CHAPTER X
OF CONTEMPTS OF THE 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 ublication thereof
174. Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
175. Omission to produce document 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 authorised to question
180. Refusing to sign statement
181. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person uthorised 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 servant
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 duty promulgated by public servant ".
189. Threat of injury to public, servant
190. Threat of injury to induce a person to refrain from applying for protection to publicservant
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
if innocent person be thereby convicted and executed
195. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence
punishable with imprisonment for life or for a term of seven years or upwards
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
if a capital offence
if punishable with imprisonment for life
if punishable with less than ten years imprisonment
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 to prevent its production as evidence
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. Harbouring offender
if a capital offence
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for 10 years
213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if a capital offence
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for 10 years
214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
if a capita! offence
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
215. Taking gift to help to recover property, etc.
216. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
if a capital offence
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
216-A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
216-B. Definition of "harbour" in Sections 212, 216 and 216-A
217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save persons 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 taw
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
225-A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in
cases not otherwise provided for
225-B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape 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
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
233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting
235. Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for
counterfeiting coin if
236. Abetting in
237. Import or export of counterfeit coin
238. Import or export of counterfeits of
239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
240. Delivery of
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 possessed thereof
243. Possession of
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
248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that ft shall pass as coin of different
description
249. Altering appearance of
250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
251. Delivery of
252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
253. Possession of
254. Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, 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.
259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be 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 has been used
263-A. Prohibition of fictitious stamp
CHAPTER XIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS 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.
274. Adulteration of drugs
275.
276.
277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
278. Making atmosphere noxious to health
279. Rash driving or driving 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.
293.
294. Obscene acts and songs
294-A. Keeping lottery office
294-B. Offering of prize in connection with trade, etc.
CHAPTER XV
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
295. Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class
295-A. Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class
by insulting Its religion
or religious beliefs
295-B. Defiling, etc., of Holy Qur'an
295-C. Use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of the Holy Prophet
296. Disturbing religious assembly
297. Trespassing on burial places, etc.
298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings
298-A. Use of derogatory remarks, etc. in respect of holy personages
298-B.Misuse of epithets, descriptions and titles, etc. reserved for certain holy personages or places
298-C.Person of Quadiani group, etc., calling himself a Muslim or preaching or
propagating his faith
CHAPTER XVI
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
Of Offences Affecting Life
299. Definitions
300. Qatl-e-Amd
301- Causing death of person other than the person whose death was intended
302. Punishment of qatl-i-amd
303. Qatl committed under ikrah-i-tam or ikrah-i-naqis
304. Proof of qatl-i-amd liable to qisas. etc.
305. Wali
306. Qatl-i-amd not liable to qisas
307. Cases in which Qisas for qatl-i-amd shall not be enforced
308. Punishment in qatl-i-amd not liable to qisas, etc.
309. Waiver (Afw) of qias in qatl-i-amd
310. Compounding of qisas (Sulh) in qatl-i-amd
311. Ta'zir after waiver or compounding of right of qisas in qatl-i-amd
312. Qatl-i-amd after waiver or compounding of qisas
313. Right of qisas in qatl-i-amd
314. Execution of qisas in qatl-i-amd
315. Qatl shibh-i-amd
316. Punishment for qatl shibh-i-amd
317. Person committing qatl debarred from succession
318. Qatl-i-khata
319. Punishment for qatl-i-khata
320. Punishment for qatl-i-khata by rash or negligent driving
321. Oatl-bis-sabab
322. Punishment for qatl bis-sabab
323. Value of diyat
324. Attempt to commit qatl-i-amd
325. Attempt to commit suicide
326. Thug
327. Punishment
328. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or person having care of it
329. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
330. Disbursement of diyat
331. Payment of Diyat
332. Hurt
333. Itiaf-i-udw
334. Punishment for Itlaf-l-udw
335. Itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw
336. Punishment for Itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw
337. Shajjah
337-A. Punishment of shajjah
337-B.Jurh.
