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Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections

Section 1 - Short title, extent, commencement, and application of the Code

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Section 2 - Punishment of offences committed within India

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Section 3 - Punishment of offences committed beyond India

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Section 4 - Punishment of offences committed by a person subject to the Indian Penal Code

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Section 5 - Punishment of offences committed by a person not subject to the Indian Penal Code

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Section 6 - Definitions

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Section 7 - Local jurisdiction of the Indian Penal Code

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Section 8 - Construction of references to places

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Section 9 - "Act" and "omission"

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Section 10 - "Person"

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Section 11 - "Public servant"

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Section 12 - "Justice of the peace"

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Section 13 - "Judge"

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Section 14 - "Court of justice"

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Section 15 - "Court of justice"

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Section 16 - "Offence”

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Section 17 - "Harbouring offender"

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Section 18 - "Counterfeit"

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Section 19 - "Document"

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Section 20 - "Valuable security"

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Section 21 - "Landmark"

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Section 22 - "Dishonestly"

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Section 23 - "Fraudulently"

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Section 24 - "Intentionally"

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Section 25 - "Criminal breach of trust"

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Section 26 - "False"

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Section 27 - "Letter of credit"

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Section 28 - "Person to whom the act is directed"

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Section 29 - "Joint liability"

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Section 29a - "Electronic record"

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Section 30 - "False imprisonment"

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Section 31 - "Criminal intimidation"

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Section 32 - "Death"

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Section 33 - "Serious hurt"

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Section 34 - "Common intention"

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Section 35 - "Intent"

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Section 36 - "Presumption of knowledge"

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Section 37 - "False statement"

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Section 38 - "Motive"

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Section 39 - "Injury"

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Section 40 - "Lurking house-trespass"

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Section 41 - "Special law"

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Section 42 - "Local law"

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Section 43 - "Illegal", "Legally bound to do"

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Section 44 - "Injury"

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Section 45 - "Life"

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Section 46 - "Death"

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Section 47 - "Animal"

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Section 48 - "Vessel"

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Section 49 - "Year", "Month"

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Section 50 - "Section"

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Section 51 - "Oath"

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Section 52 - "Good faith"

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Section 52a - "Harbour"

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Section 53 - "Punishments"

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Section 53a - "Construction of references to transportation"

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Section 54 - "Commutation of sentence of death"

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Section 55 - "Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life"

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Section 55a - "Appropriate Government"

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Section 56 - Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life

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Section 57 - Fractions of terms of punishment

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Section 58 - Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported

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Section 59 - Transportation instead of imprisonment

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Section 60 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple

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Section 61 - Sentence of forfeiture of property

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Section 62 - Forfeiture of property in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment.

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Section 63 - Amount of fine

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Section 64 - Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

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Section 65 - Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable

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Section 66 - Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

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Section 67 - Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

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Section 68 - Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine

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Section 69 - Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine

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Section 70 - Fine leviable within six years or during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability

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Section 71 - Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences

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Section 72 - Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which

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Section 73 - Solitary confinement

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Section 74 - Limit of solitary confinement

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Section 75 - Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction

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Section 76 - Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law

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Section 77 - Act of Judge when acting judicially

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Section 78 - Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court

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Section 79 - Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law

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Section 80 - Accident in doing a lawful act

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Section 81 - Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm

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Section 82 - Act of a child under seven years of age

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Section 83 - Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding

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Section 84 - Act of a person of unsound mind

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Section 85 - Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will

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Section 86 - Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated

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Section 87 - Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent

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Section 88 - Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit

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Section 89 - Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian

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Section 90 - Consent known to be given under fear or misconception

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Section 91 - Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused

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Section 92 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

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Section 93 - Communication made in good faith

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Section 94 - Act to which a person is compelled by threats

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Section 95 - Act causing slight harm

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Section 96 - Things done in private defence

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Section 97 - Right of private defence of the body and of property

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Section 98 - Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.

