1. Title and extent of operation of the Code. 152.

Assaulting or obstructing public servant

2. Punishment of offences committed within when suppressing riot, etc.
India. 153. Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to
3. Punishment of offences committed cause riot—
beyond, but which by law may be tried 153A. Promoting enmity between different
within, India. groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth,
4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial residence.
offences. Language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to
5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Act. maintenance of harmony.
CHAPTER 2 Definitions Offence committed in place of worship, etc.
10. “Man”. “Woman”. 153AA. Punishment for knowingly carrying arms
14. “Servant of Government”. in any procession or organizing, or holding or
21. “Public servant”. taking part in
22. “Moveable property”. Any mass drill or mass training with arms.
23. “Wrongful gain”. 153B. Imputation, assertions prejudicial to
“Wrongful loss”. national integration.
Gaining wrongfully/ Losing wrongfully. 154. Owner or occupier of land on which an
24. “Dishonestly”. unlawful assembly is held.
25. “Fraudulently”. 155. Liability of person for whose benefit riot is
26. “Reason to believe”. committed.
27. Property in possession of wife, clerk or 156. Liability of agent of owner or occupier for
servant. whose benefit riot is committed.
28. “Counterfeit”. 157. Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful
29. “Document”. assembly.
29A. “Electronic record”. 158. Being hired to take part in an unlawful
30. “Valuable security”. assembly or riot; or to go armed.
34. Acts done by several persons in 159. Affray.
furtherance of common intention. 160. Punishment for committing affray.
35. When such an act is criminal by reason of CHAPTER 9 OF OFFENCESBY OR RELATING TO
its being done with a criminal knowledge or PUBLIC SERVANTS
intention. 166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to
38. Persons concerned in criminal act may cause injury to any person.
be guilty of different offences. 166A. Public servant disobeying direction under
40. “Offence”. law.
44. “Injury”. 166B. Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
CHAPTER 3 167. Public servant framing an incorrect
53. Punishments. document with intent to cause injury.
75. Enhanced punishment for certain 168. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.
offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII 169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding
after previous for property.
conviction. 170. Personating a public servant.
CHAPTER 4 171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by
76. Act done by a person bound, or by public servant with fraudulent intent.
mistake of fact believing himself bound, by CHAPTER 9A OF OFFENCESRELATING TO
law. ELECTIONS
77. Act of Judge when acting judicially. 171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined.
78. Act done pursuant to the judgment or 171B. Bribery.
order of Court. 171C. Undue influence at elections.
79. Act done by a person justified, or by 171D.Personation at elections.
mistake of fact believing himself justified, by 171E. Punishment for bribery.
law. 171F. Punishment for undue influence or
80. Accident in doing a lawful act. personation at an election.
81. Act likely to cause harm, but done 171G.False statement in connection with an
without criminal intent, and to prevent other election.
harm. 171H. Illegal payments in connection with an
82. Act of a child under seven years of age. election.
83. Act of a child above seven and under 171-I. Failure to keep election accounts.
twelve of immature understanding. CHAPTER 10 OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL
84. Act of a person of unsound mind. AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
85. Act of a person incapable of judgment by 174. Non-attendance in obedience to an order
reason of intoxication caused against his will. from public servant.
86. Offence requiring a particular intent or 174A. Non-appearance in response to a
knowledge committed by one who is proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974.
intoxicated. 175. Omission to produce document to public
87. Act not intended and not known to be servant by person legally bound to produce it.
likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done 176. Omission to give notice or information to
by consent. public servant by person legally bound to give it.
88. Act not intended to cause death, done by 177. Furnishing false information.
consent in good faith for person's benefit. 178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly
89. Act done in good faith for benefit of child required by public servant to make it.
or insane person, by or by consent of 179. Refusing to answer public servant authorised
guardian. to question.
Provisos. 180. Refusing to sign statement.
90. Consent known to be given under fear or 181. False statement on oath or affirmation to
misconception. public servant or person authorised to administer
Consent of insane person. an oath or Affirmation.
Consent of child. 182. False information, with intent to cause
91. Exclusion of acts which are offences public servant to use his lawful power to the
independently of harm caused. injury of another person.
92. Act done in good faith for benefit of a 183. Resistance to the taking of property by the
person without consent. lawful authority of a public servant.
Provisos. 184. Obstructing sale of property offered for sale
93. Communication made in good faith. by authority of public servant.
94. Act to which a person is compelled by 185. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered
threats. for sale by authority of public servant.
95. Act causing slight harm. 186. Obstructing public servant in discharge of
Of the Right of Private Defence public functions.
96. Things done in private defence. 187. Omission to assist public servant when
97. Right of private defence of the body and bound by law to give assistance.
of property. 188. Disobedience to order duly promulgated by
98. Right of private defence against the act public servant.
of a person of unsound mind. etc. 189. Threat of injury to public servant.
