Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC)- The First Schedule- Classification Of Offences

Sep 4, 2020

THE SCHEDULES

THE FIRST SCHEDULE

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES

EXPLANATORY NOTE:	(1)	In regard to offences under the Indian Penal Code, the entries in the second and third columns against a section the number of which is given in the first column are not intended as the definition of, and the punishment prescribed for, the offence in the Indian Penal Code, but merely as indication of the substance of the section.
	(2)	In this Schedule, (i) the expression “Magistrate of the first class” and “Any Magistrate” include Metropolitan Magistrates but not Executive Magistrates; (ii) the word “cognizable” stands for “a police officer may arrest without warrant”; and (iii) the word “non-cognizable” stands for “a police officer shall not arrest without warrant”.

Read Other Contents of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC)
See List of All Sections of Cr.P.C. with links Chapter I- Preliminary Chapter II- Constitution Of Criminal Courts And Offices Chapter III- Power Of Courts Chapter IV- Powers Of Superior Officers Of Police and Aid To The Magistrates And The Police Chapter V- Arrest Of Persons Chapter VI- Processes To Compel Appearance Chapter VII- Processes To Compel The Production Of Things Chapter VII-A- Reciprocal Arrangements For Assistance In Certain Matters And Procedure For Attachment And Forfeiture Of Property Chapter VIII- Security For Keeping The Peace And For Good Behaviour Chapter IX- Order For Maintenance Of Wives, Children And Parents Chapter X- Maintenance Of Public Order & Tranquillity Chapter XI- Preventive Action Of The Police Chapter XII- Information To The Police And Their Powers To Investigate Chapter XIII- Jurisdiction Of The Criminal Courts In Inquiries And Trials Chapter XIV- Conditions Requisite For Initiation Of Proceedings Chapter XV- Complaints To Magistrates Chapter XVI- Commencement Of Proceedings Before Magistrates Chapter XVII- The Charge Chapter XVIII- Trial Before A Court Of Session Chapter XIX- Trial Of Warrant-Cases By Magistrates Chapter XX- Trial Of Summons-Cases By Magistrates Chapter XXI- Summary Trials Chapter XXI-A- Plea Bargaining Chapter XXII- Attendance Of Persons Confined Or Detained In Prisons Chapter XXIII- Evidence In Inquiries And Trials Chapter XXIV- General Provisions As To Enquiries And Trials Chapter XXV- Provisions As To Accused Persons Of Unsound Mind Chapter XXVI- Provisions As To Offences Affecting The Administration Of Justice Chapter XXVII- The Judgment Chapter XXVIII- Submission Of Death Sentences For Confirmation Chapter XXIX- Appeals Chapter XXX- Reference And Revision Chapter XXXI- Transfer Of Criminal Cases Chapter XXXII- Execution, Suspension, Remission And Commutation Of Sentences Chapter XXXIII- Provisions As To Bail And Bonds Chapter XXXIV- Disposal Of Property Chapter XXXV- Irregular Proceedings Chapter XXXVI- Limitation For Taking Cognizance Of Certain Offences Chapter XXXVII- Miscellaneous The First Schedule- Classification Of Offences The Second Schedule- Forms

Read Other Contents of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC)

See List of All Sections of Cr.P.C. with links
Chapter I- Preliminary
Chapter II- Constitution Of Criminal Courts And Offices
Chapter III- Power Of Courts
Chapter IV- Powers Of Superior Officers Of Police and Aid To The Magistrates And The Police
Chapter V- Arrest Of Persons
Chapter VI- Processes To Compel Appearance
Chapter VII- Processes To Compel The Production Of Things
Chapter VII-A- Reciprocal Arrangements For Assistance In Certain Matters And Procedure For Attachment And Forfeiture Of Property
Chapter VIII- Security For Keeping The Peace And For Good Behaviour
Chapter IX- Order For Maintenance Of Wives, Children And Parents
Chapter X- Maintenance Of Public Order & Tranquillity
Chapter XI- Preventive Action Of The Police
Chapter XII- Information To The Police And Their Powers To Investigate
Chapter XIII- Jurisdiction Of The Criminal Courts In Inquiries And Trials
Chapter XIV- Conditions Requisite For Initiation Of Proceedings
Chapter XV- Complaints To Magistrates
Chapter XVI- Commencement Of Proceedings Before Magistrates
Chapter XVII- The Charge
Chapter XVIII- Trial Before A Court Of Session
Chapter XIX- Trial Of Warrant-Cases By Magistrates
Chapter XX- Trial Of Summons-Cases By Magistrates
Chapter XXI- Summary Trials
Chapter XXI-A- Plea Bargaining
Chapter XXII- Attendance Of Persons Confined Or Detained In Prisons
Chapter XXIII- Evidence In Inquiries And Trials
Chapter XXIV- General Provisions As To Enquiries And Trials
Chapter XXV- Provisions As To Accused Persons Of Unsound Mind
Chapter XXVI- Provisions As To Offences Affecting The Administration Of Justice
Chapter XXVII- The Judgment
Chapter XXVIII- Submission Of Death Sentences For Confirmation
Chapter XXIX- Appeals
Chapter XXX- Reference And Revision
Chapter XXXI- Transfer Of Criminal Cases
Chapter XXXII- Execution, Suspension, Remission And Commutation Of Sentences
Chapter XXXIII- Provisions As To Bail And Bonds
Chapter XXXIV- Disposal Of Property
Chapter XXXV- Irregular Proceedings
Chapter XXXVI- Limitation For Taking Cognizance Of Certain Offences
Chapter XXXVII- Miscellaneous
The First Schedule- Classification Of Offences
The Second Schedule- Forms

