The Indian Penal Code, 1860

• 1Title and extent of operation of the Code.
• 2Punishment of offences committed within India.
• 3Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India.
• 4Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.
• 5Certain laws not to be affected by this Act.

• 6Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.
• 7Sense of expression once explained.
• 8Gender.
• 9Number.
• 10Man''. ''Woman''.
• 11Person''.
• 12Public''.
• 13[Omitted.].(Repealed)
• 14Servant of Government''.
• 15[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 16[Repealed .].(Repealed)
• 17Government''.
• 18India''.
• 19Judge''.
• 20Court of Justice''.
• 21Public servant''.
• 22Moveable property''.
• 23Wrongful gain''.
• 24Dishonestly''.
• 25Fraudulently''.
• 26Section 26. “Reason to believe”.
• 27Section 27. Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant.
• 28Section 28. “Counterfeit”.
• 29Section 29. “Document”.
• 29A"Electronic Record"
• 30Section 30. “Valuable security”.
• 31Section 31. “A will”.
• 32Section 32. Words referring to acts include illegal omissions.
• 33Section 33. “Act”. “Omission”.
• 34Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.
• 35Section 35. When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention.
• 36Section 36. Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission.
• 37Section 37. Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence.
• 38Section 38. Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences.
• 39Section 39. “Voluntarily”.
• 40Section 40. “Offence”.
• 41Section 41. “Special law”.
• 42Section 42. “Local law”.
• 43Section 43. “Illegal”.“Legally bound to do”.
• 44Section 44. “Injury”.
• 45Section 45. “Life”.
• 46Section 46. “Death”.
• 47Section 47. “Animal”.
• 48Section 48. “Vessel”.
• 49Section 49. “Year”. “Month”.
• 50Section 50. “Section”.
• 51Section 51. “Oath”.
• 52Section 52. “Good faith”
• 52ASection 52A. “Harbour-“

• 53Punishments.
• 53AConstruction of reference to transportation.
• 54Commutation of sentence of death.
• 55Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life.
• 55ADefinition of "appropriate Government".
• 56[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 57Fractions of terms of punishment.
• 58[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 59[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 60Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous of simple.
• 61[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 62[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 63Amount of fine.
• 64Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
• 65Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable.
• 66Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
• 67Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only.
• 68Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine.
• 69Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine.
• 70Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability.
• 71Section 71. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
• 72Section 72. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
• 73Section 73. Solitary confinement
• 74Section 74. Limit of solitary confinement
• 75Section 75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction

• 76Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.
• 77Act of Judge when acting judicially.
• 78Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court.
• 79Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law.
• 80Accident in doing a lawful act.
• 81Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.
• 82Act of a child under seven years of age.
• 83Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding.
• 84Act of a person of unsound mind.
• 85Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
• 86Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
• 87Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.
• 88Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit.
• 89Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian.
• 90Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.
• 91Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.
• 92Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent.
• 93Communication made in good faith.
• 94Act to which a person is compelled by threats.
• 95Act causing slight harm.
• 96Section 96. Things done in private defence
• 97Section 97. Right of private defence of the body and of property
• 98Section 98. Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
• 99Section 99. Act against which there is no right of private defence
• 100Section 100. When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
• 101Section 101. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
• 102Section 102. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
• 103Section 103. When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
• 104Section 104. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
• 105Section 105. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
• 106Section 106. Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

• 107Abetment of a thing.
• 108Abettor.
• 108AAbetment in Indian of offences outside India.
• 109Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and when no express provision is made for its punishment.
• 110Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.
• 111Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
• 112Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
• 113Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor.
• 114Abettor present when offence is committed.
• 115Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.?if offence not committed.if act causing harm be done in consequence.
• 116Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.?if offence be not committed.if abettor or person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent offence.
• 117Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons.
• 118Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
• 119Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
• 120Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

• 120ADefinition of criminal conspiracy.
• 120BPunishment of criminal conspiracy.

