List of sections of Indian Penal Code
Indian Penal Code, 1860, sub-divided into twenty three chapters, comprises five hundred and eleven sections. The code starts with an introduction, provides explanations and exceptions used in the code, and covers a wide range of offences.
Chapter I
Introduction
1 - Title and extent of operation of the Code
2 - Punishment of offences committed within India
3 - Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law May Be tried within, India
4 - Extension of Code to extraterritorial offences
5 - Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
Chapter II
General Explanations
6 - Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions
7 - Sense of expression once explained
8 - Gender
9 - Number
10 - Man, Woman
11 - Person
12 - Public
13 - Queen
14 - Servant of Government
15 - British India
16 - Government of India
17 - Government
18 - India
19 - Judge
20 - Court of Justice
21 - Public Servant
22 - Moveable property
23 - Wrongful gain
24 - Dishonestly
25 - Fraudulently
26 - Reason to believe
27 - Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
28 - Counterfeit
29 - Document 29A - Electronic record
30 - Valuable security
31 - A will
32 - Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
33 - Act Omission
34 - Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
35 - When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention
36 - Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
37 - Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
38 - Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences
39 - Voluntarily
40 - Offence
41 - Special law
42 - Local law
43 - Illegal, Legally bound to do
44 - Injury
45 - Life
46 - Death
47 - Animal
48 - Vessel
49 - Year, Month
50 - Section
51 - Oath
52 - Good faith, 52A - Harbour
Chapter III
of Punishments
53 - Punishment, 53A - Construction of reference to transportation
54 - Commutation of sentence of death
55 - Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life, 55A - Definition of appropriate Government
56 - Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude - Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life
57 - Fractions of terms of punishment
58 - Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported
59 - Transportation instead of imprisonment -
60 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
61 - Sentence of forfeiture of property
62 - Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment
63 - Amount of fine
64 - Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
65 - Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
66 - Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
67 - Imprisonment for non-payment of fine when offence punishable with fine only
68 - Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
69 - Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
70 - Fine levied within six years, or during imprisonment- Death not to discharge property from liability
71 - Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
72 - Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
73 - Solitary confinement
74 - Limit of solitary confinement
75 - Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
Chapter IV
General Exceptions
76 - Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
77 - Act of Judge when acting judicially
78 - Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
79 - Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
80 - Accident in doing a lawful act
81 - Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to PReVENT other harm
82 - Act of a child under seven years of age
83 - Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
84 - Act of a person of unsound mind
85 - Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
86 - Offence requiring a particular intent of knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
87 - Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
88 - Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit
89 - Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian
90 - Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
91 - Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
92 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
93 - Communication made in good faith
94 - Act to which a person is compelled by threats
95 - Act causing slight harm
96 - Things done in private DeFence
97 - Right of private defence of the body and of property
98 - Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
99 - Act against which there is no right of private defence
100 - When the right of private defence of the body extends to Causing death
101 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
102 - Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
103 - When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
104 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
105 - Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
106 - Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person
Chapter V
Of Abetment
107 - Abetment of a thing
108 - Abettor, 108A - Abetment in India of offences outside India
109 - Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment
110 - Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
111 - Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
112 - Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act doness
113 - Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor
114 - Abettor present when offence is committed
115 - Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life-if offence not committed
116 - Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment-if offence be not committed
117 - Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
118 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
119 - Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
120 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment, 120A - Definition of criminal conspiracy, 120B - Punishment of criminal conspiracy
Chapter VI
Of Offences against the State
121 - Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India, 121A - Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
122 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
123 - Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
124 - Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power, 124A - Sedition
125 - Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India
126 - Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India
127 - Receiving Property taken by war on depredation mention in Sections 125 and 126
128 - Public servant voluntary allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
129 - Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
130 - Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
Chapter VII
Of Offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force
131 - Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
132 - Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
133 - Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
134 - Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
135 - Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
136 - Harbouring deserter
137 - Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
138 - Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman, 138A Application of foregoing sections to The INDIAN Marine Service
139 - Persons subject to certain Acts
140 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
Chapter VIII
Of Offences against the Public Tranquillity
141 - Unlawful assembly
142 - Being member of unlawful assembly
143 - Punishment
144 - Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
145 - Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse
146 - Rioting
147 - Punishment for rioting
148 - Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
149 - Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
150 - Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
151 - Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse
152 - Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
153 - Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed, 153A - Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, 153AA - Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms, 153B - Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration
154 - Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
155 - Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
156 - Liability of agent of owner of occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
157 - Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
158 - Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
159 - Affray
160 - Punishment for committing affray
Chapter IX
Of Offences by or relating to Public Servants
161-165A - Repealed
166 - Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
167 - Public servant farming an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
168 - Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
169 - Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
170 - Personating a public servant