337-C.Jaifah
337-D.Punishment for jaifah
337-E.Ghayr-jaifah
337-F. Punishment of ghayr-jaifah
337-G. Punishment for hurt by rash or negligent driving
337-H. Punishment for hurt by rash or negligent act
337-1. Punishment for causing hurt by mistake (khata)
337-J. Causing hurt by means of a poison
337-K. Causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
337-L. Punishment for other hurt
337-M. Hurt not liable to qisas
337-N, Cases in which qisas for hurt shall not be enforced
337-0. Wali in case of hurt
337-P. Execution of qisas for hurt
337-Q. Arsh for single organs
337-R.Arsh for organs in pairs
337-S. Arsh for the organs in quadruplicate
337-T. Arsh for fingers
337-U.Arsh for teeth
337-V. Arsh for hair
337-W. Merger of arsh
337-X. Payment of arsh
337-Y. Value of daman
337-Z. Disbursement of arsh or daman
338. Isqat-i-Hamal
338-A. Punishment for Isqat-i-hamI
338-B.lsqat-i-janin
338-C.Punishment for Isqat-i-janin
338-D.Confirmation of sentence of death by way of qisas or tazir, etc.
338-E. Waiver or compounding of offences
338-F. Interpretation
338-G. Rules
338-H. Saving
CHAPTER XVI-A
OF WRONGFUL RESTRAINT & WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT
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
Of Criminal Force and Assault
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
354-A. Assault or use of criminal force to woman and stripping her of her clothes
355. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a 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 attempting wrongfully to confine person
358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour
359. Kidnapping
360. Kidnapping from
361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
362. Abduction
363. Punishment for kidnapping
364. Kidnapping or abducting In order to murder
364-A. Kidnapping or abducting a person under the age of fourteen
365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
365-A. Kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, valuable security, etc.
366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
366-A. Procuration of minor girl
366-B. 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 a slave
371. Habitual dealing in slaves
372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
374. Unlawful compulsory labour
Of Rape
375. Rape
376. Punishment of rape
Of Unnatural Offences
377. Unnatural offences
CHAPTER XVII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
Of Theft
378. Theft
379. Punishment for theft
380. Theft in dwelling house, etc.
381. Theft by clerk or servant or property in possession of master
361 -A. Theft of a car or other motor vehicles
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
Of Robbery and Dacoity
390. Robbery
When theft is robbery
When extortion is 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 murder
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
Of Hijacking
402-A. Hijacking
402-B. Punishment for Hijacking
402-C. Punishment for harbouring hijacking etc.
Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property
403- Dishonest misappropriation of property
404. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of
his death
Of Criminal Breach of Trust
405. Criminal breach of trust
406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust
407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
408. Criminal breach of (.rust by clerk w servant
409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
Of Receiving of Stolen Property
410. Stolen property
411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property
412. Dishonestly receiving stolen property in the commission of a dacoity
413. Habitually dealing in stolen property
414. Assisting in concealment of stolen property
Of Cheating
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
Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispossession 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
Of Mischief
425. Mischief
426. Punishment for mischief
427 Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
428. Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value, of ten rupees
429. Mischief by killing 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 divertingwater
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 fess useful a light house or sea-mark
434. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority
435. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred rupees 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 aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
440. Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
Of Criminal Trespass
441. Criminal trespass
442. House-trespass
443. Lurking house-trespass
444. Lurking house-trespass by night
445. House-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. Hurt caused, whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
460. Persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house breaking by night
punishable for qatl or 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 TO TRADE
OR PROPERTY MARKS
463. Forgery
464. Making a false document
465. Punishment for forgery
466. Forgery or 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
471. Using as genuine a forged document
472. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under Section 467
473. Making or possessing counterfeit sea), 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 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
477-A. Falsification of accounts
Of Trade, Property and Other Marks
478. Trade mark
479. Property mark
480. Using a false trade mark
481. Using a false property mark
482. Punishment for using a false trade-mark or property mark
483. Counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark used by another
484. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
485. Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark.
486. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit trade mark or property mark
487. Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
488. Punishment for making use of any such false mark
489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes
489-A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
489-8. Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
489-C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank notes
489-D. Making or possessing-instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting
currency-notes or bank-notes
counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
489-E. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes, or bank-notes
489-F. Counterfeiting of using documents resembling National Prize Bonds or unauthorized sate thereof
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 any supply wants of helpless person
492. Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master's expense
CHAPTER XX
OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE
493. Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful 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 criminal intent a marriage woman
CHAPTER XXI
OF DEFAMATION
499. Defamation
Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published
Public conduct of public servants
Conduct of any person touching any public question
Publication of reports of proceedings of Courts
Merits of case decided in Court or conduct of witnesses and other concerned
Merits of public performance
Censure passed in good faith by person having lawful authority over another
Accusation preferred in good faith to authorised person
Imputation made in good faith by person for protection of his or other's interest
Caution Intended for good of person to whom conveyed or for public good
500. Punishment for defamation
501. Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
502.
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
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.
507. Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
508. Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of 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 for a shorter terms.
