with imprisonment, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment. Same as for offence intended to be abetted. Same as for offence committed Same as for offence committed Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 14 years and fine. Imprisonment extending to a quarter part of the longest term provided for the Imprisonment extending to half of the longest term provided for the offence or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment extending to half of the longest term provided for the offence or fine, Imprisonment for 10 years
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
111
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
113 114
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
115
Ditto
Ditto
116
If the abettor or the person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent the offence. Abetting the commission of an offence by the public or by more than ten persons. Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be committed.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
117
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
non-bailable
Ditto
118
If the offence be not committed. A public servant concealing a design to commit an offence which it is his duty to prevent, if the offence be committed. If the offence be punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Non-bailable
Ditto
119
119
If the offence be not committed. Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if offence be committed
Imprisonment extending to a quarter part of the longest term provided for the offence or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Imprisonment extending to oneeighth part of the longest term provided for the Offence or fine, or both. Ditto 120 If offence be not committed CHAPTER V - A - CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY Criminal conspiracy to commit an offence Same as for abetment According as the punishable with death, imprisonment for life or of offence which is the offence which is rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years or object of the the object of upwards. conspiracy. conspiracy is Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable 120 B Any other criminal conspiracy. CHAPTER VI - OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE Death, or Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting the imprisonment for life 121 waging of war, against the Government of India. and fine. Cognizable Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for 3 years and fine, or fine.
Bailable
Non-bailable
Court of Session.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Ditto
122 123
124
Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government of India. Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.
Cognizable Cognizable
Non-bailable Non-bailable
Ditto Ditto
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Ditto
124A Sedition
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Ditto
125
126
Imprisonment for life Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance or and fine, or at peace with the Government of India, or abetting imprisonment for 7 the waging of such war. years and fine, or fine. Imprisonment for 7 Committing depredation on the territories of any years and fine, and power in alliance or at peace with the Government forfeiture of certain of India. property. Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Ditto
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Ditto
127
Ditto
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Ditto
128
Imprisonment for life, Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or imprisonment for 10 or war in his custody to escape. years and fine.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
129
130
Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of Simple imprisonment State of war in his custody to escape. for 3 years and fine. Ditto Bailable Aiding escape of rescuing or harbouring, such Imprisonment for life, prisoner, or offering any resistance to the recapture or imprisonment for 10 of such prisoner. years and fine. Ditto Non-bailable CHAPTER VII - OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce an Imprisonment for life, officer, soldier, sailor or airman from his allegiance or imprisonment for 10 or duty. years and fine. Death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
131
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Court of Session.
132
Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof. Abetment of an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in the execution of his office. Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed. Abetment of the desertion of an officer, soldier, sailor or airman. Harbouring such an officer, soldier, sailor or airman who has deserted. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel, through negligence of master or person in charge thereof. Abetment of act of in subordination by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, if the offence be committed in consequence.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
133 134
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Ditto
Cognizable Cognizable
Non-bailable Non-bailable
135 136
Ditto Ditto
Bailable Ditto
137
138
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Cognizable
Bailable
140
143
Wearing the dress or carrying any token used by a Imprisonment for 3 soldier, sailor or airman with intent that it may be months, or fine of 500 believed that he is such a soldier, sailor or airman. rupees, or both. Ditto CHAPTER VIII - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILITY Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or Being member of an unlawful assembly. both. Cognizable Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon. Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been committed to disperse. Rioting Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
144
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
145 147
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the First Class. The Court by which the offence is triable.
148
149
If an offence be committed by any member of an unlawful assembly, every other member of such assembly shall be guilty of the offence.
150
151
The same as for a member of such assembly, and for any offence committed by Hiring, engaging or employing persons to take part any member of such in an unlawful assembly. assembly. Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of Imprisonment for 6 five or more persons after it has been commanded months, or fine, or to disperse. both.
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto Any Magistrate Magistrate of the first class. Any Magistrate Magistrate of the first class.
Ditto
Bailable
152
Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, if rioting be committed.
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
153
If not committed
Ditto
Ditto
Promoting enmity between classes Promoting enmity between classes in place of 153 A worship, etc. Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.
Ditto
Non-bailable
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
154
Owner of occupier of land not giving information of riot, etc. Fine of 1,000 rupees
Non-cognizable
Bailable
155
156
160
Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent it. Fine Ditto Agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed not using all lawful means to prevent it. Fine Ditto Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly both. Cognizable Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot. Ditto Ditto Imprisonment for 2 Or to go armed years, or fine or both Ditto Imprisonment for one month, or fine of 100 Committing affray rupees, or both Ditto CHAPTER IX - OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS Being or excepting to be a public servant, and taking a gratification other than legal remuneration Imprisonment for 3 in respect of an official act. years, or fine, or both. Taking a gratification in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence a public servant. Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
161
Cognizable
Non-bailable
first class.
