The Pakistan Penal Code
Pakistan Penal Code · Federal · 1860 · Act XLV of 1860
Legal status
In force
Effective date
1862-01-01
Sections
638
Chapter I — Introduction
- Section 1: Title and extent of operation of the Code
- Section 2: Punishment of offences committed within Pakistan
- Section 3: Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within,
- Section 4: Extension of Code to extra territorial offences
- Section 5: Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
Chapter II — General Explanations
- Section 6: Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions
- Section 7: Sense of expression once explained
- Section 8: Gender
- Section 9: Number
- Section 10: “Man” “Woman”
- Section 11: “Person”
- Section 12: “Public”
- Section 13: [Definition of “Queen”.] Omitted by A.O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch(repealed)
- Section 14: “Servant of the State”
- Section 15: [Definition of “British India”.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 16: [Definition of “Government of India”.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 17: “Government”
- Section 18: [Definition of “Presidency”.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 19: “Judge”
- Section 20: “Court of Justice”
- Section 21: “Public servant”
- Section 22: “Moveable property”
- Section 23: “Wrongful gain”
- Section 24: “Dishonestly”
- Section 25: “Fraudulently”
- Section 26: “Reason to believe”
- Section 27: Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
- Section 28: “Counterfeit”
- Section 29: “Document”
- Section 30: “Valuable security”
- Section 31: “A will”
- Section 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
- Section 33: “Act” “Omission”
- Section 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
- Section 35: When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal
- Section 36: Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
- Section 37: Co operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
- Section 38: Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences
- Section 39: “Voluntarily”
- Section 40: “Offence.” Except in the [chapters] and sections mentioned in clauses 2 and 3 of this
- Section 41: “Special law”
- Section 42: “Local Law”
- Section 43: “Illegal.” “Legally bound, to do.” The word “illegal” is applicable to everything
- Section 44: “Injury.” The word “injury” denotes any harm whatever illegally caused to any person,
- Section 45: “Life.” The word “life” denotes the life of a human being, unless the contrary appears
- Section 46: “Death.” The word “death” denotes the death of a human being, unless the contrary
- Section 47: “Animal.” The word “animal” denotes any living creature, other than a human being
- Section 48: “Vessel.” The word “vessel” denotes anything made for the conveyance by water of
- Section 49: “Year.” “Month.” Wherever the word “year” or the word “month” is used, it is to be
- Section 50: “Section.” The word “section” denotes one of those portions of a chapter of this Code
- Section 51: “Oath.” The word “oath” includes a solemn affirmation substituted by law for an oath,
- Section 52: “Good faith.” Nothing is said to be done or believed in “good faith” which is done or
- Section 52A: “Harbour.” Except in section 157, and in section 130 in the case in which the harbour
Chapter III — Of Punishments
- Section 53: Punishments
- Section 54: Commutation of sentence of death
- Section 55: Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
- Section 55A: Saving for [President] prerogative
- Section 56: [Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 57: Fractions of terms of punishment
- Section 58: [Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until, transported.] Omitted by(repealed)
- Section 59: [Transportation instead of imprisonment.] Omitted by the Law Reforms Ordinance,(repealed)
- Section 60: Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or
- Section 61: [Sentence of forfeiture of property.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 62: [Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation(repealed)
- Section 63: Amount of fine
- Section 64: Sentence of imprisonment for non payment of fine
- Section 65: Limit to imprisonment for non payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine
- Section 66: Description of imprisonment for non payment of fine
- Section 67: Imprisonment for non payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
- Section 68: Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
- Section 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
- Section 70: Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment
- Section 71: Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
- Section 72: Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that
- Section 73: Solitary confinement
- Section 74: Limit of solitary confinement
- Section 75: Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII
Chapter IV — General Exceptions
- Section 76: Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing him-self bound, by
- Section 77: Act of Judge when acting judicially
- Section 78: Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
- Section 79: Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by
- Section 80: Accident in doing a lawful act
- Section 81: Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other
- Section 82: Act of child under [ten] years of age
- Section 83: Act of a child above [ten] and under [fourteen] of immature understanding
- Section 84: Act of a person of unsound mind
- Section 85: Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his
- Section 86: Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is
- Section 87: Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done
- Section 88: Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit
- Section 89: Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of
- Section 90: Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
- Section 91: Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
- Section 92: Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
- Section 93: Communication made in good faith
- Section 94: Act to which a person is compelled by threats
- Section 95: Act causing slight harm
- Section 96: Things done in private defence
- Section 97: Right of private defence of the body and of property
- Section 98: Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc
- Section 99: Acts against which there is no right of private defence
- Section 100: When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
- Section 101: When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
- Section 102: Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
- Section 103: When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
- Section 104: When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
- Section 105: Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
- Section 106: Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to
Chapter IX — Of Offences By Or Relating To Public Servants
- Section 161: Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an
- Section 162: Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means to influence public
- Section 163: Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant
- Section 164: Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 162 or
- Section 165: Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration from person
- Section 165A: Punishment for abetment of offences defined in sections 161 and 165
- Section 165B: Certain abettors excepted
- Section 166: Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
- Section 167: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
- Section 168: Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
- Section 169: Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
- Section 170: Personating a public servant
- Section 171: Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
- Section 171A: “Candidates” “Electoral right” defined
- Section 171B: Bribery
- Section 171C: Undue influence at elections
- Section 171D: Personation at elections
- Section 171E: Punishment for bribery
- Section 171F: Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
- Section 171G: False statement in connection with an election
- Section 171H: Illegal payments in connection with an election
- Section 171I: Failure to keep election accounts
- Section 171J: Inducing any person not to participate in any election or referendum, etc
Chapter V — Of Abetment
- Section 107: Abetment of a thing
- Section 108: Abettor
- Section 108A: Abetment in Pakistan of offences outside it
- Section 109: Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where
- Section 110: Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from
- Section 111: Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
- Section 112: Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
- Section 113: Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that
- Section 114: Abettor present when offence is committed
- Section 115: Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life if offence not
- Section 116: Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment if offence be not committed;
- Section 117: Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
- Section 118: Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for
- Section 119: Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
- Section 120: Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- Section 120A: Definition of criminal conspiracy
- Section 120B: Punishment of criminal conspiracy
Chapter VI — Of Offences Against The State
- Section 121: Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistan
- Section 121A: Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
- Section 122: Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Pakistan
- Section 123: Concealing with intent to facilities design to wage war
- Section 123A: Condemnation of the creation of the State, and advocacy of abolition of
- Section 123B: Defiling or unauthorisedly removing the National Flag of Pakistan from
- Section 124: Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise
- Section 124A: Sedition
- Section 125: Waging war against any [*] Power in alliance with Pakistan
- Section 126: Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with Pakistan
- Section 127: Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and
- Section 128: Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
- Section 129: Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
- Section 130: Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
Chapter VII — Of Offences Relating To The Army, [Navy And Air Force]
- Section 131: Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
- Section 132: Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
- Section 133: Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in
- Section 134: Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
- Section 135: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 136: Harbouring deserter
- Section 137: Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
- Section 138: Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 138A: [Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 139: Persons subject to certain Acts
- Section 140: Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
Chapter VIII — Of Offences Against The Public Tranquillity
- Section 141: Unlawful assembly
- Section 142: Being member of unlawful assembly
- Section 143: Punishment
- Section 144: Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
- Section 145: Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to
- Section 146: Rioting
- Section 147: Punishment for rioting
- Section 148: Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
- Section 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of
- Section 150: Hiring, or conniving at hiring, or persons to join unlawful assembly
- Section 151: Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has
- Section 152: Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
- Section 153: Want only giving provocation with intent to cause riot– if rioting be committed; if
- Section 153A: Promoting enmity between different groups, etc
- Section 153B: Inducing students, etc., to take part in political activity
- Section 154: Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
- Section 155: Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
- Section 156: Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
- Section 157: Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
- Section 158: Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
- Section 159: Affray
- Section 160: Punishment for committing affray
Chapter X — Of Contempts Of The Lawful Authority Of Public Servants.