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Section 99 - Acts against which there is no right of private defence

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Section 100 - When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death

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Section 101 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

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Section 102 - Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body

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Section 103 - When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death

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Section 104 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

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Section 105 - Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property

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Section 106 - Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

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Section 107 - Abetment of a thing

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Section 108 - Abettor

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Section 108a - Abetment in India of offences outside India

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Section 109 - Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment

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Section 110 - Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor

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Section 111 - Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done

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Section 112 - Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done

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Section 113 - Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor

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Section 114 - Abettor present when offence is committed

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Section 115 - Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life—if offence not committed

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Section 116 - Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment—if offence be not committed

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Section 117 - Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons

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Section 118 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

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Section 119 - Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent

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Section 120 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

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Section 120a - Definition of criminal conspiracy

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Section 120b - Punishment of criminal conspiracy

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Section 121 - Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India

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Section 121a - Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121

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Section 122 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India

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Section 123 - Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war

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Section 124 - Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power

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Section 124a - Sedition

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Section 125 - Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India

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Section 126 - Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India

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Section 127 - Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126

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Section 128 - Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape

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Section 129 - Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape

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Section 130 - Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner

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Section 131 - Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty

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Section 132 - Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof

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Section 133 - Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office

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Section 134 - Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed

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Section 135 - Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman

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Section 136 - Harbouring deserter

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Section 137 - Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master

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Section 138 - Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman

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Section 138a - Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service

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Section 139 - Persons subject to certain Acts

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Section 140 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman

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Section 141 - Unlawful assembly

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Section 142 - Being member of unlawful assembly

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Section 143 - Punishment

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Section 144 - Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon

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Section 145 - Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse

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Section 146 - Rioting

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Section 147 - Punishment for rioting

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Section 148 - Rioting, armed with deadly weapon

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Section 149 - Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object

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Section 150 - Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly

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Section 151 - Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse

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Section 152 - Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

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Section 153 - Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot

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Section 153a - Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.

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Section 153b - Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration

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Section 154 - Owner or occupier of land on which unlawful assembly is held

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Section 155 - Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed

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Section 156 - Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed

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Section 157 - Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly

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Section 158 - Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot

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Section 159 - Affray

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Section 160 - Punishment for committing affray

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Section 161 - Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act

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Section 162 - Taking gratification, in order by corrupt or illegal means to influence public servant

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Section 163 - Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant

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Section 164 - Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 162 or 163

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Section 165 - Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant

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Section 165a - Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 161 or 165

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Section 166 - Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

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Section 166a - Public servant disobeying direction under law

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Section 166b - Non-treatment of victim

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Section 167 - Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

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Section 168 - Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade

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Section 169 - Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property

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Section 170 - Personating a public servant

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Section 171 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent

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Section 171a - ‘Candidate’, ‘Electoral right’ defined

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Section 171b - Bribery

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Section 171c - Undue influence at elections

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Section 171d - Personation at elections

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Section 171e - Punishment for bribery

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Section 171f - Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election

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Section 171g - False statement in connection with an election

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Section 171h - Illegal payments in connection with an election

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Section 171i - Failure to keep election accounts

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Section 172 - Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding

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Section 173 - Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof

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Section 174 - Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant

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Section 174a - Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974

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Section 175 - Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it

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Section 176 - Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

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Section 177 - Furnishing false information

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Section 178 - Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it

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Section 179 - Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question

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Section 180 - Refusing to sign statement

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Section 181 - False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation

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Section 182 - False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person

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Section 183 - Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant

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Section 184 - Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant

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Section 185 - Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant

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Section 186 - Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

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Section 187 - Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance

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Section 188 - Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

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Section 189 - Threat of injury to public servant

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Section 190 - Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant

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Section 191 - Giving false evidence

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Section 192 - Fabricating false evidence

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Section 193 - Punishment for false evidence

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Section 194 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence

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Section 195 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment

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Section 195a - Threatening any person to give false evidence

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Section 196 - Using evidence known to be false

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Section 197 - Issuing or signing false certificate

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Section 198 - Using as true a certificate known to be false

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Section 199 - False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence

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Section 200 - Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false

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Section 201 - Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender

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Section 202 - Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform

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Section 203 - Giving false information respecting an offence committed

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Section 204 - Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence

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Section 205 - False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution

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Section 206 - Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

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Section 207 - Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

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Section 208 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due

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Section 209 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court

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Section 210 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due

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Section 211 - False charge of offence made with intent to injure

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Section 212 - Harbouring offender

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Section 213 - Taking gift to screen an offender from punishment

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Section 214 - Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender

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Section 215 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.

