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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State : Central

Year : 1860

.....Court of Justice (including a liquidator, receiver or Commissioner) whose duty is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property or to execute any judicial process, or to a administrator any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; Fifth--Every juryman, assessor, or member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant; Sixth--Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority; Seventh--Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; Eighth--Every officer of the Government, whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to being offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; Ninth--Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Preamble 1

Title : Indian Penal Code

State : Central

Year : 1860

.....been extended under Section 5 of the same Act to the Lushai Hills, see Gazette of India, 1898, Pt. II, p. 345. The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, Section 3 and Schedule; to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, Section 2 and Sch I. I; to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, Section 3 and Schedule I and to Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands by Reg. 8 of 1965, Section 3 and Schedule It has been extended to the State of Sikkim w.e.f. 13-9-1994 vide Notification No. S.O. 516(E), dated 9th July, 1994. 2. The words "British India" have successively been substituted by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule to read as above.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Complete Act

Title : Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)

State : Central

Year : 1860

.....for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction Chapter 4 Section76 - Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law Section77 - Act of Judge when acting judicially Section78 - Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court Section79 - Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law Section80 - Accident in doing a lawful act Section81 - Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm Section82 - Act of a child under seven years of age Section83 - Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding Section84 - Act of a person of unsound mind Section85 - Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will Section86 - Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated Section87 - Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent Section88 - Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit Section89 - Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 354

Title : Assault or Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Outrage Her Modesty

State : Central

Year : 1860

.....be less than five years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that the court may for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment of either description for a term which may be less than five years but which shall not be less than two years. 2Orissa In the First Schedule to the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in the entry under column 5 relating to section 354 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 for the word 'bailable' the word 'non-bailable' shall be substituted. __________________ 1. Vide Andhra Predesh Act 6 of 1991. 2. Vide Orissa Act 6 of 1995, section 3 (w.e.f. 10-3-1995).

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 198A

Title : Prosecution of Offences Under Section 498a of the Indian Penal Code

State : Central

Year : 1973

1[ 198A . Prosecution of offences under section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860 ) except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father's or mother's brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.] _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 46 of 1983, Section 5 (w.e.f. 25-12-1983).

Railways Act, 1989 Section 188

Title : Railway Servants to Be Public Servants for the Purposes of Chapter Ix and Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code

State : Central

Year : 1989

(1) Any railway servant, who is not a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), shall be deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of Chapter IX and section 409 of that Code. (2) In the definition of "legal remuneration" in section 161 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), the word "Government" shall, for the purposes of sub-section (1), be deemed to include any employer of a railway servant as such.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 1

Title : Title and Extent of Operation of the Code

State : Central

Year : 1860

This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and shall 1 [extend to the whole of India 2 [except the State of Jammu and Kashmir].] _________________ 1. The original words have successively been amended by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule I, the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above. 2 . Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "except Part B States".

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 16

Title : Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

State : Central

Year : 1860

.....defence. Explanation.--Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough to prevent the offence from amounting to murder is a question of fact. Illustrations (a) A, under the influence of passion excited by a provocation given by Z, intentionally kills. Y, Z"s child. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was not given by the child, and the death of the child was not caused by accident or misfortune in doing an act caused by the provocation. (b) Y gives grave and sudden provocation to, A, A, on this provocation, fires a pistol at Y, neither intending nor knowing himself to be likely to kill Z, who is near him, but out of sight. A kills Z. Here A has not committed murder, but merely culpable homicide. (c) A is lawfully arrested by Z, a bailiff. A is excited to sudden and violent passion by the arrest, and kills Z. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was given by a thing done by a public servant in the exercise of his powers. (d) A appears as witness before Z, a Magistrate, Z says that he does not believe a word of A's deposition, and that A has perjured himself. A is moved to sudden passion by these words, and kills Z. This is murder. (e) A.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 380

Title : Theft in Dwelling House, Etc.

State : Central

Year : 1860

Whoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, lent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. STATE AMENDMENTS 1[Tamil Nadu Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860) (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the principal Act), shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely":-- "(2) Whoever commits theft in respect of any idol or icon in any building used as a place of worship shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees: Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than two years." ______________________ 1. Vide Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1993, section 2.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 216B

Title : Definition of "harbour" in Sections 212, 216 and 216a [Repealed]

State : Central

Year : 1860

1[216B. Definition of "harbour" in sections 212, 216 and 216A [Repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1942 (8 of 1942), section 3.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 3 of 1894, section 8.