- Section 172: Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
- Section 173: Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication
- Section 174: Non attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
- Section 175: Omission to produce document to public servant by person
- Section 176: Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound
- Section 177: Furnishing false information
- Section 178: Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
- Section 179: Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question
- Section 180: Refusing to sign statement
- Section 181: False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to
- Section 182: False information with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the
- Section 183: Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
- Section 184: Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- Section 185: Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- Section 186: Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
- Section 187: Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
- Section 188: Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
- Section 189: Threat of injury to public servant
- Section 190: Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public
Chapter XI — Of False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice
- Section 191: Giving false evidence
- Section 192: Fabricating false evidence
- Section 193: Punishment for false evidence
- Section 194: Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of
- Section 195: Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence
- Section 196: Using evidence known to be false
- Section 197: Issuing or signing false certificate
- Section 198: Using as true a certificate known to be false
- Section 199: False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
- Section 200: Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
- Section 201: Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen
- Section 202: Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
- Section 203: Giving false information respecting an offence committed
- Section 204: Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
- Section 205: False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
- Section 206: Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited
- Section 207: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
- Section 208: Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
- Section 209: Dishonestly making false claim in Court
- Section 210: Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
- Section 211: False charge of offence made with intent to injure
- Section 212: Harbouring offender
- Section 213: Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
- Section 214: Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender(repealed)
- Section 215: Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- Section 216: Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has
- Section 216A: Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
- Section 216B: [Definition of " harbour" in sections 212, 216 and 216 A.] Omitted by the Penal Code(repealed)
- Section 217: Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from
- Section 218: Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from
- Section 219: Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to
- Section 220: Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that
- Section 221: Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to
- Section 222: Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to
- Section 223: Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
- Section 224: Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
- Section 225: Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
- Section 225A: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases
- Section 225B: Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not
- Section 226: [Unlawful return from transportation.] Omitted by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972(repealed)
- Section 227: Violation of condition of remission of punishment
- Section 228: Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
- Section 229: Personation of a juror or assessor
Chapter XII — Of Offences Relating To Coin And Government Stamps
- Section 230: “Coin” defined
- Section 231: Counterfeiting coin
- Section 232: Counterfeiting Pakistan coin
- Section 233: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
- Section 234: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Pakistan coin
- Section 235: Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for
- Section 236: Abetting in Pakistan the counterfeiting out of Pakistan of coin
- Section 237: Import or export of counterfeit coin
- Section 238: Import or export of counterfeits of Pakistan coin
- Section 239: Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
- Section 240: Delivery of Pakistan coin possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
- Section 241: Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know
- Section 242: Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he
- Section 243: Possession of Pakistan coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he
- Section 244: Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition
- Section 245: Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
- Section 246: Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
- Section 247: Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of
- Section 248: Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different
- Section 249: Altering appearance of Pakistan coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of
- Section 250: Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
- Section 251: Delivery of Pakistan coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered
- Section 252: Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed
- Section 253: Possession of Pakistan coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became
- Section 254: Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know
- Section 255: Counterfeiting Government stamp
- Section 256: Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government
- Section 257: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
- Section 258: Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
- Section 259: Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
- Section 260: Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit
- Section 261: Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from
- Section 262: Using Government stamp known to have been before used
- Section 263: Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
- Section 263A: Prohibition of fictitious stamps
Chapter XIII — Of Offences Relating To Weights And Measures
Chapter XIV — Of Offences Affecting The Public Health, Safety, Convenience,
- Section 268: Public nuisance
- Section 269: Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
- Section 270: Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
- Section 271: Disobedience to quarantine rule
- Section 272: Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
- Section 273: Sale of noxious food or drink
- Section 274: Adulteration of drugs
- Section 275: Sale of adulterated drugs
- Section 276: Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
- Section 277: Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
- Section 278: Making atmosphere noxious to health
- Section 279: Rash driving or riding on a public way
- Section 280: Rash navigation of vessel
- Section 281: Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
- Section 282: Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
- Section 283: Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
- Section 284: Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
- Section 285: Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
- Section 286: Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
- Section 287: Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
- Section 288: Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
- Section 289: Negligent conduct with respect to animal
- Section 290: Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
- Section 291: Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
- Section 292: Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
- Section 292A: Exposure to seduction
- Section 292B: [* * * * * * *](repealed)
- Section 292C: [* * * * * * *](repealed)
- Section 293: Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
- Section 294: Obscene acts and songs
- Section 294A: Keeping lottery office
- Section 294B: Offering of prize in connection with trade, etc
Chapter XIX — Of The Criminal Breach Of Contracts Of Service
Chapter XV — Of Offences Relating To Religion
- Section 295: Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class
- Section 295A: Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by
- Section 295B: Defiling, etc., of copy of Holy Quran
- Section 295C: Use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of the Holy Prophet
- Section 296: Disturbing religious assembly
- Section 297: Trespassing on burial places, etc
- Section 298: Uttering words, etc
- Section 298A: Use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of holy personages
- Section 298B: Misuse of epithets, descriptions and titles, etc., reserved for certain holy
- Section 298C: Person of Quadiani group, etc., calling himself a Muslim or preaching or
Chapter XVI — Of Offences Affecting The Human Body
- Section 299: Definitions
- Section 300: Qatl-e-amd
- Section 301: Causing death of person other than the person whose death was intended
- Section 302: Punishment of qatl-i-amd
- Section 303: Qatl committed under ikrah i tam or ikrah i naqis
- Section 304: Proof of qatl i amd liable to qisas, etc
- Section 305: Wali
- Section 306: Qatl i amd not liable to qisas
- Section 307: Cases in which Qisas for qatl e amd shall not be enforced
- Section 308: Punishment in qatl i amd not liable to qisas, etc
- Section 309: Waiver Afw (وفع) of qisas in qatl i amd
- Section 310: Compounding of qisas (Sulh) (علص) in qatl i amd
- Section 310A: Punishment for giving a female in marriage or otherwise in badla e sulh, wanni
- Section 311: Ta'zir after waiver or compounding of right of qisas in qatl i amd
- Section 312: Qatl i amd after waiver or compounding of qisas
- Section 313: Right of qisas in qatl i amd
- Section 314: Execution of qisas in qatl i amd
- Section 315: Qatl shibh i-amd
- Section 316: Punishment for qatl shibhi‘amd
- Section 317: Person committing qatl debarred from succession
- Section 318: Qatl-i-khata
- Section 319: Punishment for qatl i khata
- Section 320: Punishment for qatl i khata by rash or negligent driving
- Section 321: Qatl bis sabab
- Section 322: Punishment for qatl bis sabab
- Section 323: Value of diyat
- Section 324: Attempt to commit qatl i amd
- Section 325: [* * * * * * *](repealed)
- Section 326: Thug
- Section 327: Punishment
- Section 328: Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or person having
- Section 328A: Cruelty to a child
- Section 329: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
- Section 330: Disbursement of diyat
- Section 331: Payment of diyat
- Section 332: Hurt
- Section 333: Itlaf i udw
- Section 334: Punishment for itlaf i udw
- Section 335: Itlaf i salahiyyat i udw
- Section 336: Punishment for itlaf i salahiyyat i udw
- Section 336A: Hurt caused by corrosive substance
- Section 336B: Punishment for hurt by corrosive substance
- Section 337: Shajjah
- Section 337A: Punishment of shajjah
- Section 337B: Jurh
- Section 337C: Jaifah
- Section 337D: Punishment for jaifah
- Section 337E: Ghayr jaifah
- Section 337F: Punishment of ghayr jaifah
- Section 337G: Punishment for hurt by rash or negligent driving
- Section 337H: Punishment for hurt by rash or negligent act
- Section 337I: Punishment for causing hurt by mistake (khata)
- Section 337J: Causing hurt by means of a poison
- Section 337K: Causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- Section 337L: Punishment for other hurt
- Section 337M: Hurt not liable to qisas
- Section 337N: Cases in which qisas for hurt shall not be enforced
- Section 337O: Wali in case of hurt
- Section 337P: Execution of qisas for hurt
- Section 337Q: Arsh for single organs
- Section 337R: Arsh for organs in pairs
- Section 337S: Arsh for the organs in quadruplicate
- Section 337T: Arsh for fingers
- Section 337U: Arsh for teeth
- Section 337V: Arsh for hair
- Section 337W: Merger of arsh
- Section 337X: Payment of arsh
- Section 337Y: Value of daman
- Section 337Z: Disbursement of arsh or daman
- Section 338: Isqat i Hamal(لمح طاقسا)
- Section 338A: Punishment for Isqat i haml
- Section 338B: Isqat i janin (نینج طاقسا)
- Section 338C: Punishment for Isqat i janin
- Section 338D: Confirmation of sentence of death by way of qisas or ta’zir, etc
- Section 338E: Waiver or compounding of offences
- Section 338F: Interpretation
- Section 338G: Rules
- Section 338H: Saving
- Section 339: Wrongful restraint
- Section 340: Wrongful confinement
- Section 341: Punishment for wrongful restrains
- Section 342: Punishment for wrongful confinement
- Section 343: Wrongful confinement for three or more days
- Section 344: Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
- Section 345: Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
- Section 346: Wrongful confinement in secret
- Section 347: Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act
- Section 348: Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
- Section 349: Force
- Section 350: Criminal force
- Section 351: Assault
- Section 352: Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
- Section 353: Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
- Section 354: Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
- Section 354A: Assault or use of criminal force to woman and stripping her of her clothes
- Section 355: Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave
- Section 356: Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a
- Section 357: Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
- Section 358: Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
- Section 359: Kidnapping
- Section 360: Kidnapping from Pakistan
- Section 361: Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
- Section 362: Abduction
- Section 363: Punishments for kidnapping
- Section 364: Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
- Section 364A: Kidnapping or abducting a person under the [age of fourteen]
- Section 365: Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
- Section 365A: Kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, valuable security, etc
- Section 365B: Kidnapping, abducting or inducting woman to compel for marriage etc
- Section 366: [Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 366A: Procuration of minor girl