I. OFFENCES UNDER THE INDIAN PENAL CODE

I. OFFENCES UNDER THE INDIAN PENAL CODE

Section	Offence	Punishment	Cognizable or non-cognizable	Bailable or non-bailable	By what Court triable
1	2	3	4	5	6
Chapter V—ABETMENT
109	Abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment.	Same as for offence abetted.	According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.	According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.	Court by which offence abetted is triable.
110	Abetment of any offence, if the person abetted does the act with a different intention from that of the abettor.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
111	Abetment of any offence, when one act is abetted and a different act is done; subject to the proviso.	Same as for offence intended to be abetted.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
113	Abetment of any offence, when an effect is caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor.	Same as for offence committed.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
114	Abetment of any offence, if abettor is present when offence is committed.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
115	Abetment of an offence, punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment.	Imprisonment for seven years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
	If an act which causes harm be done in consequence of the abetment.	Imprisonment for 14 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
116	Abetment of an offence, punishable with imprisonment, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment.	Imprisonment extending to a quarter part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.	Ditto.
	If the abettor or the person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent the offence.	Imprisonment extending to half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
117	Abetting the commission of an offence by the public, or by more than ten persons.	Imprisonment for three years, or fine, or both.	According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.	According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.	Court by which offence abetted is triable.
118	Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be committed.	Imprisonment for seven years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
	If the offence be not committed.	Imprisonment for three years and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
119	A public servant concealing a design to commit an offence which it is his duty to prevent, if the offence be committed.	Imprisonment extending to half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.	Ditto.
	If the offence be punishable with death or imprisonment for life.	Imprisonment for 10 years.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
	If the offence be not committed.	Imprisonment extending to a quarter part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
120	Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if offence be committed.	Ditto	Ditto	According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.	Ditto.
	If the offence be not committed.	Imprisonment extending to one-eighth part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
Chapter V-A—CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
120-B	Criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years or upwards.	Same as for abetment of the offence which is the object of the conspiracy.	According as the offence which is the object of conspiracy is cognizable or non-cognizable.	According as offence which is object of conspiracy is bailable or non-bailable.	Court by which abetment of the offence which is the object of conspiracy is triable.
	Any other criminal conspiracy.	Imprisonment for six months, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable.	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
Chapter VI—OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
121	Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the Government of India.	Death, or imprisonment for life and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
121-A	Conspiring to commit certain offences against the State.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
122	Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government of India.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
123	Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
124	Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.	Imprisonment for seven years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
124-A	Sedition	Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for three years and fine, or fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
125	Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance or at peace with the Government of India, or abetting the waging of such war.	Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine, or fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
126	Committing depredation on the territories of any power in alliance or at peace with the Government of India.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, and forfeiture of certain property.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
127	Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in Sections 125 and 126.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
128	Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
129	Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape.	Simple imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
130	Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring, such prisoner, or offering any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
Chapter VII—OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE
131	Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce an officer, soldier, sailor or airman from his allegiance or duty.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
132	Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.	Death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
133	Abetment of an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in the execution of his office.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
134	Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
135	Abetment of the desertion of an officer, soldier, sailor or airman.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
136	Harbouring such an officer, soldier, sailor or airman who has deserted.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
137	Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel, through negligence of master or person in charge thereof.	Fine of 500 rupees	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
138	Abetment of act of insubordination by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, if the offence be committed in consequence.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
140	Wearing the dress or carrying any token used by a soldier, sailor or airman with intent that it may be believed that he is such a soldier, sailor or airman.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
Chapter VIII—OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY
143	Being member of an unlawful assembly.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
144	Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
145	Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperse.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
147	Rioting.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
148	Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
149	If an offence be committed by any member of an unlawful assembly, every other member of such assembly shall be guilty of the offence.	The same as for the offence.	According as offence is cognizable or non-cognizable.	According as offence is bailable or non-bailable.	The Court by which the offence is triable.
150	Hiring, engaging or employing persons to take part in an unlawful assembly.	The same as for a member of such assembly, and for any offence committed by any member of such assembly.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
151	Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
152	Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
153	Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, if rioting be committed.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
	If not committed.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
153-A	Promoting enmity between classes.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
	Promoting enmity between classes in place of worship, etc.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
[i][153-AA	Knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms.	imprisonment for 6 months and fine of 2000 rupees	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.]
153-B	Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	[ii][Magistrate of the first class]
	If committed in a place of public worship, etc.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
154	Owner or occupier of land not giving information of riot, etc.	Fine of 1000 rupees.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
155	Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent it.	Fine	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
156	Agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed not using all lawful means to prevent it.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
157	Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