162
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Taking a gratification for the exercise of personal 163 influence with a public servant. Abetment by public servant of the offences defined in the last two preceding clauses with reference to 164 himself. Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from a person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by such public 165 servant. Punishment for abetment of offences punishable 165 A under section 161 or section 165. Public servant disobeying a direction of the law with intent to cause injury to any person.
Simple imprisonment for 1 year or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
166
Non-cognizable
Bailable
Ditto
167
168
Public servant framing an incorrect document with Imprisonment for 3 intent to cause injury. years, or fine, or both. Simple imprisonment for 1 year or fine, or Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade. both. Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both, and confiscation of property, if purchased.
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
169
Ditto
Ditto
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable Imprisonment for 3 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public months, or fine up to 171 servant with fraudulent intent. 200 rupees, or both. Ditto CHAPTER IX-A - OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both, or if treating only, fine 171 E Bribery only. Non-cognizable 170 Personating a public servant Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both. Fine
Non-bailable
Bailable
Bailable
first class.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Cognizable Non-Cognizable
171 H Illegal payments in connection with elections. Fine of 500 rupees Ditto 171 I Failure to keep election accounts. Ditto Ditto CHAPTER X - CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding from a public servant. Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.
Non-Cognizable
Bailable
Any Magistrate
172
Simple imprisonment If summons or notice require attendance in person, for 6 months, or fine of etc., in a Court of Justice. 1,000 rupees, or both. Preventing the service of the affixing of any Simple imprisonment summons of notice, or the removal of it when it has for 1 months, or fine of been affixed, or preventing a proclamation. 500 rupees, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Preventing the service of the affixing of any Simple imprisonment summons of notice, or the removal of it when it has for 1 months, or fine of been affixed, or preventing a proclamation. 500 rupees, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
173
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Not obeying a legal order to attend at a certain Simple imprisonment place in person or by agent, or departing therefrom for 1 month or fine of without authority. 500 rupees, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
174
Simple imprisonment If the order requires personal attendance, etc., in a for 6 months, or fine or Court of Justice. 1,000 rupees, or both. Internationally omitting to produce a document to Simple imprisonment a public servant by a person legally bound to for 1 month or fine of produce or deliver such document. 500 rupees, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
175
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Intentionally omitting to give notice or information Simple imprisonment to a public servant by a person legally bound to give for 1 month or fine of such notice or information. 500 rupees, or both. If the notice or information required respects the commission of an offence, etc. Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Any Magistrate
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
176
If the notice or information is required by an order Simple imprisonment passed under sub-section (1) of section 356 of this for 6 months, or fine or Code. 1,000 rupees, or both. Knowingly furnishing false information to a public servant. If the information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
177
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto The court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVI; or, if not committed in a Court, any Magistrate.
178
Simple imprisonment Refusing oath when duly required to take oath by a for 6 months, or fine or public servant. 1,000 rupees, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
179
Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both. Simple imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
180
Refusing to sign a statement made to a public servant when legally required to do so.
Ditto
Ditto
181
Ditto
Ditto
182 183
184
185
186
Giving false information to a public servant in order Imprisonment for 6 to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury months, or fine or or annoyance of any person. 1,000 rupees, or both. Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant. Ditto Imprisonment for 1 Obstructing of property offered for sale by month, or fine of 500 authority of a public servant. rupees, or both. Bidding, by a person under a legal incapacity to purchase it, for property at a lawfully authorised Imprisonment for 1 sale, or bidding without intending to perform the month, or fine of 200 obligations incurred there by. rupees, or both. Imprisonment for 3 Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public months, or fine of 500 functions. rupees, or both. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give such assistance. Wilfully neglecting to aid a public servant who demands aid in the execution of process, the prevention of offences, etc. Disobedience to an order lawfully-promulgated by a public servant, if such disobedience causes obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed. Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both. Simple imprisonment for 6 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both. Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
187
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
188
189
190
Imprisonment for 6 If such disobedience causes danger to human life, month, or fine of 1000 health or safety, etc. rupees, or both. Ditto Threatening a public servant with injury to him or one in whom he is interested, to induce him to do Imprisonment for 2 or forbear to do any official act. years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable Threatening any person to induce him to refrain from making a legal application for protection from Imprisonment for 1 injury. year, or fine, or both. Ditto CHAPTER XI - FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE Giving or fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceeding. Giving or fabricating false evidence in any other case. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to cause any person to be convicted of a capital offence. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. for life, Imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Non-cognizable
Bailable
193
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Non-bailable
194
194
195
If innocent person be thereby convicted and executed. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.
