INDIAN PENAL CODE
The Indian Penal Code is the basic governing statute for determining criminal liability for offences stated in it, and also for declaring exceptions to the question of criminal liability for the offences under the Act. Each offence has been well defined providing the necessary elements constituting the offence.
Introduction to THE CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013
Introduction to THE CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018
Application of Indian Penal Code
1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Elements of crime
a. Mensrea
b. Actusrea
2. Joint liability – common intention, common object
3. General exceptions (sections 76 to 106)
4. OFFENCES AGAINST HUMAN BODY
Section 299: CULPABLE HOMICIDE
Section 300: MURDER
Section 302: Punishment for murder
Punishment for murder by life-convict
Section 304: Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
Section 304A:CAUSING DEATH BY NEGLIGENCE
Section 304B: DOWRY DEATH
305: Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
306: Abetment of suicide
307: Attempt to murder, Attempts by life-convicts
308: Attempt to commit culpable homicide
309: ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE
310: Thug
311: Punishment
Section 319: Hurt
Section 320: Grievous Hurt
Section 321 and 322: Voluntary causing hurt and grievous hurt
Section 323 and 325: Punishment for voluntary causing hurt and punishment for causing grievous hurt
Section 324 to 338: aggravated forms of grievous hurt
Sections 339 to 348: wrongful restrain and confinement
Sections 349 to 358: Force and criminal force
Section 359: KIDNAPPING (S.360-KIDNAPPING FROM INDIA AND S.361-KIDNAPPING FROM LAWFUL GUARDIAN
Section 362: Abduction
Section 363: Punishment for kidnapping
Sections 363A to 374: aggravated forms of kidnapping
Section 375: RAPE
Section 376: Punishment for rape (including sections 376A, 376B, 376C, 376D)
Section 376DA: Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
Section 376DB: Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
Section 376E: Punishment for repeat offenders
5. CHAPTER XVII Offences against property
Section 378: THEFT
Section 379: Punishment for theft
Section 380 to 382: Aggravated forms of Theft
Section 383: EXTORTION
Section 384: Punishment for extortion
Sections 385 to 389. Aggravated forms of extortion
Section 390: ROBBERY
When theft is robbery
When extortion is robbery
Section 391: DACOITY
Section 392: Punishment for robbery
Section 393. Attempt to commit robbery
394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
Section 395: Punishment for dacoity
Section 396 to 402:aggravated form of robbery and Dacoity
Section 403:DISHONEST MISAPPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY
Section 404: Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
Section 405: CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST
Section 406: Punishment for criminal breach of trust
Sections 407 to 409: aggravated forms of criminal breach of trust
Section 410: RECEIVING OF STOLEN PROPERTY
Sections 411 to 414: aggravated forms of stolen property
Section 415:CHEATING
Section 416: Cheating by personification
Section 417: Punishment for cheating
Sections 418 to 420: aggravated forms of cheating
Sections 421 to 424: Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of property
Section 425: MISCHIEF
Section 426: punishment for mischief
Sections 427 to 440: aggravated forms of mischief
Section 441: CRIMINAL TRESPASS
Sections 442 to 462: aggravated forms of criminal trespass
Sections 447 and 448: punishment of criminal trespass and house trespass
CRIMINALCONSPIRACY (sections 120A and 120B)
7. OFFENCES AGAINST STATE (sections 121 to 130)
8. OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY (sections 141 to 160)
a. Unlawful assembly
b. Affray
c. Rioting
9. OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (sections 264 to 267)
10. OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE (sections 493 to 498A)
a. Adultery
b. Cruelty
11. DEFAMATION (sections 499 to 502)
12. PUNISHMENT FOR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT OFFENCES PUNISHABLE WITH IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE OR OTHER IMPRISONMENT (section 511)
13. UNNATURAL OFFENCES
a. Position of section 377, related landmark judgments
14. ACID ATTACK: Amendments and the victim compensation scheme