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Section 1 Ins. by Act 8 of 1882, s. 8, Section 2 Ins. by Act 31 of 1972, s. 2. Section 3 Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "a lottery organised Section 4 Explanation 4 ins. by Act 2 of 1958, s. 2, omitted by Act 40 of Section 5 Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and Sch., for "transportation for Section 6 Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to Section 7 Subs., ibid., for the former s. 5. Section 8 Illus tration (b) rep. by the A. O. 1950. Section 9 Number.--Unless the contrary appears from the context, words Section 10 Subs. by Act 10 of 1927, s. 2 and Sch. I, for "Articles of War Section 11 "Person".--The word "person" includes any Company or Section 12 The words "or that Act as modified by" were rep. by the A.O. Section 13 Subs. by Act 14 of 1932, s. 130 and Sch., for "or the Air Force Section 14 Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s.3 and Sch., for "the Indian Air Force Section 15 The words "or a Member of the Council of the Governor General of Section 16 The words "or of the Council of any Presidency" rep. by the A. O. Section 17 The original words "Governor General, Governor, Lieutenant- Section 18 India Section 19 "Judge".--The word "Judge" denotes not only every person who Section 20 "Court of Justice".--The words "Court of Jutsice" denote a Section 21 "Public servant".--The words "public servant" denote a person Section 22 "Movable property".--The words "movable property" are Section 23 "Wrongful gain".--"Wrongful gain" is gain by unlawful means Section 24 "Dishonestly".--Whoever does anything with the intention of Section 25 "Fraudulently".--A person is said to do a thing fraudulently Section 26 "Reason to believe".--A person is said to have "reason to Section 27 Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant.--When Section 28 "Counterfeit".--A person is said to "counterfeit" who causes Section 29 "Document".--The word "document" denotes any matter expressed Section 30 "Valuable security".--The words "valuable security" denote a Section 31 "A will".--The words "a will" denote any testamentary Section 32 Words referring to acts include illegal omissions.--In every Section 33 "Act". "Omission".--The word "act" denotes as well as series Section 34 Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention - Section 35 When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with Section 36 Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission.--Wherever Section 37 Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an Section 38 Persons concerned in criminal Act may be guilty of different Section 39 "Voluntarily".--A person is said to cause an effect Section 40 Offence Section 41 "Special law".--A "special law" is a law applicable to a Section 42 "Local law".--A "local law" is a law applicable only to a Section 43 "Illegal". "Legally bound to do".--The word "illegal" is Section 44 "Injury".--The word "injury" denotes any harm whatever Section 45 "Life".--The word "life" denotes the life of a human being, Section 46 "Death".--The word "death" denotes the death of a human being Section 47 "Animal".--The word "animal" denotes any living creature, Section 48 "Vessel".--The word "vessel" denotes anything made for the Section 49 "Year". "Month".--Wherever the word "year" or the word Section 50 "Section".--The word "section" denotes one of those portions Section 51 "Oath".--The word "oath" includes a solemn affirmation Section 52 "Good faith".--Nothing is said to be done or believed in Section 53 Punishments.--The punishments to which offenders are liable Section 54 Commutation of sentence of death.--In every case in which Section 55 Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life.--In every Section 56 [Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude. Section 57 Fractions of terms of punishment.--In calculating fractions Section 58 [Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until Section 59 [Transportation instead of imprisonment.] Rep. by the Code of Section 60 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or Section 61 [Sentence of forfeiture of property.] Rep. by the Indian Section 62 [Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable Section 63 Amount of fine.--Where no sum is expressed to which a fine Section 64 Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.--1*[In Section 65 Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when Section 66 Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.--The Section 67 Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable Section 68 Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine.--The Section 69 Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part Section 70 Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment. Death Section 71 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.-- Section 72 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the Section 73 Solitary confinement.--Whenever any person is convicted of an Section 74 Limit of solitary confinement.--In executing a sentence of Section 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII af ter previous Section 76 Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing Section 77 Act of Judge when acting judicially.--Nothing is an offence Section 78 Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court.--Nothing Section 79 Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact Section 80 Accident in doing a lawful act.--Nothing is an offence which Section 81 Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, Section 82 Act of a child under seven years of age.--Nothing is an Section 83 Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature Section 84 Act of a person of unsound mind.--Nothing is an offence which Section 85 Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of Section 86 Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed Section 87 Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or Section 88 Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good Section 89 Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, Section 90 Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.--A Section 91 Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm Section 92 Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without Section 93 Communication made in good faith.--No communication made in Section 94 Act to which a person is compelled by threats.--Except Section 95 Act causing slight harm.--Nothing is an offence by reason Section 96 Things done in private defence.--Nothing is an offence which Section 97 Right of private defence of the body and of property.--Every Section 98 Right of private defence against the act of a person of Section 99 Acts against which there is no right of private defence.