Death, or as above.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Non-cognizable
196
The same as for giving Using in a judicial proceeding evidence known to be or fabricating false false or fabricated. evidence.
Ditto
Court of Session. Court by which According as offence of offence of giving or giving such fabricating evidence is false bailable or non- evidence is bailable. triable. Non-bailable Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable. Ditto Ditto Ditto
Knowingly issuing or signing a false certificate relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence. Using as a true certificate one known to be false in a material point. False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidence. Using as true any such declaration known to be false. Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, giving false information touching it to screen the offender, if a capital offence. If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
Ditto
Non-cognizable
Bailable
201
202
Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or If punishable with less than 10 years' imprisonment. both. Imprisonment for 6 Intentional omission to give information of an months, or fine, or offence by a person legally bound to inform. both. Giving false information respecting an offence committed. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
203
Ditto
Ditto
204
205
206
Secreting or destroying any document to prevent its production as evidence. False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding in a suit or criminal prosecution, or for becoming bail or security. Fraudulent removal or concealment, etc., of property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction, of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree. Claiming property without right, or practicing deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Any Magistrate.
207
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
208
CHAPTER XI - FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE Fraudulently suffering a decree or to pass for a sum not due, or suffering decree to be executed after it Imprisonment for 2 has been satisfied years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable Imprisonment for 2 False claim in a Court of Justice years, or fine, or both. Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due, or causing a decree to be executed after it has been Imprisonment for 2 satisfied. years, or fine, or both.
Bailable
209
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
210
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
False charge of offence made with intent to injure. If offence charged be punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards. If offence charged be capital or punishable with imprisonment for life.
Ditto. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Ditto. Imprisonment for 5 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
211
Harbouring an offender, if the offence be capital If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
212
Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for the offence, or fine, for 10 years. or both. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if the offence be capital. If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
213
If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender if the offence be capital. If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Non-Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
214
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
215
Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender.
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered, Imprisonment for 7 if the offence be capital. years and fine If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years. Imprisonment for 3 years with or without fine.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
216
Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for the offence, or fine, for 10 years. or both. Ditto CHAPTER XI - FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Ditto
Ditto
216 A Harbouring robbers or dacoits Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment, or property Imprisonment for 2 217 from forfeiture. years, or fine, or both. Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture. Public servant in a judicial proceeding corruptly making and pronouncing an order, report, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law. Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority, who knows that he is acting contrary to law.
Cognizable
Bailable
Magistrate of the first class. Any Magistrate Magistrate of the first class.
Non-cognizable
Ditto
218
Cognizable
Ditto
219
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Ditto.
220
Ditto
Ditto According as the offence in relation to which such omission has been made is cognizable or
Ditto
Ditto.
Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a Imprisonment for 7 public servant bound by law to apprehend an years, with or without offender, if the offence be capital. fine. Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine. Imprisonment for 2 If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years, with or without years. fine. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a Imprisonment for life, public servant bound by law to apprehend person or imprisonment for 14 under sentence of a Court of Justice if under years, with or without sentence of death. fine. If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.
cognizable
Ditto
Ditto.
221
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Non-bailable
222
If under sentence of imprisonment for less than 10 Imprisonment for 3 years or lawfully committed to custody. years, or fine, or both. Simple imprisonment Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a for 2 years, or fine, or public servant. both. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension. Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any person, or rescuing him from lawful custody. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Bailable
Ditto.
223
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Any Magistrate.
224
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
If charged with an offence punishable with Imprisonment for 3 imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years. years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Ditto
Non-bailable
If charged with a capital offence If the person is sentenced to imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, or upwards.
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto.
225
If under sentence of death Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for :-
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Court of Session.
Magistrate of the first class. (a) in case of intentional omission or sufferance. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable Bailable
Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. 225 A (b) in case of negligent omission or sufferance. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, Imprisonment for 6 or escape or rescue in case not otherwise provided months, or fine, or 225 B for. both. Punishment of original sentence, or if part of punishment
Ditto
Ditto
Any Magistrate.
Cognizable
Ditto
227
Ditto
Non-bailable
has been undergone, the residue. 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment. Ditto Non-bailable
original Offence was triable. The Court in which the offence is committed subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVI Any Magistrate. Ditto. Magistrate of the first class.
228
Simple imprisonment Intentional insult or interruption to a public servant for 6 months, or fine of sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding. 1,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable Imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Ditto
Bailable
Disclose of identity of the victim of the certain offences, etc. Printing or publication of a proceeding without 228 A prior permission of court.
Cognizable Ditto
Bailable Ditto
229
Imprisonment for 2 Personation of a juror or assessor. years, or fine; or both. Ditto CHAPTER XII - OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
Ditto
231
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
232
Ditto
Ditto
Court of Session. Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session. Magistrate of the first class.
