Indian Penal Code, 1860, Bare Act
IPC Chapter 16 – Offences affecting the Human body Of offences affecting life 299. Culpable homicide.—Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that he is likely by such act to …
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IPC Chapter 15 – Offences relating to religion 295. Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class.—Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons …
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IPC Chapter 14 – Offence affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals 268. Public nuisance.—A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or …
IPC Chapter 13 – Offences relating to weights and measures 264. Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing.—Whoever, fraudulently uses any instrument for weighing which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. 265. Fraudulent …
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IPC Chapter 12 – Offences relating to coins and Government stamps Next : Chapter 13 –> | <– Previous : Chapter 11 230. “Coin” defined.—Coin is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used. Indian coin.—Indian coin is metal …
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IPC Chapter 11 – False evidence and offence against public justice Next : Chapter 12 –> | <– Previous : Chapter 10 191. Giving false evidence.—Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject, makes any statement …
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IPC Chapter 10 – Contempt of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants Next : Chapter 11 –> | <– Previous : Chapter 9A 172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.—Whoever absconds in order to avoid being served with a summons, notice or order proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to …
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IPC Chapter 9A Offences relating to Elections Next : Chapter 10 –> | <– Previous : Chapter 9 1[171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined.—For the purposes of this Chapter— 2[(a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election;] (b) “electoral right” means the right of a person to stand, or not to stand …
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IPC Chapter 9 – Offences by or relating to Public Servants Next : Chapter 9A –> | <– Previous : Chapter 8 161. [Public servant taking a gratification other than legal remuneration, in respect of an official act.]Rep. by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), s. 31. STATE AMENDMENT Kerala.— Amendment of section 161, …
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IPC Chapter 8 – Offences against public tranquility Next : Chapter 9 –> | <– Previous : Chapter 7 141. Unlawful assembly.—An assembly of five or more persons is designated an “unlawful assembly”, if the common object of the persons composing that assembly is— First.—To overawe by criminal force, or show of criminal force, the Central or any …
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