• 121Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India.
• 121AConspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121.
• 122Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India.
• 123Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.
• 124Assaulting President. Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.
• 124ASedition.
• 125Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India.
• 126Committing depredation on territories of power at peace with the Government of India.
• 127Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126.
• 128Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.
• 129Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.
• 130Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.

• 131Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.
• 132Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.
• 133Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office.
• 134Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed.
• 135Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.
• 136Harbouring deserter.
• 137Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.
• 138Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.
• 138A[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 139Persons subject to certain Acts.
• 140Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.

• 141Unlawful assembly.
• 142Being member of unlawful assembly.
• 143Punishment.
• 144Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon.
• 145Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse.
• 146Rioting.
• 147Punishment for rioting.
• 148Rioting, armed with deadly weapon.
• 149Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.
• 150Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly.
• 151Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse.
• 152Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
• 153Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot
• 153APromoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence.
• 153AAPunishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organizing, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms.
• 153BImputation, assertions prejudicial to national-integration.
• 154Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held.
• 155Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed.
• 156Liablility of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed.
• 157Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly.
• 158Section 158. Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
• 159Section 159. Affray
• 160Section 160. Punishment for committing affray

• 161[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 162[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 163[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 164[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 165A[Repealed.].(Repealed)
• 166Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.
• 166APublic servant disobeying direction under law.
• 166BPunishment for non-treatment of victim.
• 167Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury .
• 168Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.
• 169Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.
• 170Personating a public servant.
• 171Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.

• 171-IFailure to keep election accounts.
• 171ACandidate", "Electoral right" defined.
• 171BBribery.
• 171CUndue influence at elections.
• 171DPersonation at elections.
• 171EPunishment for bribery.
• 171FPunishment for undue influence or personation at an election.
• 171GFalse statement in connection with an election.
• 171HIllegal payments in connection with an election.

• 172Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding.
• 173Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.
• 174Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant.
• 174ANon-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974.
• 175Omission to produce document to public servant by person legal ly bound to produce it.
• 176Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it.
• 177Furnishing false information.
• 178Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.
• 179Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question.
• 180Refusing to sign statement.
• 181False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.
• 182False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person.
• 183Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant.
• 184Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
• 185Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
• 186Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
• 187Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.
• 188Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.
• 189Threat of injury to public servant.
• 190Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.

• 191Giving false evidence.
• 192Fabricating false evidence.
• 193Punishment for false evidence.
• 194Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence.
• 195Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment.
• 195AThreatening any person to give false evidence.
• 196Using evidence known to be false.
• 197Issuing or signing false certificate.
• 198Using as true a certificate known to be false.
• 199False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.
• 200Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.
• 201Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information, to screen offender
• 202Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform.
• 203Giving false information respecting an offence committed.
• 204Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence.
• 205False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.
• 206Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
• 207Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
• 208Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.
• 209Dishonestly making false claim in Court.
• 210Section 210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
• 211Section 211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure
• 212Section 212. Harbouring offender
• 213Section 213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
• 214Section 214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
• 215Section 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
• 216Section 216. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
• 216ASection 216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
• 216BSection 216B. Definition of “harbour” in sections 212, 216 and 216A
• 217Section 217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
• 218Section 218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
• 219Section 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
• 220Section 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
• 221Section 221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
• 222Section 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
• 223Section 223. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
• 224Section 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
• 225Section 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
• 225ASection 225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
• 225BSection 225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
• 226Section 226. Unlawful return from transportation
• 227Section 227. Violation of condition of remission of punishment
• 228Section 228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
• 228ASection 228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc
• 229Section 229. Personation of a juror or assessor
• 229AFailure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court.