233 234
Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting Indian coin. Making, buying or selling instrument of the purpose of counterfeiting Indian coin.
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin, 235 236 If Indian coin. Abetting, in India, the counterfeiting, out of India, of coin.
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. The punishment provided for abetting the counterfeiting of
Ditto Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto. Magistrate of the first class.
237
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
238
Ditto
Ditto
Court of Session.
239 240
Having any counterfeit coin known to be such when it came into possession, and delivering, etc., the Imprisonment for 5 same to any person. years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 Same with respect to Indian coin. years and fine.
Ditto Cognizable
Ditto Non-bailable
241
Knowingly delivering to another any counterfeit coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit. Possession of counterfeit coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof. Possession of Indian coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof. Person employed in a Mint causing coin to be of a different weight or composition from that fixed by law. Unlawfully taking from a Mint any coining instrument. Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of Indian coin. Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of Indian coin. Altering appearance of any coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description. Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description. Delivery to another of coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered. Delivery of Indian coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered.
Imprisonment for 2 years, fine, or 10 times the value of the coin counterfeited, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
242
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
243
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto Ditto Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 5 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
248
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
252
Possession of altered coin by a person who knew it Imprisonment for 3 to be altered when he became possessed thereof. years and fine. Possession of Indian coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof. Imprisonment for 5 years and fine. Imprisonment for 2 Delivery to another of coin as genuine which, when years or fine, or 10 first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be times the value of the altered. coin. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
253
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
254
Ditto
Ditto
Any Magistrate.
255
Ditto
Ditto
256
Having possession of an instrument or material for Imprisonment for 7 the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp. years and fine. Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp.
Ditto
Ditto
257
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
258 259
Sale of counterfeit Government Stamp. Having possession of a counterfeit Government stamp. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit. Effacing any writing from a substance bearing a Government stamp, or removing from a document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause a loss to Government. Using a Government stamp known to have been before fine, used.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Ditto Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable Ditto
Non-bailable Bailable
260
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
261
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine or both. Imprisonment for 2 years or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
262
Ditto
Ditto
263
Ditto
Ditto
Fine of 200 rupees Ditto CHAPTER XIII - OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Ditto
269
Imprisonment for 1 Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing. year, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable Fraudulent use of false weight or measure. Ditto Ditto Being in possession of false weight or measures for fraudulent use. Ditto Ditto Making or selling false weights or measures for fraudulent use. Ditto Cognizable CHAPTER XIV - OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS Imprisonment for 6 Negligently doing any act known to be likely to months or fine, or spread infection of any disease dangerous to life. both. Cognizable Malignantly doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
270
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
271
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Ditto.
272 273
Imprisonment for 6 Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as month, or fine of 1,000 to make the same noxious. rupees, or both. Selling any food or drink as food and drink, knowing the same to be noxious. Ditto Adulterating any drug or medical preparation intended for sale so as to lesson its efficacy, or to change its operation, or to make it noxious. Offering for sale or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation known to have been adulterated. Knowingly selling or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation as a different drug or medical preparation.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto. Ditto.
274
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
275
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
276
277
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto.
278
Fine of 500 rupees Imprisonment for 6 months or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Ditto.
279
Driving or riding on a public way so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.
Cognizable
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
280
Ditto
Ditto.
281
Ditto
Ditto.
282 283
Imprisonment for 6 Conveying for hire any person by water, in a vessel months, or fine of in such a state or so loaded, as to endanger his life. 1,000 rupees, or, both. Causing danger, obstruction or, injury in any public way or line of navigation. Fine of 200 rupees Imprisonment for 6 Dealing with any poisonous substance so as to months or fine of 1,000 endanger human life, etc. rupees, or both. Dealing with fire or any combustible matter so as to endanger human life, etc. Ditto So dealing with any explosive substance. Ditto So dealing with any machinery A person omitting to guard against probable danger to human life by the fall of any building over which he has a right entitling him to pull it down or repair it. A person omitting to take order with any animal in his possession, so as to guard against danger to human life, or of grievous hurt, from such animal. Committing a public nuisance Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto. Ditto.
288
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto
289 290
Ditto Fine of 200 rupees Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. On first conviction, with imprisonment for 2 years, and with fine of 2,000 rupees, and, in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for five years and with fine of 5,000 rupees.
Cognizable Non-cognizable
Ditto. Ditto.
Ditto Ditto
291
Cognizable
Ditto.