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Section 216 - Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered

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Section 216a - Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits

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Section 216b - Definition of "harbour" in sections 212, 216 and 216A

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Section 217 - Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

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Section 218 - Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

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Section 219 - Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law

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Section 220 - Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law

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Section 221 - Intentional omission to apprehend by public servant bound to apprehend

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Section 222 - Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed

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Section 223 - Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant

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Section 224 - Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension

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Section 225 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person

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Section 225a - Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for

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Section 225b - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for

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Section 226 - Unlawful return from transportation

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Section 227 - Violation of condition of remission of punishment

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Section 228 - Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding

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Section 228a - Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences

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Section 229 - Personation of a juror or assessor

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Section 229a - Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court

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Section 230 - Coin defined

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Section 231 - Counterfeiting coin

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Section 232 - Counterfeiting Indian coin

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Section 233 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin

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Section 234 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin

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Section 235 - Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin

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Section 236 - Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin

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Section 237 - Import or export of counterfeit coin

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Section 238 - Import or export of counterfeits of Indian coin

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Section 239 - Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit

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Section 240 - Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit

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Section 241 - Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit

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Section 242 - Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof

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Section 243 - Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof

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Section 244 - Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law

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Section 245 - Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint

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Section 246 - Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin

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Section 247 - Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin

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Section 248 - Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description

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Section 249 - Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description

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Section 250 - Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered

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Section 251 - Delivery of Indian coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered

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Section 252 - Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof

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Section 253 - Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof

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Section 254 - Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered

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Section 255 - Counterfeiting Government stamp

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Section 256 - Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp

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Section 257 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp

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Section 258 - Sale of counterfeit Government stamp

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Section 259 - Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp

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Section 260 - Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit

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Section 261 - Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government

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Section 262 - Using Government stamp known to have been before used

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Section 263 - Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used

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Section 263a - Prohibition of fictitious stamps

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Section 264 - Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing

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Section 265 - Fraudulent use of false weight or measure

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Section 266 - Being in possession of false weight or measure

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Section 267 - Making or selling false weight or measure

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Section 268 - Public nuisance

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Section 269 - Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life

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Section 270 - Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life

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Section 271 - Disobedience to quarantine rule

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Section 272 - Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale

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Section 273 - Sale of noxious food or drink

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Section 274 - Adulteration of drugs

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Section 275 - Sale of adulterated drugs

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Section 276 - Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation

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Section 277 - Fouling water of public spring or reservoir

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Section 278 - Making atmosphere noxious to health

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Section 279 - Rash driving or riding on a public way

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Section 280 - Operating vessel negligently

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Section 281 - Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy

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Section 282 - Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel

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Section 283 - Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation

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Section 284 - Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance

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Section 285 - Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter

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Section 286 - Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance

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Section 287 - Negligent conduct with respect to machinery

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Section 288 - Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings

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Section 289 - Negligent conduct with respect to animal

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Section 290 - Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for

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Section 291 - Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue

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Section 292 - Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.

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Section 293 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person

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Section 294 - Obscene acts and songs

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Section 294a - Keeping lottery office

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Section 295 - Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class

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Section 295a - Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs

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Section 296 - Disturbing religious assembly

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Section 297 - Trespassing on burial places, etc.

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Section 298 - Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings

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Section 299 - Culpable homicide

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Section 300 - Murder

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Section 301 - Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended

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Section 302 - Punishment for murder

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Section 303 - Punishment for murder by life-convict

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Section 304 - Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

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Section 304a - Causing death by negligence

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Section 304b - Dowry death

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Section 305 - Abetment of suicide of child or insane person

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Section 306 - Abetment of suicide

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Section 307 - Attempt to murder

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Section 308 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide

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Section 309 - Attempt to commit suicide

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Section 310 - Thug

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Section 311 - Punishment for thug

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Section 312 - Causing miscarriage

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Section 313 - Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent

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Section 314 - Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage

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Section 315 - Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth

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Section 316 - Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide

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Section 317 - Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it

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Section 318 - Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

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Section 319 - Hurt

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Section 320 - Grievous hurt

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Section 321 - Voluntarily causing hurt

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Section 322 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

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Section 323 - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt

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Section 324 - Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means

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Section 325 - Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

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Section 326 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

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Section 326a - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.

