1. Title and extent of operation of the Code.5 2. Punishment of offences committed within In…15 3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, b…45 4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial off…35 5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Ac…24 6. Definitions in the Code to be understood s…7 7. Sense of expression once explained.8 8. Gender.2 9. Number.4 10. “Man”. “Woman”.3 11. “Person”.15 12. “Public”.2 13. 2 14. “Servant of Government”.4 15. 16. [Definition of “Government of India”.] Rep…7 17. "Government"10 18. “India”.4 19. “Judge”.11 20. “Court of Justice”.8 21. “Public servant”.102 22. “Movable property”.4 23. “Wrongful gain”.5 24. “Dishonestly”.23 25. “Fraudulently”.15 26. “Reason to believe”.15 27. “Property in possession of wife, clerk or …16 28. “Counterfeit”.4 29. “Document”.4 29A. “Electronic record”.1 30. “Valuable security”.27 31. “A will”.2 32. Words referring to acts include illegal om…16 33. “Act”. “Omission”.9 34. Acts done by several persons in furtheranc…1899 35. When such an act is criminal by reason of …6 36. Effect caused partly by act and partly by …4 37. Co-operation by doing one of several acts …2 38. Persons concerned in criminal act may be g…3 39. “Voluntarily”.7 40. “Offence”.12 41. “Special law”.10 42. “Local law”.3 43. “Illegal”. “Legally bound to do”.18 44. “Injury”.9 45. “Life”.20 46. “Death”.1 47. “Animal”.1 48. “Vessel”.49. “Year”. “Month”.3 50. “Section”.51. “Oath”.3 52. “Good faith”.16 52A. “Harbour”.1 53. Punishments.40 53A. Construction of reference to transportatio…6 54. Commutation of sentence of death.7 55. Commutation of sentence of imprisonment fo…16 55A. Definition of “appropriate Government”.3 56. 57. Fractions of terms of punishment.24 58. 3 59. 1 60. Sentence may be (in certain cases of impri…4 61. 1 62. 1 63. Amount of fine.12 64. Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment o…10 65. Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of f…9 66. Description of imprisonment for non-paymen…1 67. Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when…2 68. Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fi…1 69. Termination of imprisonment on payment of …5 70. Fine leviable within six years, of during …6 71. Limit of punishment of offence made up of …28 72. Punishment of person guilty of one of seve…1 73. Solitary confinement.5 74. Limit of solitary confinement.2 75. Enhanced punishment for certain offences u…7 76. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake …7 77. Act of Judge when acting judicially.4 78. Act done pursuant to the judgment or order…1 79. Act done by a person justified, or by mist…9 80. Accident in doing a lawful act.10 81. Act likely to cause harm, but done without…3 82. Act of a child under seven years of age.4 83. Act of a child above seven and under twelv…2 84. Act of a person of unsound mind.36 85. Act of a person incapable of judgment by r…5 86. Offence requiring a particular intent or k…6 87. Act not intended and not known to be likel…2 88. Act not intended to cause death, done by c…2 89. Act done in good faith for benefit of chil…1 90. Consent known to be given under fear or mi…26 91. Exclusion of acts which are offences indep…92. 1 93. Communication made in good faith.94. Act to which a person is compelled by thre…1 95. Act causing slight harm.8 96. Things done in private defence.56 97. Right of private defence of the body and o…19 98. Right of private defence against the act o…99. Acts against which there is no right of pr…25 100. When the right of private defence of the b…50 101. When such right extends to causing any har…2 102. Commencement and continuance of the right …40 103. When the right of private defence of prope…11 104. When such right extends to causing any har…4 105. Commencement and continuance of the right …5 106. Right of private defence against deadly as…3 107. Abetment of a thing.93 108. Abettor.3 108A. Abetment in India of offences outside Indi…109. Punishment of abetment if the act abetted …212 110. Punishment of abetment if person abetted d…4 111. Liability of abettor when one act abetted …1 112. Abettor when liable to cumulative punishme…113. Liability of abettor for an effect caused …3 114. Abettor present when offence is committed.68 115. Abetment of offence punishable with death …6 116. Abetment of offence punishable with impris…17 117. Abetting commission of offence by the publ…3 118. Concealing design to commit offence punish…3 119. Public servant concealing design to commit…3 120. Concealing design to commit offence punish…119 120A. Definition of criminal conspiracy.55 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy.985 121. Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abet…32 121A. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable b…10 122. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of w…2 123. Concealing with intent to facilitate desig…5 124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with…3 124A. Sedition.27 125. Waging war against any Asiatic Power in al…5 126. Committing depredation on territories of P…127. Receiving property taken by war or depreda…128. Public servant voluntarily allowing prison…129. Public servant negligently suffering such …130. Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring s…131. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a…3 132. Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed…3 133. Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or …2 134. Abetment of such assault, if the assault c…135. Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor o…2 136. Harbouring deserter.2 137. Deserter concealed on board merchant vesse…138. Abetment of act of insubordination by sold…17 138A. Repealed 139. Persons subject to certain Acts.140. Wearing garb or carrying token used by sol…2 141. Unlawful assembly.82 142. Being member of unlawful assembly.18 143. Punishment.145 144. Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadl…9 145. Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly…3 146. Rioting.9 147. Punishment for rioting.625 148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon.602 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty o…884 150. Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons…3 151. Knowingly joining or continuing in assembl…2 152. Assaulting or obstructing public servant w…1 153. Wantonly giving provocation with intent to…9 153A. 52 153AA. Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in …153B. Imputations, assertions prejudicial to nat…13 154. Owner or occupier of land on which an unla…7 155. Liability of person for whose benefit riot…1 156. Liability of agent of owner or occupier fo…1 157. Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful a…158. Being hired to take part in an unlawful as…159. Affray.160. Punishment for committing affray.2 165A. 48 166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent…16 166A. Public servant disobeying direction under …4 166B. Punishment for non-treatment of victim.1 167. Public servant framing an incorrect docume…11 168. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trad…2 169. Public servant unlawfully buying or biddin…2 170. Personating a public servant.3 171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by pub…5 171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined.1 171B. Bribery.2 171C. Undue influence at elections.6 171D. Personation at elections.171E. Punishment for bribery.9 171F. Punishment for undue influence or personat…5 171G. False statement in connection with an elec…2 171H. Illegal payments in connection with an ele…171I. Failure to keep election accounts 172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or …20 173. Preventing service of summons or other pro…1 174. Non-attendance in obedience to an order fr…15 174A. Non-appearance in response to a proclamati…2 175. Omission to produce document to public ser…9 176. Omission to give notice or information to …11 177. Furnishing false information.16 178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly req…5 179. Refusing to answer public servant authoris…7 180. Refusing to sign statement.5 181. False statement on oath or affirmation to …4 182. False information, with intent to cause pu…28 183. Resistance to the taking of property by th…2 184. Obstructing sale of property offered for s…185. Illegal purchase or bid for property offer…4 186. Obstructing public servant in discharge of…21 187. Omission to assist public servant when bou…2 188. Disobedience to order duly promulgated by …32 189. Threat of injury to public servant.2 190. Threat of injury to induce person to refra…191. Giving false evidence.21 192. Fabricating false evidence.17 193. Punishment for false evidence.156 194. Giving or fabricating false evidence with …6 195. Giving or fabricating false evidence with …12 195A. Threatening any person to give false evide…7 196. Using evidence known to be false.37 197. Issuing or signing false certificate.1 198. Using as true a certificate known to be fa…5 199. False statement made in declaration which …25 200. 2 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offen…407 202. Intentional omission to give information o…7 203. Giving false information respecting an off…4 204. Destruction of document to prevent its pro…4 205. False personation for purpose of act or pr…6 206. Fraudulent removal or concealment of prope…3 207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent it…2 208. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not …209. Dishonesty making false claim in Court.4 210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not …2 211. False charge of offence made with intent t…16 212. Harbouring offender.17 213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender f…1 214. Offering gift or restoration of property i…1 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen prop…216. Harbouring offender who has escaped from c…216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.1 216B. 217. Public servant disobeying direction of law…7 218. Public servant framing incorrect record or…23 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corr…3 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by per…5 221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the p…2 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the p…3 223. Escape from confinement or custody neglige…2 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to h…20 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful appreh…4 225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of es…225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful appreh…226. 227. Violation of condition of remission of pun…1 228. Intentional insult or interruption to publ…34 228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of ce…21 229. Personation of a juror or assessor.1 229A. Failure by person released on bail or bond…1 230. “Coin” defined.231. Counterfeiting coin.2 232. Counterfeiting Indian coin.1 233. Making or selling instrument for counterfe…234. Making or selling instrument for counterfe…235. Possession of instrument or material for t…1 236. Abetting in India the counterfeiting out o…237. Import or export of counterfeit coin.238. Import or export of counterfeits of the In…239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge…240. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with kn…3 241. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when f…242. Possession of counterfeit coin by person w…243. Possession of Indian coin by person who kn…2 244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be…245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from …246. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing we…247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing we…248. Altering appearance of coin with intent th…2 249. Altering appearance of Indian coin with in…1 250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge…251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with kn…252. Possession of coin by person who knew it t…253. Possession of Indian coin by person who kn…254. Delivery of coin as genuine which, when fi…1 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp.256. Having possession of instrument or materia…257. Making or selling instrument for counterfe…1 258. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp.259. Having possession of counterfeit Governmen…260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known …261. Effacing writing from substance bearing Go…262. Using Government stamp known to have been …1 263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has be…263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps.1 264. Fraudulent use of false instrument for wei…2 265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.1 266. Being in possession of false weight or mea…267. Making or selling false weight or measure.268. Public nuisance.4 269. Negligent act likely to spread infection o…5 270. Malignant act likely to spread infection o…1 271. Disobedience to quarantine rule.272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for…11 273. Sale of noxious food or drink.2 274. Adulteration of drugs.1 275. Sale of adulterated drugs.276. Sale of drug as a different drug or prepar…277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoi…2 278. Making atmosphere noxious to health.279. Rash driving or riding on a public way.106 280. Rash navigation of vessel.281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsa…1 283. Danger or obstruction in public way or lin…1 284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonou…285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or …6 286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosiv…1 287. Negligent conduct with respect to machiner…288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling …1 289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal.1 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases no…3 291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction t…292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.29 293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young pe…5 294. Obscene acts and songs.63 294A. Keeping lottery office.4 295. Injuring or defiling place of worship, wit…4 295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to…22 296. Disturbing religious assembly.297. Trespassing on burial places, etc.6 298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate inte…4 299. Culpable homicide.107 300. Murder.388 301. Culpable homicide by causing death of pers…16 302. Punishment for murder.3887 303. Punishment for murder by life-convict.30 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amoun…829 304A. Causing death by negligence.118 304B. Dowry death.285 305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane per…3 306. Abetment of suicide.237 307. Attempt to murder.824 308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide.32 309. Attempt to commit suicide.39 310. Thug.1 311. Punishment.2 312. Causing miscarraige.8 313. Causing miscarriage without woman's consen…17 314. Death caused by act done with intent to ca…4 315. Act done with intent to prevent child bein…3 316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act…4 317. Exposure and abandonment of child under tw…318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of…319. Hurt.8 320. Grievous hurt.38 321. Voluntarily causing hurt.3 322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.2 323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.490 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weap…406 325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievou…155 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dange…299 326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use o…4 326B. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to thro…1 327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort propert…4 328. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., wit…16 329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extor…330. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confess…19 331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extor…3 332. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public s…27 333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter…10 334. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation.5 335. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provo…2 336. Act endangering life or personal safety of…8 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or pe…17 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering l…20 339. Wrongful restraint.4 340. Wrongful confinement.3 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint.141 342. Punishment for wrongful confinement.95 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more day…10 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days.4 345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose l…346. Wrongful confinement in secret.5 347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, o…10 348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession,…5 349. Force.5 350. Criminal force.6 351. Assault.7 352. Punishment for assault or criminal force o…7 353. Assault or criminal force to deter public …42 354. Assault or criminal force to woman with in…96 354A. Sexual harassment and punishment for sexua…9 354B. Assault or use of criminal force to woman …4 354C. Voyeurism.3 354D. Stalking.3 355. Assault or criminal force with intent to d…4 356. Assault or criminal force in attempt to co…2 357. Assault or criminal force in attempt wrong…1 358. Assault or criminal force on grave provoca…1 359. Kidnapping.5 360. Kidnapping from India.5 361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.14 362. Abduction.7 363. Punishment for kidnapping.143 363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes…1 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder…150 364A. Kidnapping for ransom, etc.52 365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secret…47 366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to…98 366A. Procuration of minor girl.19 366B. Importation of girl from foreign country.367. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subjec…6 368. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confin…12 369. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten ye…2 370. Trafficking of person.4 370A. Exploitation of a trafficked person.371. Habitual dealing in slaves.1 372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution…2 373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution,…1 374. Unlawful compulsory labour.1 375. Rape.73 376. Punishment for rape.546 376A. Punishment for causing death or resulting …14 376B. Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wif…6 376C. Sexual intercourse by a person in authorit…11 376D. Gang rape.32 376E. Punishment for repeat offenders.22 377. Unnatural offences.45 378. Theft.22 379. Punishment for theft.122 380. Theft in dwelling house, etc.44 381. Theft by clerk or servant of property in p…18 382. Theft after preparation made for causing d…11 383. Extortion.13 384. Punishment for extortion.52 385. Putting person in fear of injury in order …6 386. Extortion by putting a person in fear of d…15 387. Putting person in fear of death or of grie…12 388. Extortion by threat of accusation of an of…1 389. Putting person in fear or accusation of of…2 390. Robbery.5 391. Dacoity.4 392. Punishment for robbery.98 393. Attempt to commit robbery.5 394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing rob…54 395. Punishment for dacoity.90 396. Dacoity with murder.62 397. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause…74 398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoitywhen a…7 399. Making preparation to commit dacoity.11 400. Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoit…5 401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieve…6 402. Assembling for purpose of committing dacoi…5 403. Dishonest misappropriation of property.23 404. Dishonest misappropriation of property pos…26 405. Criminal breach of trust.99 406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust.287 407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.6 408. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or serva…28 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant…250 410. Stolen property.4 411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property.79 412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in t…19 413. Habitually dealing in stolen property.1 414. Assisting in concealment of stolen propert…11 415. Cheating.81 416. Cheating by personation.2 417. Punishment for cheating.56 418. Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss…6 419. Punishment for cheating by personation.58 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery…625 421. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or conceal…3 422. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing deb…423. Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed …1 424. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or conceal…3 425. Mischief.16 426. Punishment for mischief.3 427. Mischief causing damage to the amount of f…28 428. Mischief by killing or maiming animal of t…3 429. Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc…12 430. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation …2 431. Mischief by injury to public road, bridge,…1 432. Mischief by causing inundation or obstruct…1 433. Mischief by destroying, moving or renderin…1 434. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a …435. Mischief by fire or explosive substance wi…11 436. Mischief by fire or explosive substance wi…35 437. Mischief with intent to destroy or make un…438. Punishment for the mischief described in s…5 439. Punishment for intentionally running vesse…2 440. Mischief committed after preparation made …4 441. Criminal trespass.11 442. House-trespass.443. Lurking house-trespass.2 444. Lurking house-trespass by night.1 445. House-breaking.446. House-breaking by night.2 447. Punishment for criminal trespass.49 448. Punishment for house-trespass.42 449. House-trespass in order to commit offence …47 450. House-trespass in order to commit offence …26 451. House-trespass in order to commit offence …18 452. House-trespass alter preparation for hurt,…88 453. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or h…1 454. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking i…13 455. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking a…1 456. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or h…5 457. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking b…25 458. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking b…9 459. Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lur…2 460. All persons jointly concerned in lurking h…20 461. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle conta…2 462. Punishment for same offence when committed…1 463. Forgery.32 464. Making a false document.23 465. Punishment for forgery.57 466. Forgery of record of Court or of public re…28 467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.113 468. Forgery for purpose of cheating.76 469. Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.2 470. Forged document.1 471. Using as genuine a forged document or elec…67 472. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc…473. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc…474. Having possession of document described in…5 475. Counterfeiting device or mark used for aut…8 476. Counterfeiting device or mark used for aut…9 477. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc.…4 477A. Falsification of accounts.33 478. 479. Property mark.5 480. 1 481. Using a false property mark.482. Punishment for using a false property mark…6 483. Counterfeiting a property mark used by ano…484. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public ser…485. Making or possession of any instrument for…486. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit pr…3 487. Making a false mark upon any receptacle co…488. Punishment for making use of any such fals…489. Tampering with property mark with intent t…3 489A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-note…10 489B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit cu…6 489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit curren…5 489D. Making or possessing instruments or materi…489E. Making or using documents resembling curre…490. 2 491. Breach of contract to attend on and supply…1 492. 493. Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully i…7 494. Marrying again during lifetime of husband …64 495. Same offence with concealment of former ma…10 496. Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone throug…1 497. Adultery.27 498. Enticing or taking away or detaining with …68 498A. Husband or relative of husband of a woman …592 499. Defamation.62 500. Punishment for defamation.71 501. Printing or engraving matter known to be d…5 502. Sale of printed or engraved substance cont…3 503. Criminal intimidation.12 504. Intentional insult with intent to provoke …54 505. Statements conducing to public mischief.13 506. Punishment for criminal intimidation.117 507. Criminal intimidation by an anonymous comm…1 508. Act caused by inducing person to believe t…509. Word, gesture or act intended to insult th…40 510. Misconduct in public by a drunken person.511. Punishment for attempting to commit offenc…68

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96. Things done in private defence.

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Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence.

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