Ditto
292
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto
293
294
Obscene songs
On first conviction, with imprisonment for 3 years, and with fine of 2,000 rupees, and in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 7 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees. Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or Keeping a lottery office both. Non-cognizable Publishing proposals relating to lotteries. Fine of 1,000 rupees Ditto. 294 A CHAPTER XV - OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION Destroying, damaging or defiling a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult the religion of Imprisonment for 2 295 any class of persons. years, or fine, or both. Cognizable
Ditto. Ditto.
Ditto Ditto
Non-bailable
Maliciously insulting the religion or the religious 295 A beliefs of any class. Causing a disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worship.
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
296
Ditto
Bailable
297
298
302 303
Trespassing in place of worship or sepulcher, disturbing funeral with intention to wound the feelings or to insult the religion of any person, or offering indignity to a human corpse. Ditto Ditto Uttering any word or making any sound in the hearing or making any gesture, or placing any object in the sight of any person, with intention to wound his religious feeling. Ditto Non-cognizable CHAPTER XVI - OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Death, or imprisonment for life, and fine. Murder Cognizable Murder by a person under sentence of imprisonment for life. Death Ditto Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, if act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc. If act is done with knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, etc. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto
Ditto.
Non-bailable Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
304
Ditto
Ditto
Imprisonment for 2 years or fine, or both. Imprisonment of not less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life.
Ditto
Bailable
Ditto
Non-bailable
Court of Session.
305 306
Death, or Abetment of suicide committed by child, or insane imprisonment for life, or delirious person or an idiot, or a person or imprisonment for 10 intoxicated. years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 Abetting the commission of suicide years and fine.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto. Ditto.
Attempt to murder
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
307
Death or imprisonment Attempt by life-convict to murder, if hurt is caused. for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for life and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years, fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
308
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto. Any Magistrate. Court of Session. Magistrate of the first class. Magistrate of the first class.
309 311
Ditto Ditto
Bailable Non-bailable
Causing miscarriage
Non-cognizable
Bailable
312
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or as above. Imprisonment for 10 years or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Non-cognizable
Bailable
313
Causing miscarriage without woman's consent. Death caused by an act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Court of Session.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
314
If act done without woman's consent. Act done with intent to prevent a child being born alive, or to cause it to die after its birth. Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide.
315 316
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
317
Exposure of a child under 12 years of age by parent or person having care of it with intention of wholly Imprisonment for 7 abandoning it. years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Bailable
318
323
Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead Imprisonment for 2 body. years, or fine, or both. Ditto CHAPTER XVI - OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1,000 Voluntarily causing hurt rupees, or both. Non-cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
324 325
Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Cognizable Ditto
Ditto Ditto
326
327 328
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence. Administering stupefying drug with intent to cause hurt, etc.
Ditto
Non-bailable
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
329
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to export property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do Imprisonment for life, anything which is illegal, or which may facilitate the or imprisonment for 10 commission of an offence. years and fine. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session. Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session. Any Magistrate. Magistrate of the first class. Any Magistrate.
330
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Bailable
331
Ditto
Non-bailable
332 333
334
Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Voluntarily causing hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation. Causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation.
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.
Ditto Ditto
Bailable Non-bailable
Non-cognizable
Bailable
335
336
337
Imprisonment for 4 years, or fine of 2,000 rupees, or both. Imprisonment for 3 Doing any act which endangers human life or the months, or fine of 250 personal safety of others. rupees, or both. Imprisonment for 6 Causing hurt by an act which endangers human life, months, or fine of 500 etc. rupees, or both. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both. Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both. Imprisonment for 1 year, fine of 1,000 rupees, or both. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
Cognizable
Bailable
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
338
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
341
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
342
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
343 344
Wrongfully confining for 3 or more days. Wrongfully confining for 10 or and more days.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
345 346
Keeping any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ has been issued for his liberation. Wrongful confinement in secret
Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to imprisonment under any other section. Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
347
348
352
Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting Imprisonment for 3 property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc. years and fine. Ditto Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting confession or information, or of compelling restoration of property, etc. Ditto Ditto CHAPTER XVI - OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Imprisonment for 3 Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on months, fine of 500 grave provocation. rupees, or both. Non-cognizable Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public Imprisonment for 2 servant from discharge of his duty. years, or fine, or both. Assault or use of criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Ditto Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation. Ditto Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property worn or carried by a person. Assault or use of criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
353 354
Cognizable Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
355
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
356
357
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
358
Simple imprisonment for one month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Ditto
359
Kidnapping
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto Magistrate of the first class Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session.
Kidnapping or obtaining the custody of a minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for Imprisonment for 10 purposes of begging. years and fine. Maiming a minor in order that such minor may be 363 A employed or used for purposes of begging. Imprisonment for life and fine Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Death, or imprisonment for life, and fine.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Ditto
Ditto
364
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto
365 366
Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person. Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement, etc.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years fine. Ditto Ditto Ditto
366 A Procuration of minor girl 366 B Importation of girl from foreign country. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a 367 person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.