171 - Wearing grab or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent 171A - Candidate, Electoral right defined, 171B - Bribery, 171C - Undue influence at elections, 171D - Personation at elections, 171E - Punishment for bribery, 171F - Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election, 171G - False statement in connection with an election, 171H - Illegal payments in connection with an election, 171I - Failure to keep election accounts,
Chapter X
Of Contempts of Lawful Authority of Public Servants
172 - Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
173 - Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
174 - Non-attendance in obedience to an order form public servant, 174A - Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974
175 - Omission to produce to document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it -
176 - Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
177 - Furnishing false information
178 - Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
179 - Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question
180 - Refusing to sign statement
181 - False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation
182 - False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person
183 - Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
184 - Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
185 - Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servan
186 - Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
187 - Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
188 - Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
189 - Threat of injury to public servant
190 - Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
Chapter XI
Of False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice
191 - Giving false evidence
192 - Fabricating false evidence
193 - Punishment for false evidence
194 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
195 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, 195A - Threatening any person to give false evidence
196 - Using evidence known to be false
197 - Issuing or signing false certificate
198 - Using as true a certificate known to be false
199 - False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
200 - Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
201 - Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
202 - Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
203 - Giving false information respecting an offence committed
204 - Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as sevidence
205 - False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
206 - Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
207 - Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
208 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
209 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court
210 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
211 - False charge of offence made with intent to injure
212 - Hrbouring offender
213 - Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
214 - Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
215 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
216 - Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered, 216A - Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits, 216B - Definition of "harbour" in sections 212, 216 and 216A
217 - Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
218 - Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
219 - Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
220 - Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
221 - Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
222 - Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
223 - Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
224 - Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
225 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person' 225A - Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape on part of public servant in cases not otherwise, provided for, 225B - Resistant or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
226 - Unlawful return from transportation
227 - Violation of condition of remission of punishment
228 - Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding, 228A - Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc.
229 - Personation of a juror or assessor
Chapter XII
Of Offences relating to coin and Government Stamps
230 - Coin defined
231 - Counterfeiting coin
232 - Counterfeiting Indian coin
233 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
234 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
235 - Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin
236 - Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
237 - Import or export of counterfeit coin
238 - Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin
239 - Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
240 - Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
241 - Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
242 - Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possess thereof
243 - Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
244 - Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
245 - Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
246 - Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
247 - Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin
248 - Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
249 - Altering appearance of India coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
250 - Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
251 - Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
252 - Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
253 - Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
254 - Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possess, the deliverer did not know to be altered
255 - Counterfeiting Government stamp
256 - Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp
257 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
258 - Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
259 - Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
260 - Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
261 - Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
262 - Using Government stamp known to have been before used
263 - Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used, 263A - Prohibition of fictitious stamps
Chapter XIII
Of Offences relating to Weight and Measures
264 - Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
265 - Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
266 - Being in possession of false weight or measure
267 - Making or selling false weight or measure
Chapter XIV
Of Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals.
268 - Public nuisance
269 - Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
270 - Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
271 - Disobedience to quarantine rule
272 - Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
273 - Sale of noxious food or drink
274 - Adulteration of drugs
275 - Sale of adulterated drugs
276 - Sale of [...] as a different [...] or preparation
277 - Fouling water of public spring or RESERVOIR
278 - Making atmosphere noxious to health
279 - Rash driving or riding on a public way
280 - Rash navigation of vessel
281 - Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
282 - Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
283 - Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
284 - Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
285 - Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
286 - Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
287 - Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
288 - Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
289 - Negligent conduct with respect to animal
290 - Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
291 - Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
292 - Sale, etc., or obscene books, etc.
293 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
294 - Obscene acts and songs, 294A - Keeping lottery office
Chapter XV
Of Offences relating to Religion
295 - Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class, 295A - Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
296 Disturbing religious assembly
297 - Trespassing on burial places, etc.
298 - Uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person
Chapter XVI
Of Offences affecting the Human Body
299 - Culpable [...]
300 - [...]
301 - Culpable [...] by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
302 - Punishment for [...]
303 - Punishment for [...] by life-convict
304 - Punishment for culpable [...] not amounting to [...], 304A - Causing death by negligence, 304B - Dowery death
305 - Abetment of [...] of child or insane person
306 - Abetment of [...]
307 - Attempt to [...]
308 - Attempt to commit culpable [...]
309 - Attempt to commit [...]
310 - Thug
311 - Punishment
312 - Causing miscarriage
313 - Causing miscarriage without woman's consent
314 - Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage-
315 - Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
316 - Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable [...]
