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