368
Ditto
Ditto
Court by which the kidnapping or abduction is triable. Magistrate of the first class. Ditto.
369 370
Kidnapping or abducting a child with intent to take Imprisonment for 7 property from the person of such child. years and fine. Buying or disposing of any person as a slave. Ditto Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Ditto Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years and fine. Imprisonment for two years or fine or both. Imprisonment for two years and fine.
Ditto Non-cognizable
Ditto Bailable
Habitual dealing in slaves Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposes.
374
Ditto
Bailable
Rape Intercourse by a man with his wife not being under twelve years of age. Intercourse by a man with his wife during 376 A separation. 376
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Non-cognizable Ditto Cognizable (but no arrest shall be made without a warrant or without an order of a Magistrate). Ditto Ditto
Bailable Ditto
Ditto. Ditto
Intercourse by public servant with woman in his Imprisonment for five 376 B custody. years and fine. Intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand 376 C home, etc. Ditto Intercourse by manager, etc., of a hospital with any 376 D woman in that hospital. Ditto
377
Unnatural offences
Ditto Ditto CHAPTER XVII - OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years or fine.
Ditto
Theft Theft in a building, tent or vessel Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master or employer.
382
Theft, after preparation having been made for causing death, or hurt, or restraint, or fear of death, or of hurt, or of restraint, in order to the committing of such theft, or to retiring after Rigorous imprisonment committing it, or to retaining property taken by it. for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
384
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Any Magistrate.
385
Ditto
Bailable
386
387
Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years.
Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Non-bailable
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Bailable Ditto
Ditto Ditto
388
If the offence threatened be an unnatural offence. Imprisonment for life Putting a person in fear of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years in order to commit Imprisonment for 10 extortion. years and fine. If the offence be an unnatural offence. Imprisonment for life. Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Rigorous imprisonment for 14 years and fine.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
389
Ditto
Non-bailable
Ditto.
392
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
393
394 395
Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for life Person voluntarily causing hurt in committing or or Rigorous attempting to commit robbery, or any other person imprisonment for 10 jointly concerned in such robbery. years and fine. Attempt to commit robbery Dacoity Ditto. Death, imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
396
Murder in dacoity
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
397 398
Rigorous imprisonment Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or for not less than 7 grievous hurt. years. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon. Ditto. Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
399
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
400
Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing dacoity.
Ditto
Ditto
401
Belonging to a wandering gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing Rigorous imprisonment thefts. for 7 years and fine.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
402
Being one Of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity. Ditto. Ditto CHAPTER XVII - OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY Dishonest misappropriation of movable property, or converting it to one's own use. Dishonest misappropriation of property, knowing that it was in possession of a deceased person at his death, and that it has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to it. If by clerk or person employed by deceased. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Court of Session.
403
Non-cognizable
Bailable
404
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Ditto. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Criminal breach of trust Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc. Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant.
409
Ditto
Ditto
411
412
Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to Imprisonment for 3 be stolen. years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for life, or rigorous Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing that imprisonment for 10 it was obtained by dacoity. years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Court of Session.
413
Habitually dealing in stolen property. Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen.
Ditto
Ditto
414 417
Ditto Non-cognizable
Ditto Bailable
418 419
Cheating Cheating a person whose interest the offender was bound, either by law or by legal contract, to Imprisonment for 3 protect. years, or fine, or both. Cheating by personation Ditto Cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or Imprisonment for 7 destruction of a valuable security. years and fine. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, Imprisonment for 2 etc., to prevent distribution among creditors. years, or fine, or both. Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender. Ditto. Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration. Ditto. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, of himself or any other person or assisting in the doing thereof, or dishonestly releasing any demand or Imprisonment for 2 claim to which he is entitled. years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or Mischief both.
Ditto Cognizable
Ditto Ditto
420
Ditto
Non-bailable
421
Non-cognizable
Bailable
422 423
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
424
Non-cognizable
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
426
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
427
428
429 430
431
Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Mischief of by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal of the value of 10 rupees or upwards. Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any elephant, camel, horse, etc., whatever may be its value, or any other animal of the value of 50 rupees or upwards. Mischief by causing diminution of supply of water for agricultural purposes, etc. Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, navigable river, or navigable channel, and rendering it impassable or less safe for traveling or conveying property.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
432
433
Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage. Ditto Mischief by destroying or moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark, or by exhibiting Imprisonment for 7 false lights. years, or fine, or both. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to an amount of 100 rupees or upwards, or, in case of agricultural produce, 10 rupees or upwards. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
434
Non-cognizable
Ditto
435
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Cognizable
Ditto
436
Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tonnes burden.