-- Section 100 When the right of private defence of the body extends to Section 101 When such right extends to causing any harm other than Section 102 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence Section 103 When the right of private defence of property extends to Section 104 When such right to causing any harm other than death.--If Section 105 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence Section 106 Right of private defence against deadly assault when there Section 107 Abetment of a thing.--A person abets the doing of a thing, Section 108 Abettor.--A person abets an offence, who abets either the Section 109 Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in Section 110 Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with Section 111 Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act Section 112 Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted Section 113 Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted Section 114 Abettor present when offence is committed.--Whenever any Section 115 Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment Section 116 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment--if Section 117 Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than Section 118 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or Section 119 Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it Section 120 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with Section 121 --Whoever within or without 2*[India] conspires to commit any Section 122 Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Section 123 Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.-- Section 124 Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel Section 125 Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Section 126 Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with Section 127 Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in Section 128 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war Section 129 Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to Section 130 Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.-- Section 131 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor Section 132 Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence Section 133 Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his Section 134 Abetment of such assault, if the assault committed.--Whoever Section 135 Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.-- Section 136 Harbouring deserter.--Whoever, except as hereinafter Section 137 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through Section 138 Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or Section 139 Persons subject to certain Acts.--No person subject to 1* Section 140 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or Section 141 Unlawful assembly.--An assembly of five or more persons is Section 142 Being member of unlawful assembly.--Whoever, being aware of Section 143 Punishment.--Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly, Section 144 Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon.-- Section 145 Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has Section 146 Rioting.--Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful Section 147 Punishment for rioting.--Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall Section 148 Rioting, armed with deadly weapon.--Whoever is guilty of Section 149 Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence Section 150 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful Section 151 Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more Section 152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing Section 153 Want only giving provocation with intent to cause riot--if Section 154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is Section 155 Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed.-- Section 156 Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit Section 157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly.--Whoever Section 158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot;-- Section 159 Affray.--When two or more persons, by fighting in a public Section 160 Punishment for committing affray.--Whoever commits an Section 161 [Public servant taking a gratification other than legal remuneration, in respect of an official Section 162 [Taking a gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence a public servant.] Rep. Section 163 [Taking a gratification for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant.] Rep. by Section 164 [Punishment for abetment by public servant of the offences above defined.]Rep. by s. 31, ibid. Section 165 [Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from person concerned in Section 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury Section 167 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to Section 168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.--Whoever, being Section 169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.-- Section 170 Personating a public servant.--Whoever pretends to hold any Section 171 I. Failure to keep election accounts.--Whoever being required Section 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.- Section 173 Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or Section 174 Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public Section 175 Omission to produce document to public servant by person Section 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by Section 177 Furnishing false information.--Whoever, being legally bound Section 178 Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public Section 179 Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question.-- Section 180 Refusing to sign statement.--Whoever refuses to sign any Section 181 False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or Section 182 False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person. Section 183 Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority Section 184 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority Section 185 Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by Section 186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public Section 187 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give Section 188 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.-- Section 189 Threat of injury to public servant.--Whoever holds out any Section 190 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying Section 191 Giving false evidence.--Whoever, being legally bound by an Section 192 Fabricating false evidence.--Whoever causes any circumstance Section 193 Punishment for false evidence.--Whoever intentionally gives Section 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure Section 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure Section 196 Using evidence known to be false.--Whoever corruptly uses or Section 197 Issuing or signing false certificate.--Whoever issues or Section 198 Using as true a certificate known to be false.--Whoever Section 199 False statement made in declaration which is by law Section 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be flase.-- Section 201 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving Section 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by Section 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed.-- Section 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as Section 205 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit Section 206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its Section 207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as Section 208 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.--Whoever Section 209 Dishonesty making false claim in Court.--Whoever Section 210 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.--Whoever Section 211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure.-- Section 212 Harbouring offender.--Whenever an offence has been Section 213 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment--Whoever Section 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of Section 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.-- Section 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose Section 217 Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to Section 218 Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with Section 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making Section 220 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having Section 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public Section 222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public Section 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by Section 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful Section 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another Section 226 [Unlawful return from transportation.] Rep. by the Code of Section 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment.--Whoever, Section 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting Section 229 Personation of a juror or assessor.--Whoever, by personation Section 230 "Coin" defined.--1*[Coin is metal used for the time being Section 231 Counterfeiting coin.--Whoever counterfeits or knowingly Section 232 Counterfeiting Indian coin.--Whoever counterfeits, or Section 233 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin.-- Section 234 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian Section 235 Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of Section 236 Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin.-- Section 237 Import or export of counterfeit coin.--Whoever imports into Section 238 Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin.-- Section 239 Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is Section 240 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is Section 241 Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, Section 242 Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be Section 243 Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be Section 244 Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different Section 245 Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.--Whoever, Section 246 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering Section 247 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering Section 248 Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass Section 249 Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall Section 250 Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is Section 251 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is Section 252 Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when Section 253 Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be Section 254 Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the Section 255 Counterfeiting Government stamp.--Whoever counterfeits, or Section 256 Having possession of instrument or material for Section 257 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government Section 258 Sale of counterfeit Government stamp.--Whoever sells, or Section 259 Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp.--Whoever Section 260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be Section 261 Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or Section 262 Using Government stamp known to have been before used.-- Section 263 Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.--Whoever, Section 264 Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing.--Whoever, Section 265 Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.--Whoever, Section 266 Being in possession of false weight or measure.--Whoever is Section 267 Making or selling false weight or measure.--Whoever makes, Section 268 Public nuisance.--A person is guilty of a public nuisance Section 269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease Section 270 Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease Section 271 Disobedience to quarantine rule.--Whoever knowingly disobeys Section 272 Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.-Whoever Section 273 Sale of noxious food or drink.--Whoever sells, or offers or Section 274 Adulteration of drugs.--Whoever adulterates any drug or Section 275 Sale of adulterated drugs.--Whoever, knowing any drug or Section 276 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.--Whoever Section 277 Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.--Whoever Section 278 Making atmosphere noxious to health.--Whoever voluntarily Section 279 Rash driving or riding on a public way.--Whoever drives any Section 280 Rash navigation of vessel.--Whoever navigates any vessel in Section 281 Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.--Whoever exhibits Section 282 Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded Section 283 Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.-- Section 284 Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.-- Section 285 Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible Section 286 Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.-- Section 287 Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.--Whoever does, Section 288 Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing Section 289 Negligent conduct with respect to animal.--Whoever knowingly Section 290 Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise Section 291 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.-- Section 292 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc. Section 293 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person Section 294 Obscene acts and songs Section 295 Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to Section 296 Disturbing religious assembly.--Whoever voluntarily causes Section 297 Trespassing on burial places, etc.--Whoever, with the Section 298 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound Section 299 Culpable homicide.--Whoever causes death by doing an act Section 300 Murder.