CHAPTER III, Section 53-75 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OF PUNISHMENTS 53. Punishment. The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Code are- First – Death; Secondly – Imprisonment for life; Thirdly [Omitted by Act 17 of 1949] Fourthly – Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely- (1)KEEP READING
CHAPTER IV, Section 76-106 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – GENERAL EXCEPTIONS 76. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law. Nothing is an offence, which is done by a person who is, or who by reason of a mistake of factKEEP READING
CHAPTER V, Section 107-120 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – ABETMENT 107. Abetment of a thing. A person abets the doing of a thing, who- First – Instigates any person to do that thing; or Secondly – Engages with one or more other person or persons in any conspiracy for the doingKEEP READING
CHAPTER VA, Section 120A-120B of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY 120A. Definition of criminal conspiracy. When two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done,- (1) an illegal act, or (2) an act which is not illegal by illegal means, such an agreement is designatedKEEP READING
CHAPTER VI, Section 121-130 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE 121. Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India. Whoever, wages war against the Government of India, or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging ofKEEP READING
CHAPTER VII, Section 131-140 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE 131. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty. Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army,KEEP READING
CHAPTER VIII, Section 141-160 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY 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 ofKEEP READING
CHAPTER IX, Section 161-171 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS 161 To 165A. Rep. by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), sec. 31. 166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person. Whoever, being a publicKEEP READING
CHAPTER IXA, Section 171A-171I of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS 171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined. For the purposes of this Chapter- (a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election; (b) “electoral right” means the right of a personKEEP READING
CHAPTER X, Section 172-190 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS 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, asKEEP READING
CHAPTER XI, Section 191-211 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE 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 anyKEEP READING
For earlier sections of this chapter please click the link below. (it will open in new tab)- CHAPTER XI (191-211) of IPC – False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice 212. Harbouring offender. Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or hasKEEP READING
CHAPTER XII, Section 230-263A of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS 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. IndianKEEP READING
CHAPTER XIII, Section 264-267 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OF 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 whichKEEP READING
CHAPTER XIV, Section 268-294A of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – OFFENCES 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 annoyanceKEEP READING
CHAPTER XV, Section 295-298 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) – 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 withKEEP READING