158	Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	Or to go armed.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
160	Committing affray.	Imprisonment for one month, or fine of 100 rupees, or both	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
Chapter IX—OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
[iii][161	Being or expecting to be a public servant and taking a gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
162	Taking a gratification in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence a public servant.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
163	Taking a gratification for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant.	Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
164	Abetment by public servant of the offences defined in the last two preceding clauses with reference to himself.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
165	Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from a person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by such public servant.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
165-A	Punishment for abetment of offences punishable under Section 161 or Section 165.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.]
166	Public servant disobeying a direction of the law with intent to cause injury to any person.	Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
[iv][166-A	Public servant disobeying direction under law	Imprisonment for minimum 6 months which may extend to 2 years and fine	Cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class
166-B	Non-treatment of victim by hospital	Imprisonment for 1 year or fine or both	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class]
167	Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
168	Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.	Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
169	Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.	Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both and confiscation of property, if purchased.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
170	Personating a public servant.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Any Magistrate.
171	Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
Chapter IX-A—OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS
171-E	Bribery	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both, or if treating only, fine only.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
171-F	Undue influence at an election.	Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	Personation at an election.	Ditto	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
171-G	False statement in connection with an election.	Fine.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
171-H	Illegal payments in connection with elections.	Fine of 500 rupees	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
171-I	Failure to keep election accounts.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
Chapter X—CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
172	Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding from a public servant.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
	If summons or notice require attendance in person, etc., in a Court of Justice.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
173	Preventing the service or the affixing of any summons of notice, or the removal of it when it has been affixed, or preventing a proclamation.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If summons, etc., require attendance in person, etc., in a Court of Justice.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
174	Not obeying a legal order to attend at a certain place in person or by agent, or departing therefrom without authority.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If the order requires personal attendance, etc., in a Court of Justice.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
[v][174-A.	Failure to appear at specified place and specified time as required by a proclamation published under sub-section (1) of Section 82 of this Code.	Imprisonment for 3 years or with fine or with both	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
	In a case where declaration has been made under sub-section (4) of Section 82of this Code pronouncing a person as proclaimed offender.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.]
175	Intentionally omitting to produce a document to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce or deliver such document.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	[vi][Non-cognizable]	[vii][Bailable]	The Court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVI; or, if not committed in a Court, any Magistrate.
	If the document is required to be produced in or delivered to a Court of Justice.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
176	Intentionally omitting to give notice or information to a public servant by a person legally bound to give such notice or information.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
	If the notice or information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If the notice or information is required by an order passed under sub-section (1) of Section 356 of this Code.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
177	Knowingly furnishing false information to a public servant.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If the information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
178	Refusing oath when duly required to take oath by a public servant.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	The Court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVI; or, if not committed in a Court, any Magistrate.
179	Being legally bound to state truth, and refusing to answer questions.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
180	Refusing to sign a statement made to a public servant when legally required to do so.	Simple imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
181	Knowingly stating to a public servant on oath as true that which is false.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
182	Giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
183	Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
184	Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of a public servant.	Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
185	Bidding, by a person under a legal incapacity to purchase it, for property at a lawfully authorised sale, or bidding without intending to perform the obligations incurred thereby.	Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
186	Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
187	Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give such assistance.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	Wilfully neglecting to aid a public servant who demands aid in the execution of process, the prevention of offences etc.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
188	Disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, if such disobedience causes obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
	If such disobedience causes danger to human life, health or safety, etc.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
189	Threatening a public servant with injury to him or one in whom he is interested, to induce him to do or forbear to do any official act.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
190	Threatening any person to induce him to refrain from making a legal application for protection from injury.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
Chapter XI—FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
193	Giving or fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceeding.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
	Giving or fabricating false evidence in any other case.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
194	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to cause any person to be convicted of a capital offence.	Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
	If innocent person be thereby convicted and executed.	Death, or as above.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
195	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.	The same as for the offence.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
[viii][195-A	Threatening any person to give false evidence	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.
	If innocent person is convicted and sentenced in consequence of false evidence with death, or imprisonment for more than seven years	The same as for the offence	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto]
196	Using in a judicial proceeding evidence known to be false or fabricated.	The same as for giving or fabricating false evidence.	[ix][Non-cognizable]	According as offence of giving such evidence is bailable or non-bailable	Court by which offence of giving or fabricating false evidence is triable.
197	Knowingly issuing or signing a false certificate relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence.	Ditto	Ditto	Bailable	Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.
198	Using as a true certificate one known to be false in a material point.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
199	False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
200	Using as true any such declaration known to be false.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
