IPC sections
Indian Penal Code
190 sections
Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II General Explanations
- 6Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions
- 7Sense of expression once explained
- 8Gender
- 9Number
- 10Man
- 11Person
- 12Public
- 13Queen
- 14Servant of Government
- 15British India
- 16Government of India
- 17Government
- 18India
- 19Judge
- 20Court of Justice
- 21Public Servant
- 22Movable Property
- 23Wrongful gain and wrongful loss
- 24Dishonestly
- 25Fraudulently
- 26Reason to believe
- 27Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
- 28Counterfeit
- 29Document
- 30Valuable security
- 31A will
- 32Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
- 33Act, Omission
- 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
- 39Voluntarily
- 40Offence
- 41Special law
- 42Local law
- 43Illegal, Legally bound to do
- 44Injury
- 45Life
- 46Death
- 47Animal
- 48Vessel
- 49Year
- 50Section
- 51Oath
- 52Good faith
- 52AHarbour
Chapter III Punishments
- 53Punishments
- 53AConstruction of reference to transportation
- 54Commutation of sentence of death
- 55Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
- 55ADefinition of appropriate Government
- 56Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude
- 57Fractions of terms of punishment
- 58Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported
- 59Transportation instead of imprisonment
- 60Sentence may be (in certain cases) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
- 61Sentence of forfeiture of property
- 62Forfeiture of property, in respect of which offence committed
- 63Amount of fine
- 64Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- 65Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- 66Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- 67Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
- 68Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
- 69Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
- 70Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability
- 71Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
- 72Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
- 73Solitary confinement
- 74Limit of solitary confinement
- 75Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or XVII after previous conviction
Chapter IV General Exceptions
- 76Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
- 77Act of Judge when acting judicially
- 78Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
- 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
- 82Act of a child under seven years of age
- 83Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
- 84Act of a person of unsound mind
- 85Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
- 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 person of unsound mind, 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
- 95Act causing slight harm
- 96Things done in private defence
- 97Right of private defence of the body and of property
- 98Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
- 99Acts against which there is no right of private defence
- 100When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
- 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
Chapter V Abetment
- 107Abetment of a thing
- 108Abettor
- 108AAbetment in India of offences outside India
- 109Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed
- 110Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention
- 111Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
- 112Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment
- 113Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended
- 114Abettor present when offence is committed
- 115Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life if offence not committed
- 116Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment if offence not committed
- 117Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
- 118Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
- 119Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
- 120Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
Chapter VA Criminal Conspiracy
Chapter VI Offences Against the State
- 121Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
- 121AConspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
- 122Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
- 123Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
- 124Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power
- 124ASedition
- 125Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India
- 126Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India
- 127Receiving property taken by war or depredation
- 128Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
- 129Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
- 130Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
Chapter VII Offences Relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force
- 131Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
- 132Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
- 133Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
- 134Abetment of such assault, if the assault committed
- 135Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
- 136Harbouring deserter
- 137Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
- 138Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
- 139Persons subject to certain Acts
- 140Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
Chapter VIII Offences Against the Public Tranquillity
- 141Unlawful assembly
- 142Being member of unlawful assembly
- 143Punishment
- 144Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
- 145Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse
- 146Rioting
- 147Punishment for rioting
- 148Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
- 149Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
- 150Hiring or engaging persons to join unlawful assembly
- 151Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse
- 152Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot
- 153Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot
- 153APromoting enmity between different groups
- 153BWhoever makes any imputation or assertion that any class of persons cannot bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution shall be punished with imprisonment up to three years, or fine, or both.
- 154Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
- 155Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
- 156Liability of agent of owner or occupier
- 157Harbouring persons hired for unlawful assembly
- 158Being hired to take part in unlawful assembly or riot
- 159Affray
- 160Punishment for committing affray
Chapter IX Offences by or Relating to Public Servants
- 161Public servant taking gratification
- 162Taking gratification to influence public servant
- 163Taking gratification for exercise of influence
- 164Abetment by public servant
- 165Public servant obtaining valuable thing
- 166Public servant disobeying law
- 167Public servant framing incorrect document
- 168Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
- 169Public servant unlawfully buying property
- 170Personating a public servant
- 171Wearing garb of public servant