99. Acts against which there is no right of 190. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain
private defence. from applying for protection to public servant.
Extent to which the right may be exercised. CHAPTER 11 OF FLSEEVIDENCE AND
100.When the right of private defence of the OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
body extends to causing death. 191. Giving false evidence.
101.When such right extends to causing any 192. Fabricating false evidence.
harm other than death. 193. Punishment for false evidence.
102.Commencement and continuance of the 195A. Threatening any person to give false
right of private defence of the body. evidence.
103.When the right of private defence of 196. Using evidence known to be false.
property extends to causing death. 197. Issuing or signing false certificate.
104.When such right extends to causing any 198. Using as true a certificate known to be false.
harm other than death. 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of
105.Commencement and continuance of the offence, or giving false information, to screen
right of private defence of property. offender—
106.Right of private defence against deadly 203. Giving false information respecting an
assault when there is risk of harm to offence committed.
innocent person. 204. Destruction of document to prevent its
CHAPTER V OF ABETMENT production as evidence.
107.Abetment of a thing. 211. False charge of offence made with intent to
108.Abettor. injure.
108A. Abetment in Indian of offences 212. Harbouring offender. —
outside India. 213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from
109.Punishment of a abetment if the act punishment. —
abetted is committed in consequence and 214. Offering gift or restoration of property in
when no express consideration of screening offender-
111.Liability of abettor when one act abetted 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen
and different act done. property, etc.
113.Liability of abettor for an effect caused 216. Harbouring offender who has escaped from
by the act abetted different from that custody of whose apprehension has been
intended by the abettor. ordered 216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or
114.Abettor present when offence is dacoits.
committed. 217. Public servant disobeying direction of law
115.Abetment of offence punishable with with intent to save person from punishment or
death or imprisonment for life.—if offence property from forfeiture.
not committed. 218. Public servant framing incorrect record or
CHAPTER 5A CRIMINALCONSPIRACY writing with intent to save person from
120A. Definition of criminal conspiracy. punishment or property from
120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy. 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding
CHAPTER 6 OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
STATE 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by
121. Waging, or attempting to wage war, or person having authority who knows that he is
abetting waging of war, against the acting contrary to law.
Government of India. 221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the
121A. Conspiracy to commit offences part of public servant bound to apprehend.
punishable by section 121. 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the
122. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of part of public servant bound to apprehend
waging war against the Government of India. person under sentence or lawfully
123. Concealing with intent to facilitate 223. Escape from confinement or custody
design to wage war. negligently suffered by public servant.
124. Assaulting President. Governor, etc., 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his
with intent to compel or restrain the lawful apprehension.
exercise of any lawful power. 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful
124A. Sedition. apprehension of another person.
CHAPTER 8 OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE 225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of
PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY escape, on part of public servant, in cases not
141. Unlawful assembly. otherwise, provided for.
142. Being member of unlawful assembly. 225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful
143. Punishment. apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not
144. Joining unlawful assembly armed with otherwise provided for.
deadly weapon. 227. Violation of condition of remission of
145. Joining or continuing in unlawful punishment.
assembly, knowing it has been commanded 228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of
to disperse. certain offences, etc.
146. Rioting. 229A. Failure by person released on bail or bond
147. Punishment for rioting. to appear in Court.
148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon. CHAPTER 12 OF OFFENCES RELATING TO
149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
of offence committed in prosecution of common 230. “Coin” defined.
object. 231. Counterfeiting coin.
150. Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to 232. Counterfeiting Indian coin.
join unlawful assembly. 233. Making or selling instrument for
151. Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly counterfeiting coin.
of five or more persons after it has been 234. Making or selling instrument for
commanded to disperse. counterfeiting Indian coin.
148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon. 235. Possession of instrument or material for
149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty the purpose of using the same for
of offence committed in prosecution of common counterfeiting coin:
object. if Indian coin.
150. Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp.
join unlawful assembly. 256. Having possession of instrument or
151. Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly material for counterfeiting Government stamp.
of five or more persons after it has been 257. Making or selling instrument for
commanded to disperse. 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 counterfeit.
263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps.
CHAPTER 14 OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE,
DECENCYAND 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 drug as a different drug 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.
285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person.
294. Obscene acts and songs.
CHAPTER 15 OF OFFENCESRELATING TO RELIGION
295. Injuring or defiling place of work ship, with intent to insult the religion of any class.
295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of 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.
CHAPTER 16 OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
299. Culpable homicide.
300. Murder.
301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
302. Punishment for murder.
303. Punishment for murder by life-convict.
304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
304A. Causing death by negligence.
304B. Dowry death.
305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.
306. Abetment of suicide.
307. Attempt to murder.
308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
309. Attempt to commit suicide.
313. Causing miscarriage without woman's consent.
315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth.
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.
Of Hurt
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.
326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
326B. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.
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.