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Section 326b - Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid

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Section 327 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

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Section 328 - Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence

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Section 329 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

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Section 330 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

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Section 331 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

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Section 332 - Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty

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Section 333 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

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Section 334 - Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation

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Section 335 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation

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Section 336 - Act endangering life or personal safety of others

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Section 337 - Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

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Section 338 - Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

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Section 339 - Wrongful restraint

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Section 340 - Wrongful confinement

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Section 341 - Punishment for wrongful restraint

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Section 342 - Punishment for wrongful confinement

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Section 343 - Wrongful confinement for three or more days

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Section 344 - Wrongful confinement for ten or more days

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Section 345 - Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued

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Section 346 - Wrongful confinement in secret

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Section 347 - Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

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Section 348 - Wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel restoration of property

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Section 349 - Force

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Section 350 - Criminal force

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Section 351 - Assault

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Section 352 - Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation

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Section 353 - Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

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Section 354 - Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty

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Section 354a - Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment

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Section 354b - Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe

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Section 354c - Voyeurism

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Section 354d - Stalking

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Section 355 - Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation

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Section 356 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

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Section 357 - Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person

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Section 358 - Assault or criminal force on grave provocation

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Section 359 - Kidnapping

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Section 360 - Kidnapping from India

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Section 361 - Kidnapping from lawful guardianship

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Section 362 - Abduction

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Section 363 - Punishment for kidnapping

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Section 363a - Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging

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Section 364 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder

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Section 364a - Kidnapping for ransom, etc.

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Section 365 - Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person

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Section 366 - Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.

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Section 366a - Procuration of minor girl

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Section 366b - Importation of girl from foreign country

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Section 367 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.

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Section 368 - Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person

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Section 369 - Kidnapping or abducting child under ten with intent to steal from its person

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Section 370 - Trafficking of person

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Section 370a - Exploitation of a trafficked person

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Section 371 - Habitual dealing in slaves

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Section 372 - Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

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Section 373 - Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

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Section 374 - Unlawful compulsory labour

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Section 375 - Rape

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Section 376 - Punishment for rape

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Section 376a - Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim

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Section 376b - Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation

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Section 376c - Sexual intercourse by a person in authority

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Section 376d - Gang rape

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Section 376e - Punishment for repeat offenders

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Section 377 - Unnatural offences

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Section 378 - Theft

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Section 379 - Punishment for theft

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Section 380 - Theft in dwelling house, etc.

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Section 381 - Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master

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Section 382 - Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint

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Section 383 - Extortion

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Section 384 - Punishment for extortion

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Section 385 - Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion

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Section 386 - Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt

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Section 387 - Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion

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Section 388 - Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc.

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Section 389 - Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion

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Section 390 - Robbery

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Section 391 - Dacoity

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Section 392 - Punishment for robbery

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Section 393 - Attempt to commit robbery

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Section 394 - Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery

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Section 395 - Punishment for dacoity

Active

Section 396 - Dacoity with murder

Active

Section 397 - Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt

Active

Section 398 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon

Active

Section 399 - Making preparation to commit dacoity

Active

Section 400 - Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits

Active

Section 401 - Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves

Active

Section 402 - Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity

Active

Section 403 - Dishonest misappropriation of property

Active

Section 404 - Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death

Active

Section 405 - Criminal breach of trust

Active

Section 406 - Punishment for criminal breach of trust

Active

Section 407 - Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.