317 - Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
318 - Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
319 - Hurt
320 - Grievous hurt
321 - Voluntarily causing hurt
322 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
323 - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
324 - Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
325 - Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
326 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
327 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
328 - Causing hurt by means of poison, etc. with intent to commit an offence
329 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
330 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
331 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
332 - Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
333 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
334 - Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
335 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
336 - Act endangering life or personal safety of others
337 - Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
338 - Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
339 - Wrongful restraint
340 - Wrongful confinement
341 - Punishment for wrongful restraint
342 - Punishment for wrongful Confinement
343 - Wrongful confinement for three or more days
344 - Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
345 - Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
346 - Wrongful confinement in secret
347 - Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act
348 - Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
349 - Force
350 - Criminal force
351 - Assault
352 - Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
353 - Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
354 - Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
355 - Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
356 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
357 - Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
358 - Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
359 - Kidnapping
360 - Kidnapping from India
361 - Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
362 - Abduction
363 - Punishment for kidnapping, 363A - Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
364 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to [...], 364A - Kidnapping for ransom, etc.
365 - Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
366 - Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc., 366A - Procreation of minor girl, 366B - Importation of girl from foreign country
367 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.
368 - Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
369 - Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
370 - Buying or disposing of any person as slave
371 - Habitual dealing in slave
372 - Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
373 - Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
374 - Unlawful compulsory labour
375 - [...]
376 - Punishment for [...], 376A - Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation, 376B - Intercourse by public servant with woman is his custody, 376C - Intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc., 376D - Intercourse by any member of the management or staff of a hospital with any woman in that hospital
377 - Unnatural offences
Chapter XVII
Of Offences Against Property
378 - Theft
379 - Punishment for theft
380 - Theft in dwelling house, etc.
381 - Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
382 - Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft
383 Extortion
384 - Punishment for extortion
385 - Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
386 - Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
387 - Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
388 - Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc.
389 - Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
390 - Robbery
391 - Dacoity
392 - Punishment for robbery
393 - Attempt to commit robbery
394 - Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
395 - Punishment for dacoity
396 - Dacoity with [...]
397 - Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
398 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
399 - Making preparation to commit dacoity
400 - Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
401 - Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
402 - Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
403 - Dishonest misappropriation of property
404 - Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
405 - Criminal breach of trust
406 - Punishment for criminal breach of trust
407 - Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
408 - Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
409 - Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
410 - Stolen Property
411 - Dishonestly receiving stolen property
412 - Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
413 - Habitually dealing in stolen property
414 - Assisting in concealment of stolen property
415 - Cheating
416 - Cheating by personation
417 - Punishment for cheating
418 - Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
419 - Punishment for cheating by personation
420 - Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
421 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
422 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
423 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
424 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
425 - Mischief
426 - Punished for mischief
427 - Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
428 - Mischief by [...] or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
429 - Mischief by [...] or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees
430 - Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
431 - Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
432 - Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
433 - Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
434 - Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land- mark fixed by public authority
435 - Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land- mark fixed by public authority Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees
436 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.
437 - Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
438 - Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance
439 - Punishment for intentionally running vessel agground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
440 - Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
441 - Criminal trespass
442 - House trespass
443 - Lurking house-trespass
444 - Lurking house-trespass by night
445 - Housing breaking
446 - House-breaking by night
447 - Punishment for criminal trespass
448 - Punishment for house-trespass
449 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
450 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
451 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
452 - House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
453 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
454 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
455 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
456 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
457 - Lurking house trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
458 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
459 - Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house trespass or house-breaking
460 - All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them
461 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
462 - Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
Chapter XVIII
Of Offences relating to Documents and Property Marks
463 - Forgery
464 - Making a False document
465 Punishment for forgery
466 - Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc.
467 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
468 - Forgery for purpose of cheating
469 - Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
470 - Forged document or electronic record
471 - Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
472 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467
473 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise
474 - Having possession of document described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
475 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in Section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
476 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents or electronic record other than those described in Section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
477 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security, 477A - Falsification of accounts
478 - Trade marks
479 - Property mark
480 - Using a false trade mark
481 - Using a false property mark
482 - Punishment for using a false property mark
483 - Counterfeiting a property mark used by another
484 - Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
485 - Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
486 - Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
487 - Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
488 - Punishment for making use of any such false mark
489 - Tempering with property mark with intent to cause injury, 489A - Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes, 489B - Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes, 489C - Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes, 489D - Making or possessing INSTRUMENTS or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes, 489E - Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
Chapter XIX
Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service
490 - Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey
491 - Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
492 - Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master's expense
493 - Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
Chapter XX
Of Offences Relating to Marriage
494 - Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
495 - Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
496 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
497 - Adultery
498 - Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman, 498A - Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
Chapter XXI
Of Defamation
499 - Defamation
500 - Punishment for defamation
501 - Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
502 - Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter
Chapter XXII
Of Criminal intimidation, Insult and Annoyance
503 - Criminal intimidation
504 - Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
505 - Statements conducing to public mischief
506 - Punishment for criminal intimidation
507 - Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
508 - Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure
509 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
510 - Misconduct in public by a drunken person
Chapter XXIII
Of Attempts to Commit Offences
511 - Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment