The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Central Act · Act 45 of 1860552 provisions75,974 citing judgments

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

The enactment

Long title	It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for india
Type	Act
Citation	Act 45 of 1860
Year	1860
Jurisdiction	Central
Ministry	Ministry of Home Affairs
Status	Repealed
Provisions published	552
Subjects	criminal

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Section 193 Punishment for false evidence65 citing judgments
Section 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence3 citing judgments
Section 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment20 citing judgments
Section 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence32 citing judgments
Section 196 Using evidence known to be false19 citing judgments
Section 197 Issuing or signing false certificate3 citing judgments
Section 198 Using as true a certificate known to be false1 citing judgment
Section 199 False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence3 citing judgments
Section 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false1 citing judgment
Section 201 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information, to screen offender455 citing judgments
Section 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform4 citing judgments
Section 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed6 citing judgments
Section 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence1 citing judgment
Section 205 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution3 citing judgments
Section 206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution7 citing judgments
Section 207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution1 citing judgment
Section 208 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due2 citing judgments
Section 209 Dishonestly making false claim in Court35 citing judgments
Section 210 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due4 citing judgments
Section 211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure26 citing judgments
Section 212 Harbouring offender20 citing judgments
Section 213 Taking gift, etc5 citing judgments
Section 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender3 citing judgments
Section 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc1 citing judgment
Section 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordered4 citing judgments
Section 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits3 citing judgments
Section 217 Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture5 citing judgments
Section 218 Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture10 citing judgments
Section 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc4 citing judgments
Section 220 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law3 citing judgments
Section 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend2 citing judgments
Section 222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed4 citing judgments
Section 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant5 citing judgments
Section 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension36 citing judgments
Section 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person2 citing judgments
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 or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for1 citing judgment
Section 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment5 citing judgments
Section 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding12 citing judgments
Section 228A Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc9 citing judgments
Section 229 Personation of a juror or assessor1 citing judgment
Section 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court15 citing judgments
Section 230 "Coin" defined1 citing judgment
Section 231 Counterfeiting coin2 citing judgments
Section 232 Counterfeiting Indian coin
Section 233 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
Section 234 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
Section 235 Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin: if Indian coin2 citing judgments
Section 236 Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
Section 237 Import or export of counterfeit coin
Section 238 Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin
Section 239 Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit4 citing judgments
Section 240 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit2 citing judgments
Section 241 Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit1 citing judgment
Section 242 Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof2 citing judgments
Section 243 Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof1 citing judgment
Section 244 Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law2 citing judgments
Section 245 Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
Section 246 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin2 citing judgments
Section 247 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin3 citing judgments
Section 248 Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description2 citing judgments
Section 249 Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description3 citing judgments
Section 250 Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered1 citing judgment
Section 251 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered3 citing judgments
Section 252 Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof2 citing judgments
Section 253 Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof3 citing judgments
Section 254 Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
Section 255 Counterfeiting Government stamp1 citing judgment
Section 256 Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp2 citing judgments
Section 257 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp3 citing judgments
Section 258 Sale of counterfeit Government stamp2 citing judgments
Section 259 Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp4 citing judgments
Section 260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit1 citing judgment
Section 261 Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government2 citing judgments
Section 262 Using Government stamp known to have been before used
Section 263 Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used2 citing judgments
Section 263A Prohibition of fictitious stamps1 citing judgment
Section 264 Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing2 citing judgments
Section 265 Fraudulent use of false weight or measure2 citing judgments
Section 266 Being In possession of false weight or measure2 citing judgments
Section 267 Making or selling false weight or measure
Section 268 Public nuisance2 citing judgments
Section 269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life9 citing judgments
Section 270 Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life3 citing judgments
Section 271 Disobedience to quarantine rule
Section 272 Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale2 citing judgments
Section 273 Sale of noxious food or drink5 citing judgments
Section 274 Adulteration of drugs1 citing judgment
Section 275 Sale of adulterated drugs6 citing judgments
Section 276 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation4 citing judgments
Section 277 Fouling water of public spring or reservoir1 citing judgment
Section 278 Making atmosphere noxious to health2 citing judgments
Section 279 Rash driving or riding on a public way310 citing judgments
Section 280 Rash navigation of vessel1 citing judgment
Section 281 Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy1 citing judgment
Section 282 Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
Section 283 Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation10 citing judgments
Section 284 Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
Section 285 Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter10 citing judgments
Section 286 Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance18 citing judgments
Section 287 Negligent conduct with respect to machinery6 citing judgments
Section 288 Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings6 citing judgments
Section 289 Negligent conduct with respect to animal12 citing judgments
Section 290 Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for4 citing judgments
Section 291 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue4 citing judgments
Section 292 Sale, etc29 citing judgments
Section 293 Sale, etc1 citing judgment
Section 294 Obscene acts and songs84 citing judgments
Section 294A Keeping lottery office2 citing judgments
Section 295 Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class16 citing judgments
Section 295A Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs24 citing judgments
Section 296 Disturbing religious assembly1 citing judgment
Section 297 Trespassing on burial places, etc3 citing judgments
Section 298 Uttering words, etc4 citing judgments
Section 299 Culpable homicide27 citing judgments
Section 300 Murder1,039 citing judgments
Section 301 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended8 citing judgments
Section 302 Punishment for murder13,407 citing judgments
Section 303 Punishment for murder by life-convict4 citing judgments
Section 304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder865 citing judgments
Section 304A Causing death by negligence421 citing judgments
Section 304B Dowry death471 citing judgments
Section 305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person57 citing judgments
Section 306 Abetment of suicide3,530 citing judgments
Section 307 Attempt to murder5,616 citing judgments
Section 308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide990 citing judgments
Section 309 Attempt to commit suicide76 citing judgments
Section 310 Thug1 citing judgment
Section 311 Punishment5 citing judgments
Section 312 Causing miscarriage12 citing judgments
Section 313 Causing miscarriage without woman's consent173 citing judgments
Section 314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage11 citing judgments
Section 315 Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth34 citing judgments
Section 316 Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide28 citing judgments
Section 317 Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it2 citing judgments
Section 318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body7 citing judgments
Section 319 Hurt9 citing judgments
Section 320 Grievous hurt148 citing judgments
Section 321 Voluntarily causing hurt1 citing judgment
Section 322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt3 citing judgments
Section 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt960 citing judgments
Section 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means1,360 citing judgments
Section 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt537 citing judgments
Section 326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means1,468 citing judgments
Section 326A Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc37 citing judgments
Section 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid4 citing judgments
Section 327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act36 citing judgments
Section 328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc672 citing judgments
Section 329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act6 citing judgments
Section 330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property9 citing judgments
Section 331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel resto ration of property5 citing judgments
Section 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty71 citing judgments
Section 333 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty27 citing judgments
Section 334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation6 citing judgments
Section 335 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation6 citing judgments
Section 336 Act endangering life or personal safety of others46 citing judgments
Section 337 Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others77 citing judgments
Section 338 Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others96 citing judgments
Section 339 Wrongful restraint9 citing judgments
Section 340 Wrongful confinement2 citing judgments
Section 341 Punishment for wrongful restraint121 citing judgments
Section 342 Punishment for wrongful confinement114 citing judgments
Section 343 Wrongful confinement for three or more days8 citing judgments
Section 344 Wrongful confinement for ten or more days7 citing judgments
Section 345 Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued2 citing judgments
Section 346 Wrongful confinement in secret24 citing judgments
Section 347 Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act4 citing judgments
Section 348 Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property1 citing judgment
Section 349 Force4 citing judgments
Section 350 Criminal force4 citing judgments
Section 351 Assault6 citing judgments
Section 352 Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation8 citing judgments
Section 353 Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty291 citing judgments
Section 354 Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty1,276 citing judgments
Section 354A Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment166 citing judgments
Section 354B Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe49 citing judgments
Section 354C Voyeurism10 citing judgments
Section 354D Stalking71 citing judgments
Section 355 Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation7 citing judgments
Section 356 Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person11 citing judgments
Section 357 Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person1 citing judgment
Section 358 Assault or criminal force on grave provocation2 citing judgments
Section 359 Kidnapping1 citing judgment
Section 360 Kidnapping from India5 citing judgments
Section 361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship40 citing judgments
Section 362 Abduction2 citing judgments
Section 363 Punishment for kidnapping1,028 citing judgments
Section 363A Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging2 citing judgments
Section 364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder109 citing judgments
Section 364A Kidnapping for ransom, etc168 citing judgments
Section 365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person207 citing judgments
Section 366 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc266 citing judgments
Section 366A Procuration of minor girl65 citing judgments
Section 366B Importation of girl from foreign country1 citing judgment
Section 367 Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc20 citing judgments
Section 368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person28 citing judgments
Section 369 Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person1 citing judgment
Section 370 Trafficking of person75 citing judgments
Section 370A Exploitation of a trafficked person7 citing judgments
Section 371 Habitual dealing in slaves1 citing judgment

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