201	Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it to screen the offender, if a capital offence.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	According as the offence in relation to which disappearance of evidence is caused is cognizable or non-cognizable.	Bailable	Court of Session.
	If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
	If punishable with less than 10 years' imprisonment.	Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Court by which the offence is triable.
202	Intentional omission to give information of an offence by a person legally bound to inform.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
203	Giving false information respecting an offence committed.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
204	Secreting or destroying any document to prevent its production as evidence.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
205	False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding in a suit or criminal prosecution, or for becoming bail or security.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
206	Fraudulent removal or concealment, etc., of property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
207	Claiming property without right, or practising deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
208	Fraudulently suffering a decree to pass for a sum not due, or suffering decree to be executed after it has been satisfied.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
209	False claim in a Court of Justice.	Imprisonment for 2 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
210	Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due, or causing a decree to be executed after it has been satisfied.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
211	False charge of offence made with intent to injure.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If offence charged be punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If offence charged be capital or punishable with imprisonment for life.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
212	Harbouring an offender, if the offence be capital.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Cognizable	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
	If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for 10 years.	Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
213	Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if the offence be capital.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.	Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
214	Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender if the offence be capital.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.	Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
215	Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
216	Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered, if the offence be capital.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
	If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 3 years with or without fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for 10 years.	Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
216-A	Harbouring robbers or dacoits.	Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
217	Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
218	Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
219	Public servant in a judicial proceeding corruptly making and pronouncing an order, report, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
220	Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority, who knows that he is acting contrary to law.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
221	Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend an offender, if the offence be capital.	Imprisonment for 7 years with or without fine.	According as the offence in relation to which such omission has been made is cognizable or non-cognizable.	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
	If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.	Imprisonment for 2 years, with or without fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
222	Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend person under sentence of a Court of Justice if under sentence of death.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 14 years, with or without fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
	If under sentence of imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years, or upwards.	Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
	If under sentence of imprisonment for less than 10 years or lawfully committed to custody.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
223	Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servant.	Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
224	Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
225	Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any person, or, rescuing him from lawful custody.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
	If charged with a capital offence.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If the person is sentenced to imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, or upwards.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If under sentence of death.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
225-A	Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for—
	(a) in case of intentional omission or sufferance	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
	(b) in case of negligent omission or sufferance.	Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
225-B	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
227	Violation of condition of remission of punishment.	Punishment of original sentence, or if part of the punishment has been undergone, the residue.	Ditto	Non-bailable	The Court by which the original offence was triable.
228	Intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	The Court in which the offence is committed subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVI.
[x][228-A	Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc.	Imprisonment for two years and fine.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
	Printing or publication of a proceeding without prior permission of court.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.]
229	Personation of a juror or assessor.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
[xi][229-A	Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Any Magistrate.]
Chapter XII—OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
231	Counterfeiting, or performing any part of the process of counterfeiting coin.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
232	Counterfeiting, or performing any part of the process of counterfeiting, Indian coin.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
233	Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting coin.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
234	Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
235	Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
	If Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
236	Abetting, in India, the counterfeiting, out of India, of coin.	The punishment provided for abetting the counterfeiting of such coin within India.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
237	Import or export of counterfeit coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
238	Import or export of counterfeit of Indian coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
239	Having any counterfeit coin known to be such when it came into possession, and delivering, etc., the same to any person.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
240	Same with respect to Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
241	Knowingly delivering to another any counterfeit coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or 10 times the value of the coin counterfeited, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
242	Possession of counterfeit coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
243	Possession of Indian coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
244	Person employed in a Mint causing coin to be of a different weight or composition from that fixed by law.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
245	Unlawfully taking from a Mint any coining instrument.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
246	Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of any coin.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
247	Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
248	Altering appearance of any coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
249	Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
250	Delivery to another of coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
251	Delivery of Indian coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
252	Possession of altered coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
253	Possession of Indian coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
254	Delivery to another of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or 10 times the value of the coin.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
255	Counterfeiting a Government stamp.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
256	Having possession of an instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