Active

Section 408 - Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant

Active

Section 409 - Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent

Active

Section 410 - Stolen property

Active

Section 411 - Dishonestly receiving stolen property

Active

Section 412 - Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity

Active

Section 413 - Habitually dealing in stolen property

Active

Section 414 - Assisting in concealment of stolen property

Active

Section 415 - Cheating

Active

Section 416 - Cheating by personation

Active

Section 417 - Punishment for cheating

Active

Section 418 - Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect

Active

Section 419 - Punishment for cheating by personation

Active

Section 420 - Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Active

Section 421 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors

Active

Section 422 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors

Active

Section 423 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration

Active

Section 424 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property

Active

Section 425 - Mischief

Active

Section 426 - Punishment for mischief

Active

Section 427 - Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees

Active

Section 428 - Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees

Active

Section 429 - Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees

Active

Section 430 - Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water

Active

Section 431 - Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel

Active

Section 432 - Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage

Active

Section 433 - Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage

Active

Section 434 - Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a lighthouse or seamark

Active

Section 435 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or fifty rupees

Active

Section 436 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.

Active

Section 437 - Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden

Active

Section 438 - Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance

Active

Section 439 - Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.

Active

Section 440 - Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death, or hurt

Active

Section 441 - Criminal trespass

Active

Section 442 - House-trespass

Active

Section 443 - Lurking house-trespass

Active

Section 444 - Lurking house-trespass by night

Active

Section 445 - House-breaking

Active

Section 446 - House-breaking by night

Active

Section 447 - Punishment for criminal trespass

Active

Section 448 - Punishment for house-trespass

Active

Section 449 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death

Active

Section 450 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life

Active

Section 451 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

Active

Section 452 - House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

Active

Section 453 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking

Active

Section 454 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

Active

Section 455 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

Active

Section 456 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night

Active

Section 457 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

Active

Section 458 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint

Active

Section 459 - Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking

Active

Section 460 - All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt is caused

Active

Section 461 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property

Active

Section 462 - Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody

Active

Section 463 - Forgery

Active

Section 464 - Making a false document

Active

Section 465 - Punishment for forgery

Active

Section 466 - Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.

Active

Section 467 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

Active

Section 468 - Forgery for purpose of cheating

Active

Section 469 - Forgery for purpose of harming reputation

Active

Section 470 - Forged document or electronic record

Active

Section 471 - Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record

Active

Section 472 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467

Active

Section 473 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise

Active

Section 474 - Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine

Active

Section 475 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

Active

Section 476 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 466, or possessing counterfeit marked material

Active

Section 477 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of document

Active

Section 477a - Falsification of accounts

Active

Section 478 - Definitions applicable to Chapter XX (related to bigamy/adultery etc.)

Repealed

Section 479 - Property mark

Active

Section 480 - Using a false trade mark

Repealed

Section 481 - Using a false trade description

Repealed

Section 482 - Punishment for using a false property mark

Active

Section 483 - Counterfeiting a property mark used by another

Active

Section 484 - Counterfeiting a property mark used by a public servant

Active

Section 485 - Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark

Active

Section 486 - Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark

Active

Section 487 - Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods

Active

Section 488 - Punishment for making use of any such false mark

Active

Section 489 - Tampering with currency

Repealed

Section 489a - Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

Active

Section 489b - Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

Active

Section 489c - Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

Active

Section 489d - Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

Active

Section 489e - Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes

Active

Section 490 - Breach of contract by medical practitioner or menial servant

Repealed

Section 491 - Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

Active

Section 492 - Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master’s expense

Active

Section 493 - Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

Active

Section 494 - Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife

Active

Section 495 - Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted

Active

Section 496 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage

Active

Section 497 - Adultery

Repealed

Section 498 - Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman

Active

Section 498a - Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty

Active

Section 499 - Defamation

Active

Section 500 - Punishment for defamation

Active

Section 501 - Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory

Active

Section 502 - Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter

Active

Section 503 - Criminal intimidation

Active

Section 504 - Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace

Active

Section 505 - Statements conducing to public mischief

Active

Section 506 - Punishment for criminal intimidation

Active

Section 507 - Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

Active

Section 508 - Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure

Active

Section 509 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman

Active

Section 510 - Misconduct in public by a drunken person

Active

Section 511 - Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment

Active

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