• 230Coin" defined.
• 231Counterfeiting coin.
• 232Counterfeiting Indian coin.
• 233Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin.
• 234Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin.
• 235Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin: if Indian coin.
• 236Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin.
• 237Import or export of counterfeit coin.
• 238Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin.
• 239Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit.
• 240Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit.
• 241Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit.
• 242Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.
• 243Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.
• 244Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law.
• 245Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.
• 246Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin.
• 247Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin.
• 248Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description.
• 249Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description.
• 250Section 250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
• 251Section 251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
• 252Section 252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
• 253Section 253. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
• 254Section 254. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
• 255Section 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp
• 256Section 256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp
• 257Section 257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
• 258Sale of counterfeit Government stamp.
• 259Section 259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
• 260Section 260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
• 261Section 261. Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
• 262Section 262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used
• 263Section 263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
• 263ASection 263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps

• 264Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing.
• 265Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.
• 266Being In possession of false weight or measure.
• 267Making or selling false weight or measure.

• 268Public nuisance.
• 269Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
• 270Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
• 271Disobedience to quarantine rule.
• 272Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
• 273Sale of noxious food or drink.
• 274Adulteration of drugs.
• 275Sale of adulterated drugs.
• 276Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
• 277Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
• 278Making atmosphere noxious to health.
• 279Rash driving or riding on a public way.
• 280Rash navigation of vessel.
• 281Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
• 282Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
• 283Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
• 284Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
• 285Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
• 286Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
• 287Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
• 288Section 288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
• 289Section 289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal
• 290Section 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
• 291Section 291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
• 292Section 292. Sale, etc., or obscene books, etc
• 293Section 293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
• 294Section 294. Obscene acts and songs
• 294ASection 294A. Keeping lottery office

• 295Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class.
• 295ADeliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
• 296Disturbing religious assembly.
• 297Trespassing on burial places, etc.
• 298Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings.

Of offences affecting life

• 299Culpable homicide.
• 300Murder.
• 301Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
• 302Punishment for murder.
• 303Punishment for murder by life-convict.
• 304Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
• 304ACausing death by negligence.
• 304BDowry death.
• 305Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.
• 306Abetment of suicide.
• 307Attempt to murder.
• 308Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
• 309Attempt to commit suicide.
• 310Thug.
• 311Punishment.

Of the causing of Miscarriage, of Injuries to unborn Children, of the Exposure of Infants, and of the concealment of Births

• 312Causing miscarriage.
• 313Causing miscarriage without woman's consent.
• 314Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
• 315Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth.
• 316Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.
• 317Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it.
• 318Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.

Of Hurt

• 319Hurt.
• 320Grievous hurt.
• 321Voluntarily causing hurt.
• 322Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
• 323Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.
• 324Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
• 325Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
• 326Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
• 326AVoluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
• 326BVoluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.
• 327Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
• 328Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.
• 329Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
• 330Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
• 331Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel resto ration of property.
• 332Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
• 333Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
• 334Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation.
• 335Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation.
• 336Act endangering life or personal safety of others.
• 337Section 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
• 338Section 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

• 339Wrongful restraint.
• 340Wrongful confinement.
• 341Punishment for wrongful restraint.
• 342Punishment for wrongful confinement.
• 343Wrongful confinement for three or more days.
• 344Wrongful confinement for ten or more days.
• 345Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued.
• 346Wrongful confinement in secret.
• 347Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act.
• 348Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property.

Of Criminal Force and Assault

• 349Force.
• 350Criminal force.
• 351Assault.
• 352Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
• 353Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
• 354Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
• 354ASexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.
• 354BAssault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
• 354CVoyeurism.
• 354DStalking.
• 355Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.
• 356Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.
• 357Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person.
• 358Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.

Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour

• 359Kidnapping.
• 360Kidnapping from India.
• 361Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
• 362Abduction.
• 363Punishment for kidnapping.
• 363AKidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging.
• 364Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.
• 364AKidnapping for ransom, etc.
• 365Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person.
• 366Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
• 366AProcuration of minor girl.
• 366BImportation of girl from foreign country.
• 367Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.
• 368Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.
• 369Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person.
• 370Trafficking of person.
• 370AExploitation of a trafficked person.
• 371Habitual dealing in slaves.
• 372Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
• 373Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
• 374Section 374. Unlawful compulsory labour

Sexual offences

• 375Rape.
• 376Punishment for rape.
• 376APunishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
• 376ABPunishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age.
• 376BSexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
• 376CSexual intercourse by a person in authority.
• 376DGang rape.
• 376DAPunishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age.
• 376DBPunishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age.
• 376EPunishment for repeat offenders.