257	Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
258	Sale of counterfeit Government stamp.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
259	Having possession of a counterfeit Government stamp.	Ditto	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
260	Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
261	Effacing any writing from a substance bearing a Government stamp, or removing from a document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause a loss to Government.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
262	Using a Government stamp known to have been before used.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
263	Erasure of mark denoting that stamps have been used.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
263-A	Fictitious stamps.	Fine of 200 rupees.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
Chapter XIII—OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
264	Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
265	Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
266	Being in possession of false weights or measures for fraudulent use.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
267	Making or selling false weights or measures for fraudulent use.	Ditto	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Ditto.
Chapter XIV—OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS
269	Negligently doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
270	Malignantly doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
271	Knowingly disobeying any quarantine rule.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
272	Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxious.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
273	Selling any food or drink as food and drink, knowing the same to be noxious.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
274	Adulterating any drug or medical preparation intended for sale so as to lessen its efficacy, or to change its operation, or to make it noxious.	Ditto	Ditto	[xii][Non-bailable]	Ditto.
275	Offering for sale or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation known to have been adulterated.	Ditto	Ditto	[xiii][Bailable]	Ditto.
276	Knowingly selling or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation as a different drug or medical preparation.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
277	Defiling the water of a public spring or reservoir.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
278	Making atmosphere noxious to health.	Fine of 500 rupees	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
279	Driving or riding on a public way so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
280	Navigating any vessel so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
281	Exhibition of a false light, mark or buoy.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
282	Conveying for hire any person by water, in a vessel in such a state, or so loaded, as to endanger his life.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
283	Causing danger, obstruction, or injury in any public way or line of navigation.	Fine of 200 rupees.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
284	Dealing with any poisonous substance so as to endanger human life, etc.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
285	Dealing with fire or any combustible matter so as to endanger human life, etc.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
286	So dealing with any explosive substance.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
287	So dealing with any machinery.	Ditto	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
288	A person omitting to guard against probable danger to human life by the fall of any building over which he has a right entitling him to pull it down or repair it.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
289	A person omitting to take order with any animal in his possession, so as to guard against danger to human life, or of grievous hurt, from such animal.	Ditto	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
290	Committing a public nuisance.	Fine of 200 rupees	Non-cognizable.	Ditto	Ditto.
291	Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.	Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
292	Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.	On first conviction, with imprisonment for 2 years, and with fine of 2000 rupees, and, in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprison-ment for 5 years and with fine of 5000 rupees.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
293	Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young persons.	On first conviction, with imprisonment for 3 years, and with fine of 2000 rupees, and in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprison-ment for 7 years, and with fine of 5000 rupees.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
294	Obscene songs.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
294-A	Keeping a lottery office.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
	Publishing proposals relating to lotteries.	Fine of 1000 rupees.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
Chapter XV—OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
295	Destroying, damaging or defiling a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult the religion of any class of persons.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Any Magistrate.
295-A	Maliciously insulting the religion or the religious beliefs of any class.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
296	Causing a disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worship.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
297	Trespassing in place of worship or sepulchre, disturbing funeral with intention to wound the feelings or to insult the religion of any person, or offering indignity to a human corpse.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
298	Uttering any word or making any sound in the hearing or making any gesture, or placing any object in the sight of any person, with intention to wound his religious feeling.	Ditto	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
Chapter XVI—OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
302	Murder.	Death, or imprisonment for life, and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
303	Murder by person under sentence of imprisonment for life.	Death	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
304	Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, if act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If act is done with knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, etc.	Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
304-A	Causing death by rash or negligent act.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
[xiv][304-B	Dowry death	Imprisonment of not less then seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.]
305	Abetment of suicide committed by child, or insane or delirious person or an idiot, or a person intoxicated.	Death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
306	Abetting the commission of suicide.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
307	Attempt to murder	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If such act causes hurt to any person.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	Attempt by life-convict to murder, if hurt is caused.	Death or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
308	Attempt to commit culpable homicide.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If such act causes hurt to any person.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
309	Attempt to commit suicide.	Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
311	Being a thug	Imprisonment for life and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
312	Causing miscarriage	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
	If the woman be quick with child.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
313	Causing miscarriage without woman's consent.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
314	Death caused by an act done with intent to cause miscarriage.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If act done without woman's consent.	Imprisonment for life, or as above.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
315	Act done with intent to prevent a child being born alive, or to cause it to die after its birth.	Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
316	Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
317	Exposure of a child under 12 years of age by parent or person having care of it with intention of wholly abandoning it.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
318	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
323	Voluntarily causing hurt.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
324	Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	[xv][Non-bailable]	Ditto.
325	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Ditto	[xvi][Bailable]	Ditto.
326	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
[xvii][326-A	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.	Imprisonment for not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and fine to be paid to the victim.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
326-B	Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.	Imprisonment for 5 years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session.]



327	Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
328	Administering stupefying drug with intent to cause hurt, etc.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
329	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to cons-train to do anything which is illegal, or which may facilitate the commission of an offence.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
330	Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
331	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
332	Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	[xviii][Ditto]	Magistrate of the first class.
333	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	[xix][Ditto]	Court of Session.
334	Voluntarily causing hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation.	Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
335	Causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation.	Imprisonment for 4 years, or fine of 2000 rupees, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
336	Doing any act which endangers human life or the personal safety of others.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 250 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate
337	Causing hurt by an act which endangers human life, etc.	Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
338	Causing grievous hurt by an act which endangers human life, etc.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
341	Wrongfully restraining any person.	Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
342	Wrongfully confining any person.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Dito	Ditto.
343	Wrongfully confining for three or more days.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
344	Wrongfully confining for 10 or more days.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
345	Keeping any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ has been issued for his liberation.	Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to imprisonment under any other section.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
346	Wrongful confinement in secret.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
347	Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
348	Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting confession or information, or of compelling restoration of property, etc.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
352	Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
353	Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	[xx][Non-bailable]	Ditto.
[xxi][354	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.	Imprisonment of 1 year which may extend to 5 years, and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Any Magistrate
354-A	Sexual harassment of the nature of unwelcome physical contact and advances or a demand or request for sexual favours, showing pornography.	Imprisonment which may extend to 3 years or with fine or with both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate
	Sexual harassment of the nature of making sexually coloured remark.	Imprisonment which may extend to 1 year or with fine or with both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate
354-B	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.	Imprisonment of not less than 3 years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Any Magistrate
354-C	Voyeurism.	Imprisonment of not less than 1 year but which may extend to 3 years and with fine for first conviction.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate
		Imprisonment of not less than 3 years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine for second or subsequent conviction.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Any Magistrate
354-D	Stalking.	Imprisonment up to 3 years and with fine for first conviction.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate
		Imprisonment up to 5 years and with fine for second or subsequent conviction.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Any Magistrate]
354-E	Liability of person present who fails to prevent the commission of offence under Sections 354, 354-A, 354-B, 354-C or 354-D	Imprisonment upto 3 years or fine or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
355	Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation.	Ditto	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
356	Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property worn or carried by a person.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
357	Assault or use of criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
358	Assault or use of criminal force on grave and sudden provocation.	Simple imprisonment for one month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
363	Kidnapping	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Cognizable	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
363-A	Kidnapping or obtaining the custody of a minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for purposes of begging.	Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
	Maiming a minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for purposes of begging.	Imprisonment for life and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
364	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.	Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
[xxii][364-A	Kidnapping for ransom, etc.	Death, or imprisonment for life, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.]
365	Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
366	Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement, etc.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
366-A	Procuration of minor girl.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
366-B	Importation of girl from foreign country.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
367	Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
368	Concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped person.	Punishment for kidnapping or abduction.	Ditto	Ditto	Court by which the kidnapping or abduction is triable.
369	Kidnapping or abducting a child with intent to take property from the person of such child.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
[xxiii][370	Trafficking of person.	Imprisonment of not less than 7 years but which may extend to 10 years and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Trafficking of more than one person.	Imprisonment of not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Trafficking of a minor.	Imprisonment of not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Trafficking of more than one minor.	Imprisonment of not less than 14 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Person convicted of offence of trafficking of minor on more than one occasion.	Imprisonment for life which shall mean the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Public servant or a police officer involved in trafficking of minor.	Imprisonment for life which shall mean the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
370-A	Exploitation of a trafficked child.	Imprisonment of not less than 5 years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Exploitation of a trafficked person.	Imprisonment of not less than 3 years but which may extend to 5 years and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session]
371	Habitual dealing in slaves.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
372	Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
373	Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposes.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
374	Unlawful compulsory labour.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
[xxiv][376	Rape	Rigorous imprisonment of not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Rape by a police officer or a public servant or member of armed forces or a person being on the management or on the staff of a jail, remand home or other place of custody or women's or children's institution or by a person on the management or on the staff of a hospital, and rape committed by a person in a position of trust or authority towards the person raped or by a near relative of the person raped.	Rigorous imprisonment of not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
	Persons committing offence of rape on a woman under sixteen years of age.	Rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session]
376-A	Person committing an offence of rape and inflicting injury which causes death or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state.	Rigorous imprisonment of not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life or with death.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
[xxv][376-AB	Person committing an offence of rape on a woman under twelve years of age.	Rigorous imprisonment of not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine or with death.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session]
376-B	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.	Imprisonment for not less than 2 years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine.	Cognizable (but only on the complaint of the victim)	Bailable	Court of Session
376-C	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.	Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to 10 years and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session
376-D	Gang rape.	Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine to be paid to the victim.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session
[xxvi][376-DA	Gang rape on a woman under sixteen years of age.	Imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session.
376-DB	Gang rape on a woman under twelve years of age.	Imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine or with death.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Court of Session.]
376-E	Repeat offenders.	Imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life or with death.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.]
[xxvii][377	Unnatural offences	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.]
Chapter XVII—OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
379	Theft	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Any Magistrate.
380	Theft in a building, tent or vessel.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
381	Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master or employer.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
382	Theft, after preparation having been made for causing death, or hurt, or restraint, or fear of death, or of hurt or of restraint, in order to the committing of such theft, or to retiring after committing it, or to retaining property taken by it.	Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
384	Extortion.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
385	Putting or attempting to put in fear of injury, in order to commit extortion.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
386	Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
387	Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
388	Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years.	Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
	If the offence threatened be an unnatural offence.	Imprisonment for life.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
389	Putting a person in fear of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years in order to commit extortion.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If the offence be an unnatural offence.	Imprisonment for life.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