--Except in the cases hereinafter excepted, culpable Section 301 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than Section 302 Punishment for murder.--Whoever commits murder shall be Section 303 Punishment for murder by life-convict.--Whoever, being under Section 304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.-- Section 305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.--If any Section 306 Abetment of suicide.--If any person commits suicide, whoever Section 307 Attempt to murder.--Whoever does any act with such intention Section 308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide.--Whoever does any act Section 309 Attempt to commit suicide.--Whoever attempts to commit Section 310 Thug.--Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, Section 311 Punishment.--Whoever is a thug, shall be punished with Section 312 Causing miscarraige.--Whoever voluntarily causes a woman Section 313 Causing miscarriage without woman's consent.--Whoever Section 314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.-- Section 315 Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to Section 316 Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to Section 317 Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by Section 318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.-- Section 319 Hurt.--Whoever causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to Section 320 Grievous hurt.--The following kinds of hurt only are Section 321 Voluntarily causing hurt.--Whoever does any act with the Section 322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.--Whoever voluntarily Section 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.--Whoever, except in Section 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.-- Section 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.-Whoever, Section 326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or Section 327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain Section 328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit Section 329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to Section 330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property. Section 331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or Section 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his Section 333 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant Section 334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation.--Whoever Section 335 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation.--Whoever Section 336 Act endangering life or personal safety of others.--Whoever Section 337 Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of Section 338 Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal Section 339 Wrongful restraint.--Whoever voluntarily obstructs any Section 340 Wrongful confinement.--Whoever wrongfully restrains any Section 341 Punishment for wrongful restraint.--Whoever wrongfully Section 342 Punishment for wrongful confinement.--Whoever wrongfully Section 343 Wrongful confinement for three or more days.--Whoever Section 344 Wrongful confinement for ten or more days.--Whoever Section 345 Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has Section 346 Wrongful confinement in secret.--Whoever wrongfully confines Section 347 Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to Section 348 Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel Section 349 Force.--A person is said to use force to another if he Section 350 Criminal force.--Whoever intentionally uses force to any Section 351 Assault.--Whoever makes any gesture, or any preparation Section 352 Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on Section 353 Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from Section 354 Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage Section 355 Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, Section 356 Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of Section 357 Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a Section 358 Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.--Whoever Section 359 Kidnapping.--Kidnapping is of two kinds : kidnapping from Section 360 Kidnapping from India.--Whoever conveys any person beyond Section 361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.--Whoever takes or Section 362 Abduction.--Whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful Section 363 Punishment for kidnapping.--Whoever kidnaps any person from Section 364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.--Whoever kidnaps Section 365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully Section 366 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her Section 367 Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to Section 368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped Section 369 Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to Section 370 Buying or disposing of any person as a slave.--Whoever Section 371 Habitual dealing in slaves.--Whoever habitually imports, Section 372 Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.--Whoever Section 373 Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.--Whoever Section 374 Unlawful compulsory labour.--Whoever unlawfully compels any Section 375 Rape.--A man is said to commit "rape" who, except in the Section 376 Punishment for rape.--(1) Whoever, except in the cases Section 377 Unnatural offences.--Whoever voluntarily has carnal Section 378 Theft.--Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable Section 379 Punishment for theft.--Whoever commits theft shall be Section 380 Theft in dwelling house, etc.--Whoever commits theft in any Section 381 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of Section 382 Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or Section 383 Extortion.--Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of Section 384 Punishment for extortion.--Whoever commits extortion shall Section 385 Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit Section 386 Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous Section 387 Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in Section 388 Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable Section 389 Putting person in fear or accusation of offence, in order to Section 390 Robbery.--In all robbery there is either theft or extortion. Section 391 Dacoity.--When five or more persons conjointly commit or Section 392 Punishment for robbery.--Whoever commits robbery shall be Section 393 Attempt to commit robbery.--Whoever attempts to commit Section 394 Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.--If any Section 395 Punishment for dacoity.--Whoever commits dacoity shall be Section 396 Dacoity with murder.--If any one of five or more persons, Section 397 Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous Section 398 Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly Section 399 Making preparation to commit dacoity.