Of Unnatural offences

• 377Unnatural offences.

Of Theft

• 378Theft.
• 379Punishment for theft.
• 380Theft in dwelling house, etc.
• 381Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
• 382Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft.

Of Extortion

• 383Extortion.
• 384Punishment for extortion.
• 385Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion.
• 386Extortion by putting a person in fear of death on grievous hurt.
• 387Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion.
• 388Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc.
• 389Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion.

Of Robbery and Dacoity

• 390Robbery.
• 391Dacoity.
• 392Punishment for robbery.
• 393Attempt to commit robbery.
• 394Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.
• 395Punishment for dacoity.
• 396Dacoity with murder.
• 397Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
• 398Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
• 399Making preparation to commit dacoity.
• 400Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits.
• 401Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves.
• 402Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity.

Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property

• 403Dishonest misappropriation of property.
• 404Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.

Of Criminal Breach of Trust

• 405Criminal breach of trust.
• 406Punishment for criminal breach of trust.
• 407Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
• 408Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant.
• 409Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent.

Of the Receiving of Stolen Property

• 410Stolen property.
• 411Dishonestly receiving stolen property.
• 412Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity.
• 413Habitually dealing in stolen property.
• 414Assisting in concealment of stolen property.

Of Cheating

• 415Cheating.
• 416Cheating by personation.
• 417Punishment for cheating.
• 418Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect.
• 419Punishment for cheating by personation.
• 420Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.

Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property

• 421Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditor.
• 422Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
• 423Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
• 424Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.

Of Mischief

• 425Mischief.
• 426Punishment for mischief.
• 427Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.
• 428Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees.
• 429Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees.
• 430Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water.
• 431Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel.
• 432Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.
• 433Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark.
• 434Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority.
• 435Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce ) ten rupees.
• 436Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.
• 437Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
• 438Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance.
• 439Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
• 440Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt.

Of Criminal Trespass

• 441Criminal trespass.
• 442House-trespass.
• 443Lurking house-trespass.
• 444Lurking house-trespass by night.
• 445House-breaking.
• 446House-breaking by night.
• 447Punishment for criminal trespass.
• 448Punishment for house-trespass.
• 449House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death.
• 450House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life.
• 451House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
• 452House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
• 453Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.
• 454Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
• 455Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
• 456Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night.
• 457Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
• 458Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint.
• 459Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.
• 460All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them.
• 461Section 461. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
• 462Section 462. Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody

• 463Forgery.
• 464Making a false document.
• 465Punishment for forgery.
• 466Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
• 467Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
• 468Forgery for purpose of cheating.
• 469Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.
• 470Forged document.
• 471Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record.
• 472Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467.
• 473Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise.
• 474Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
• 475Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
• 476Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
• 477Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
• 477AFalsification of accounts.
• 478Section 478. Trade marks
• 479Section 479. Property mark
• 480Section 480. Using a false trade mark
• 481Section 481. Using a false property mark
• 482Section 482. Punishment for using a false property mark
• 483Section 483. Counterfeiting a property mark used by another
• 484Section 484. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
• 485Section 485. Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
• 486Section 486. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
• 487Section 487. Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
• 488Section 488. Punishment for making use of any such false mark
• 489Section 489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
• 489ASection 489A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
• 489BSection 489B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
• 489CSection 489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
• 489DSection 489D. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forgoing or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
• 489ESection 489E. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes

• 490[Repealed .].(Repealed)
• 491Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.
• 492[Repealed .].(Repealed)

• 493Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.
• 494Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife.
• 495Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted.
• 496Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
• 497Adultery.
• 498Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.

• 498AHusband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

• 499Defamation.
• 500Punishment for defamation.
• 501Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory.
• 502Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter.

• 503Criminal intimidation.
• 504Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace.
• 505Statements conducing to public mischief.
• 506Punishment for criminal intimidation.
• 507Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.
• 508Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure.
• 509Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
• 510Misconduct in public by a drunken person.

• 511Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.