392	Robbery	Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
	If committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise.	Rigorous imprisonment for 14 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
393	Attempt to commit robbery.	Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
394	Person voluntarily causing hurt in committing or attempting to commit robbery, or any other person jointly concerned in such robbery.	Imprisonment for life, or rigourous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
395	Dacoity	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
396	Murder in dacoity.	Death, imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
397	Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.	Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 7 years.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Ditto.
398	Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
399	Making preparation to commit dacoity.	Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
400	Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing dacoity.	Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
401	Belonging to a wandering gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing thefts.	Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
402	Being one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
403	Dishonest misappropriation of movable property, or converting it to one's own use.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
404	Dishonest misappropriation of property, knowing that it was in possession of a deceased person at his death, and that it has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to it.	Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
	If by clerk or person employed by deceased.	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
406	Criminal breach of trust.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Ditto.
407	Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc.	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
408	Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
409	Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc.	Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
411	Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
412	Dishonestly receiving stolen property, knowing that it was obtained by dacoity.	Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
413	Habitually dealing in stolen property.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
414	Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Any Magistrate.
417	Cheating.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
418	Cheating a person whose interest the offender was bound, either by law or by legal contract, to protect.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
419	Cheating by personation.	Ditto	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
420	Cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
421	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribution among creditors.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
422	Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
423	Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
424	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, of himself or any other person or assisting in the doing thereof, or dishonestly releasing any demand or claim to which he is entitled.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
426	Mischief.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
427	Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
428	Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal of the value of 10 rupees or upwards.	Ditto	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
429	Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any elephant, camel, horse, etc., whatever may be its value, or any other animal of the value of 50 rupees or upwards.	Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
430	Mischief by causing diminution of supply of water for agricultural purposes, etc.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
431	Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, navigable river, or navigable channel, and rendering it impassable or less safe for travelling or conveying property.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
432	Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.	Ditto	Cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
433	Mischief by destroying or moving or rendering less useful a lighthouse or sea-mark, or by exhibiting false lights.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
434	Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
435	Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to an amount of 100 rupees or upwards, or, in case of agricultural produce, 10 rupees or upwards.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
436	Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
437	Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tonnes burden.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
438	The mischief described in the last section when committed by fire or any explosive substance.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
439	Running vessel ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Ditto.
440	Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death, or hurt, etc.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
447	Criminal trespass.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
448	House-trespass.	Imprisonment for one year, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
449	House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with death.	Imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
450	House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
451	House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.	Imprisonment for 2 years and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
	If the offence is theft.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
452	House-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt, assault, etc.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Ditto.
453	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.	Imprisonment for 2 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
454	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	If the offence be theft.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
455	Lurking house-trespass or housebreaking after preparation made for causing hurt, assault, etc.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
456	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
457	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
	If the offence is theft.	Imprisonment for 14 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
458	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night, after preparation made for causing hurt, etc.	Imprisonment for 14 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
459	Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
460	Death or grievous hurt caused by one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night, etc.	Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
461	Dishonestly breaking open or unfastening any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain property.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
462	Being entrusted with any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain any property, and fraudulently opening the same.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
Chapter XVIII—OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
465	Forgery.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
466	Forgery of a record of a Court of Justice or of a Registrar of Births, etc., kept by a public servant.	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
467	Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government.	Ditto	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Ditto.
468	Forgery for the purpose of cheating.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
469	Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
471	Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged.	Punishment for forgery of such document.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
	When the forged document is a promissory note of the Central Government.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
472	Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
473	Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise than under Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
474	Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the description mentioned in Section 466 of the Indian Penal Code.	Ditto	Cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
	If the document is one of the description mentioned in Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
475	Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
476	Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material.	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
477	Fraudulently destroying or defacing, or attempting to destroy or deface, or secreting, a will, etc.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Non-cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
477-A	Falsification of accounts.	Imprisonment for 7 years or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
482	Using a false property mark with intent to deceive or injure any person.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
483	Counterfeiting a property mark used by another, with intent to cause damage or injury.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
484	Counterfeiting a property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by him to denote the manufacture, quality, etc., of any property.	Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
485	Fraudulently making or having possession of any dye, plate or other instrument for counterfeiting any public or private property mark.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
486	Knowingly selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
487	Fraudulently making a false mark upon any package or receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods which it does not contain, etc.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
488	Making use of any such false mark.	Ditto	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
489	Removing, destroying or defacing property mark with intent to cause injury.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
489-A	Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
489-B	Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
489-C	Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
489-D	Making or possessing machinery, instrument or material for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
489-E	Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.	Fine of 100 rupees.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
	On refusal to disclose the name and address of the printer.	Fine of 200 rupees.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
Chapter XIX—CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE
491	Being bound to attend on or supply the wants of a person who is helpless from youth, unsoundness of mind or disease, and voluntarily omitting to do so.	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.