--Whoever makes any Section 400 Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits.--Whoever, at Section 401 Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves.--Whoever, at Section 402 Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity.--Whoever, at Section 403 Dishonest misappropriation of property.--Whoever dishonestly Section 404 Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased Section 405 Criminal breach of trust.--Whoever, being in any manner Section 406 Punishment for criminal breach of trust.--Whoever commits Section 407 Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.--Whoever, being Section 408 Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant.--Whoever, Section 409 Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, Section 410 Stolen property.--Property, the possession whereof has been Section 411 Dishonestly receiving stolen property.--Whoever dishonestly Section 412 Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a Section 413 Habitually dealing in stolen property.--Whoever habitually Section 414 Assisting in concealment of stolen property.--Whoever Section 415 Cheating.--Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or Section 416 Cheating by personation.--A person is said to "cheat by Section 417 Punishment for cheating.-Whoever cheats shall be punished with Section 418 Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to Section 419 Punishment for cheating by personation.--Whoever cheats by Section 420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.-- Section 421 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property Section 422 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available Section 423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer Section 424 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.- Section 425 Mischief.--Whoever with intent to cause, or knowing that he Section 426 Punishment for mischief.--Whoever commits mischief shall be Section 427 Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.-- Section 428 Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten Section 429 Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or Section 430 Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully Section 431 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or Section 432 Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public Section 433 Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a Section 434 Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by Section 435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause Section 436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to Section 437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked Section 438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 Section 439 Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or Section 440 Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death Section 441 Criminal trespass.--Whoever enters into or upon property in Section 442 House-trespass.--Whoever commits criminal trespass by Section 443 Lurking house-trespass.--Whoever commits house-trespass Section 444 Lurking house-trespass by night.--Whoever commits lurking Section 445 House-breaking.--A person is said to commit "house-breaking" Section 446 House-breaking by night.--Whoever commits house-breaking Section 447 Punishment for criminal trespass.--Whoever commits criminal Section 448 Punishment for house-trespass.--Whoever commits house- Section 449 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with Section 450 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with Section 451 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with Section 452 House-trespass alter preparation for hurt, assault or Section 453 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.-- Section 454 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit Section 455 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation Section 456 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by Section 457 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order Section 458 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after Section 459 Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house- Section 460 All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or Section 461 Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.-- Section 462 Punishment for same offence when committed by person Section 463 Forgery.--Whoever makes any false document or part of a Section 464 Making a false document.--A person is said to make a false Section 465 Punishment for forgery.--Whoever commits forgery shall be Section 466 Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.-- Section 467 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.--Whoever forges a Section 468 Forgery for purpose of cheating.--Whoever commits forgery, Section 469 Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.--Whoever commits Section 470 Forged document.--A false document made wholly or in part by Section 471 Using as genuine a forged document.--Whoever fraudulently or Section 472 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to Section 473 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to Section 474 Having possession of document described in section 466 or Section 475 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating Section 476 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating Section 477 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, Section 478 [Trade Mark.] Rep. by the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, Section 479 Property mark.—A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person Section 480 [Using a false trade mark.] Rep. by the Trade and Section 481 Using a false property mark.--Whoever marks any movable Section 482 Punishment for using a false property mark.--Whoever uses Section 483 Counterfeiting a property mark used by another.--Whoever Section 484 Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.--Whoever Section 485 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark Section 486 Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.-- Section 487 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.-- Section 488 Punishment for making use of any such false mark.--Whoever Section 489 Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.-- Section 490 [Preach of contract of service during voyage or journey.] Section 491 Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless Section 492 [Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which Section 493 Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief Section 494 Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.--Whoever, Section 495 Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person Section 496 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful Section 497 Adultery.--Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who Section 498 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a Section 499 Defamation.--Whoever by words either spoken or intended to Section 500 Punishment for defamation.--Whoever defames another shall be Section 501 Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory.-- Section 502 Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory Section 503 Criminal intimidation.--Whoever threatens another with any Section 504 Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the Section 505 Statements conducing to public mischief. Section 506 Punishment for criminal intimidation.--Whoever commits the Section 507 Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.-- Section 508 Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be Section 509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a Section 510 Misconduct in public by a drunken person.--Whoever, in a Section 511 Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with Section 1925 , s. 2 and Sch. Section 1942 , s. 3. Section 1950 ]], as the case may be].] Section 1988 , s. 31. Section 108A Abetment in India of offences outside India Section 1138A [Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service.]Rep. by the Amending Act, Section 120A Definition of criminal conspiracy.--When two or more Section 120B Punishment of criminal conspiracy.--(1) Whoever is a party Section 121A Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121 Section 124A Sedition Section 138A [Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Section 153A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence. Section 153AA Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms Section 153B Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration Section 165A [Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 161 or section 165.]Rep. by the Prevention Section 166A Public Servant disobeying direction under Law Section 166B Punishment for non-treatment of victim.—Whoever, being in charge of a hospital, public or Section 171A "Candidate", "Electoral right" defined.--For the purposes Section 171B Bribery.--(1) Whoever- Section 171C Undue influence at elections.--(1) Whoever voluntarily Section 171D Personation at elections.--Whoever at an election applies Section 171E Punishment for bribery.--Whoever commits the offence of Section 171F Punishment for undue influence or personation at an Section 171G False statement in connection with an election.--Whoever Section 171H Illegal payments in connection with an election.--Whoever Section 171I Failure to keep election accounts Section 174A Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974. Section 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence Section 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits Section 216B Definition of harbour in sections 212, 216 and 216A. Section 225A Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for. Section 225B Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape Section 228A Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc Section 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court. Section 263A Prohibition of fictitious stamps. Section 294A Keeping lottery office Section 295A Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its Section 29A Electronic record Section 304A Causing death by negligence Section 326A Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc. Section 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.—Whoever throws or attempts to throw Section 354A Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment Section 354B Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.—Any man who assaults or Section 354C Voyeurism.—Any man who watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private Section 354D Stalking.—(1) Any man who— Section 354E Sextortion.—(1) Whoever,— Section 363A Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging Section 364A Kidnapping for ransom, etc. Section 366A Procuration of minor girl Section 366B Importation of girl from foreign country.--Whoever imports Section 370A Exploitation of a trafficked person.—(1) Whoever, knowingly or having reason to believe that Section 376A Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation.-- Section 376AB Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age Section 376B Intercourse by public servant with woman in his custody.-- Section 376C Intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc.-- Section 376D Intercourse by any member of the management or staff of a Section 376DA Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age Section 376DB Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age Section 376E Punishment for repeat offenders.—Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence Section 376F Liability of person in-charge of workplace and others to give information about offence. — Section 379A Snatching.—(1) Whoever, with the intention to commit theft, suddenly or quickly or forcibly Section 379B Snatching after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the Section 382B Whoever commits ‘Snatching’ shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not Section 382C Vehicle lifting: Whoever commits theft of a ‘vehicle’ either from open or close arena, is said to Section 382D Whoever commits the offence of ‘vehicle lifting’ shall be punished with imprisonment for a term Section 382E Cattle lifting: Whoever commits theft of a ‘Cattle’ either from open or close arena, is said to Section 382F Whoever commits the offence of ‘Cattle lifting’ shall be punished with imprisonment for a term Section 477A Falsification of accounts Section 489A Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.--Whoever Section 489B Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or Section 489C Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank- Section 489D Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging Section 489E Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes. Section 498A Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to Section 509A Sexual harassment by relative.—Whoever, being related to a woman through blood, adoption Section 509B Sexual harassment by electronic mode.—Whoever, by means of telecommunication device or Section 52A Harbour Section 53A Construction of reference to transportation Section 55A Definition of appropriate Government Section CHUNK-1 Document chunk 1 Section CHUNK-10 Document chunk 10 Section CHUNK-100 Document chunk 100 Section CHUNK-101 Document chunk 101 Section CHUNK-102 Document chunk 102 Section CHUNK-103 Document chunk 103 Section CHUNK-104 Document chunk 104 Section CHUNK-105 Document chunk 105 Section CHUNK-106 Document chunk 106 Section CHUNK-107 Document chunk 107 Section CHUNK-108 Document chunk 108 Section CHUNK-109 Document chunk 109 Section CHUNK-11 Document chunk 11 Section CHUNK-110 Document chunk 110 Section CHUNK-111 Document chunk 111 Section CHUNK-112 Document chunk 112 Section 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