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Indian Penal Code, 1860
About this Act
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code of India from 1860 until it was replaced by the BNS in 2024. It continues to apply to all offenses committed prior to July 1, 2024.
Enacted
October 6, 1860 (Effective Jan 1, 1862)
Core Purpose
Substantive penal code defining criminal offenses and penalties.
Total Sections
79 Sections
Law Transition Alert
Replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 on July 1, 2024. IPC still applies for crimes committed before this date.
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undefinedGovernment of India→1Title and extent of operation of the Code→2Punishment of offences committed within India→3Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India→4Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences→5Certain laws not to be affected by this Act→6Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions→7Sense of expression once explained→8Gender→9Number→10Man, Woman→11Person→12Public→13Queen (Repealed)→14Servant of Government→15British India (Repealed)→16Government of India (Repealed)→17Government→18India→19Judge→20Court of Justice→21Public servant→22Movable property→23Wrongful gain→24Dishonestly→25Fraudulently→26Reason to believe→27Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant→28Counterfeit→29Document→30Valuable security→31A will→34Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention→35When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention→36Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission→37Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence→38Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences→40Offence→41Special law→42Local law→43Illegal, Legally bound to do→44Injury→45Life→46Death→47Animal→48Vessel→51Oath→52Good faith→52AHarbour→53Punishments→54Commutation of sentence of death→73Solitary confinement→74Limit of solitary confinement→76Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law→79Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law→80Accident in doing a lawful act→81Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm→83Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding→86Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated→87Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent→88Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit→89Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian→90Consent known to be given under fear or misconception→91Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused→92Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent→93Communication made in good faith→94Act to which a person is compelled by threats→101When such right extends to causing any harm other than death→102Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body→103When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death→104When such right extends to causing any harm other than death→105Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property→106Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person→107Abetment of a thing→108Abettor→109Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment→120ADefinition of criminal conspiracy→120BPunishment of criminal conspiracy→121Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India→Ask about IPC
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