Ditto
Non-bailable
Court of Session.
437
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
438 439
The mischief described in the last section when committed by fire or any explosive substance. Running vessel ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
440
447
Mischief committed after preparation made for Imprisonment for 5 causing death, or hurt, etc. years and fine. Ditto CHAPTER XVII - OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 Criminal trespass rupees, or both. Ditto Imprisonment for one year, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both. Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for 2 years and fine.
Bailable
Ditto
Any Magistrate.
448
House-trespass
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
449
House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with death. House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.
Cognizable
Non-bailable
Court of Session.
450
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Bailable
House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment. 451 452 453 If the offence is theft House-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt, assault, etc. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.
Imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
454
If the offence be theft Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation made for causing hurt, assault, etc.
Ditto
Ditto
455
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
456
Imprisonment for 3 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night. years and fine. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment. Imprisonment for 5 years and fine. Imprisonment for 14 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
457
458
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night, Imprisonment for 14 after preparation made for causing hurt, etc. years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
459
460
461
462
Imprisonment for life, Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking or imprisonment for 10 house-trespass or house breaking. years and fine. Ditto Ditto Death or grievous hurt caused by one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night, etc. Ditto. Ditto Ditto Dishonestly breaking open or unfastening any closed receptacle containing or supposed to Imprisonment for 2 contain property. years, or fine, or both. Ditto Ditto Being entrusted with any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain any property, Imprisonment for 3 and fraudulently opening the same. years, or fine, or both. Ditto Bailable CHAPTER XVIII - OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
Court of Session.
Ditto
465
Forgery Forgery of a record of a Court of Justice or of a Registrar of Births, etc., kept by a public servant.
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Non-cognizable
Bailable
466
Ditto
Non-bailable
Ditto
467 468
469
Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to Imprisonment for life, make or transfer any valuable security, or to or imprisonment for 10 receive any money, etc. years and fine. When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government. Ditto Imprisonment for 7 Forgery for the purpose of cheating. years and fine. Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person or knowing that it is likely to be used Imprisonment for 3 for that purpose. years and fine.
Ditto
Bailable
Ditto
471
472
Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged. When the forged document is a promissory note of the Central Government. Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
473
Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise than under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., Imprisonment for 7 knowing the same to be counterfeit. years and fine. Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of the Indian Penal Code. Ditto. Imprisonment for life, If the document is one of the description or imprisonment for 7 mentioned in section 467 of the Indian Penal Code. years and fine. Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material. Ditto. Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467 of the Indian penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
474
Non-cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
475
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
476
Ditto
Non-bailable
477
Imprisonment for life, Fraudulently destroying or defacing, or attempting or imprisonment for 7 to destroy or deface, or secreting a will, etc. years and fine. Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Non-cognizable
Non-bailable
477 A Falsification of accounts Using a false property with intent or injure any person. Counterfeiting a property mark used by another, with intent to cause damage or injury. Counterfeiting property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by him to denote the manufacture, quality, etc., of any property. Fraudulently making or having possession of any die, plate or other instrument for counterfeiting any public or private Property mark. Knowingly selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark. Fraudulently making a false mark upon any package or receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods which it does not contain, etc. Making use of any such false mark
Ditto
Bailable
482
Ditto
Ditto
483
Ditto
Ditto
484
Ditto
Ditto
485
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Ditto
486
Ditto
Ditto
487 488
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
Ditto Ditto
489
Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Ditto Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both . Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
489 A Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes. Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency489 B notes or bank-notes. Possession of forged or counterfeit or currency489 C notes or bank-notes. Making or possessing machinery, instrument or material for forging or counterfeiting currency489 D notes or bank-notes.
Cognizable Ditto
Non-bailable Ditto
Ditto
Bailable
Ditto
Ditto
Non-bailable
Making or using documents resembling currencynotes or bank-notes. Fine of 100 rupees Non-cognizable On refusal to disclose the name and address of the Fine of 200 rupees. Ditto 489 E printer. CHAPTER XIX - CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE Being bound to attend on or supply the wants of a Imprisonment for 3 person who is helpless from youth, unsoundness of months, or fine of 200 mind or disease, and voluntarily omitting to do so. rupees or both. Non-cognizable CHAPTER XX - OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE. A man by deceit causing a woman not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit with him in that Imprisonment for 10 belief. years and fine. Non-cognizable Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or Imprisonment for 7 wife. years and fine. Ditto Same offence with concealment of the former marriage from the Person with whom subsequent Imprisonment for 10 marriage is contracted. years and fine. Ditto A person with fraudulent intention going through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is Imprisonment for 7 not thereby lawfully married. years and fine. Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.