Chapter XX—OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE
493	A man by deceit causing a woman not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit with him in that belief.	Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Non-cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
494	Marrying again during the lifetime of a husband or wife.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Ditto.
495	Same offence with concealment of the former marriage from the person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
496	A person with fraudulent intention going through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married.	Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
497	Adultery	Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.

498	Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
[xxviii][Chapter XXA—OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND
498-A	Punishment for subjecting a married woman to cruelty.	Imprisonment for three years and fine.	Cognizable if information relating to the commission of the offence is given to an officer-in-charge of a police station by the person aggrieved by the offence or by any person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption or if there is no such relative, by any public servant belonging to such class or category as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf.	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.]


Chapter XXI—DEFAMATION
500	Defamation against the President or the Vice-President or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union Territory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor.	Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Court of Session.
	Defamation in any other case.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
501 (a)	Printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatory against the President or the Vice-President or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union Territory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor.	Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Court of Session.
(b)	Printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatory, in any other case.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
502 (a)	Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter against the President or the Vice-President or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union Territory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public prosecutor.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
(b)	Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter in any other case.	Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
Chapter XXII—CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT AND ANNOYANCE
504	Insult intended to provoke breach of the peace.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
505	False statement, rumour, etc., circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public peace.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Ditto.
	False statement, rumour, etc., with intent to create enmity, hatred or ill-will between different classes.	Ditto	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
	False statement, rumour, etc., made in place of worship, etc., with intent to create enmity, hatred or ill-will.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
506	Criminal intimidation	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
	If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
507	Criminal intimidation by anonymous communication or having taken precaution to conceal whence the threat comes.	Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to the punish-ment under above section.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
508	Act caused by inducing a person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
509	Uttering any word or making any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman, etc.	[xxix][Simple imprisonment for 3 years and with fine]	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.


510	Appearing in a public place, etc., in a state of intoxication, and causing annoyance to any person.	Simple imprisonment for 24 hours, or fine of 10 rupees, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Ditto.
Chapter XXIII—ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES
511	Attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence.	Imprisonment for life or imprisonment not exceeding half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.	According as the offence is cognizable or non-cognizable.	According as the offence attempted by the offender is bailable or not.	The Court by which the offence attempted is triable.

II. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES AGAINST OTHER LAWS

II. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES AGAINST OTHER LAWS

Offence	Cognizable or Non-cognizable	Bailable or non-bailable	By what Court triable
If punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for more than 7 years.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
If punishable with imprisonment for 3 years and upwards but not more than 7 years.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
If punishable with imprisonment for less than 3 years or with fine only.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.

References

[i] Inserted by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(a) (w.e.f. a date to be notified).

[ii] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(b) (w.e.f. a date to be notified).

[iii] Ss. 161 to 165-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 repealed by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, S. 31.

[iv] Inserted by Act 13 of 2013, S. 24(a) (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).

[v] Inserted by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(c) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[vi] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(d)(i) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[vii] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(d)(ii) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[viii] Inserted by Act 2 of 2006, S. 7 (w.e.f. 16-4-2006).

[ix] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 2 of 2006, S. 7 (w.e.f. 16-4-2006).

[x] Inserted by Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983 (43 of 1983), S. 5.

[xi] Inserted by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(e) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[xii] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(f)(i) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[xiii] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(f)(ii) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[xiv] Inserted by Act 43 of 1986.

[xv] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(f)(iii) (w.e.f. a date to be notified).

[xvi] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(f)(iv) (w.e.f. a date to be notified).

[xvii] Inserted by Act 13 of 2013, S. 24(b) (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).

[xviii] Substituted for “Bailable” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(f)(v) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[xix] Substituted for “Non-bailable” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(f)(vi) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[xx] Substituted for “Ditto” by Act 25 of 2005, S. 42(f)(vii) (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).

[xxi] Substituted by Act 13 of 2013, S. 24(c) (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).

[xxii] Inserted by Act 42 of 1993, S. 4 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).

[xxiii] Substituted by Act 13 of 2013, S. 24(d) (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).

[xxiv] Substituted by Act 22 of 2018, S. 24(a) (w.e.f. 21-4-2018).

[xxv] Inserted by Act 22 of 2018, S. 24(b) (w.e.f. 21-4-2018).

[xxvi] Inserted by Act 22 of 2018, S. 24(c) (w.e.f. 21-4-2018).

[xxvii] Substituted by Act 30 of 2001, S. 3 and Sch. II (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).

[xxviii] Inserted by Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983 (46 of 1983), S. 6.

[xxix] Substituted for “Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both” by Act 13 of 2013, S. 24(f) (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).

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