Bailable Ditto
491
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
493 494
Non-bailable Bailable
495
Ditto
Ditto
496
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
497
Adultery
Ditto
Ditto
498
Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal Imprisonment for 2 intent a married woman. years, or fine, or both. Ditto CHAPTER XX - A - OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND.
Ditto
Subjecting a married woman to cruelty. Cognizable if information relating to the commission of the offence is given to an officer in charge of a police station by the person aggrieved by the offence or by any person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption or if there is no such relative, by any public servant belonging to such class or category as may be notified by the State Government in this Imprisonment for three PUT IN COLUMN 498 A behalf years and fine. B CHAPTER XXI - DEFAMATION Defamation against the President or the VicePresident or the Governor of a State or Simple Imprisonment Administrator of a Union territory or a Minister in for 2 years, or fine, or respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public both. Non-cognizable
Non-bailable
Bailable
Court of Session
500
500
Defamationor engraving matter knowing it to be (a) Printing in any other case defamatory against the President of the VicePresident or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union territory or a Minister in
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session. Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session. Magistrate of the first class
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
501
(b) Printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatory, in any other case. (a) Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter against the President or the Vice-President or the Governor of a State or
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
502
(b) Sale of printed or engraved substance Simple imprisonment containing defamatory matter, knowing it to for 2 years, or fine, or contain such matter in any other case. both. Non-cognizable CHAPTER XXII - CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT AND ANNOYANCE Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Bailable
504
Non-cognizable
Bailable
Any Magistrate.
False statement. rumour, etc., circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public Imprisonment for 3 peace. years, or fine, or both. False statement, rumour, etc., with intent to create enmity, hatred or ill-will between different classes. Ditto False statement, rumour, etc., made in place of worship etc., with intent to create enmity, hatred Imprisonment for 5 or ill-will. years and fine. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Ditto
Non-bailable
Ditto.
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto.
505
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto.
Criminal intimidation
Non-cognizable
Bailable
506
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc. Criminal intimidation by anonymous communication or having taken precaution to conceal whence the threat comes. Act caused by inducing a person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure.
507
Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to the punishment under above section.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
508
509
Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Simple imprisonment Uttering any word or making any gesture intended for 1 year, or fine, or to insult the modesty of a woman, etc. both.
Ditto
Ditto
Cognizable
Ditto
Ditto
510
Simple imprisonment Appearing in a public place, etc., in a state of for 24 hours, or fine of intoxication, and causing annoyance to any person. 10 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable CHAPTER XXIII - ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES.
Ditto
Ditto
511
Imprisonment for life or imprisonment not According as The Court Attempting to commit offences punishable with exceeding half of the According as the the offence by which imprisonment for life or imprisonment, and in such longest term provided offence is attempted by the offence attempt doing any act towards the commission of for the offence, or fine, cognizable or the offender is attempted the offence. or both. non-cognizable. bailable or not. is triable.
Offence If punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for more than 7 years. If punishable with imprisonment for 3 years and upwards but not more than 7 years. If punishable with imprisonment for less than 3 years or with fine only.
under Section 320 of the Code of criminal Procedure, 1973. The same are categorised as the offences which are simple and not grave in nature and hence the same can be compounded by the affected party only and those which are considered to be a bit more grave and thus needing the supervision of the court while being compounded by the affected party.
(1) The offences punishable under the sections of the Indian Penal Code, specified in the first
two columns of the Table next following may be compounded by the persons mentioned in the third column of that Table
Offence 1 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate Intent to wound the religious feelings of any person. Causing hurt. Wrongfully restraining or confining any person. Assault or use of criminal force. Mischief, when the only loss or damage caused is loss or damage to a private person. Criminal trespass. House trespass. Criminal breach of contract of service. Adultery. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent of a married woman. Defamation. except such eases as are specified against section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) in column I of the Table under sub-section (2) Printing or engraving matter, knowing it to be defamatory. Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter. Insult intended to provoke a breach of the peace. Criminal intimidation except when the offence is punishable with Imprisonment for seven years. Act caused by making a person believe that he will be an object of divine dis-pleasure.
Section of the Indian Penal Code applicable 2 298 323, 334 341, 342 352, 355, 358 426, 427 447 448 491 497 498
Persons by whom offence may be compounded 3 The person whose religious feelings are intended to be wounded. The person to whom the hurt is caused. The person restrained or confined. The person assaulted or to whom criminal force is used. The person to whom the loss or damage is caused. The person in possession of the property trespassed upon. The person in possession of the property trespassed upon. The person with whom the offender has contracted. The husband of the woman. The husband of the woman.
500 501
The person defamed. The person insulted. The person intimidated. The person against whom the offence was committed.