- Section 366B: Importation of girl from foreign country
- Section 367: Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc
- Section 367A: Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to unnatural lust
- Section 368: Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
- Section 369: Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its
- Section 369A: * * * * * * *(repealed)
- Section 370: Buying or disposing of any person as a slave
- Section 371: Habitual dealing in slaves
- Section 371A: Selling person for purposes of prostitution, etc
- Section 371B: Buying person for purposes of prostitution, etc
- Section 372: [Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 373: [Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 374: Unlawful compulsory labour
- Section 375: Rape A person A is said to commit “rape” if A
- Section 375A: Gang rape.— Where a person is raped by one or more persons constituting a group
- Section 376: Punishment for rape
- Section 376A: Disclosure of identity of victim of rape, etc
- Section 377: Unnatural offences
- Section 377A: Sexual abuse
- Section 377B: Punishment
Chapter XVII — Of Offences Against Property
- Section 378: Theft
- Section 379: Punishment for theft
- Section 380: Theft in dwelling house
- Section 381: Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
- Section 381A: Theft of a car or other motor vehicles
- Section 382: Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the
- Section 383: Extortion
- Section 384: Punishment for extortion
- Section 385: Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
- Section 386: Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
- Section 387: Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
- Section 388: Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or
- Section 389: Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
- Section 390: Robbery
- Section 391: Dacoity
- Section 392: Punishment for robbery
- Section 393: Attempt to commit robbery
- Section 394: Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
- Section 395: Punishment for dacoity
- Section 396: Dacoity with murder
- Section 397: Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
- Section 398: Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
- Section 399: Making preparation to commit dacoity
- Section 400: Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
- Section 401: Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
- Section 402: Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
- Section 402A: Hijacking
- Section 402B: Punishment for hijacking
- Section 402C: Punishment for harbouring hijacker, etc
- Section 403: Dishonest misappropriation of property
- Section 404: Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of
- Section 405: Criminal breach of trust
- Section 406: Punishment for criminal breach of trust
- Section 407: Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc
- Section 408: Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
- Section 409: Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
- Section 410: Stolen property
- Section 411: Dishonestly receiving stolen property
- Section 412: Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a decoity
- Section 413: Habitually dealing in stolen property
- Section 414: Assisting in concealment of stolen property
- Section 415: Cheating
- Section 416: Cheating by personation
- Section 417: Punishment for cheating
- Section 418: Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest
- Section 419: Punishment for cheating by personation
- Section 420: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
- Section 421: Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent
- Section 422: Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
- Section 423: Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement
- Section 424: Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
- Section 425: Mischief
- Section 426: Punishment for mischief
- Section 427: Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
- Section 428: Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
- Section 429: Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value
- Section 430: Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
- Section 431: Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river, or channel
- Section 432: Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with
- Section 433: Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light house or sea mark
- Section 434: Mischief by destroying or moving etc., a landmark fixed by public authority
- Section 435: Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of
- Section 436: Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc
- Section 437: Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty
- Section 438: Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or
- Section 439: Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashor with intent to
- Section 440: Mischief committed after preparation made causing death or hurt
- Section 441: Criminal trespass
- Section 442: House trespass
- Section 443: Lurking house trespass
- Section 444: Lurking house trespass by night
- Section 445: House breaking
- Section 446: House breaking by night
- Section 447: Punishment for criminal trespass
- Section 448: Punishment for house trespass
- Section 449: House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
- Section 450: House trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
- Section 451: House trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- Section 452: House trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- Section 453: Punishment for lurking house trespass or house-breaking
- Section 454: Lurking house trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable
- Section 455: Lurking house trespass or house breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or
- Section 456: Punishment for lurking house trespass or house-breaking by night
- Section 457: Lurking house-trespass or house breaking by night in order to commit offence
- Section 458: Lurking house trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt,
- Section 459: Hurt caused whilst committing lurking house trespass or house breaking
- Section 460: Persons jointly concerned in lurking house trespass or house breaking by night
- Section 461: Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
- Section 462: Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
- Section 462A: Definition.— In this chapter, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
- Section 462B: Tampering with petroleum pipelines, etc
- Section 462C: Tampering with auxiliary or distribution pipelines of petroleum.— (1) Any person
- Section 462D: Tampering with gas meter by domestic consumer, etc
- Section 462E: Tampering with gas meter by Industrial or commercial consumer, etc
- Section 462F: Damaging or destructing the transmission or transportation lines, etc
- Section 462G: Definitions
- Section 462H: Abstraction or tampering etc
- Section 462J: Interference, improper use or tampering with electric meter by domestic consumer,
- Section 462K: Interference, improper use of tampering with electric meter by industrial or
- Section 462L: Interference, improper use or tempering with electric meter by agricultural
- Section 462M: Damaging or destroying or destructing the transmission lines, distribution
- Section 462N: Recovery of outstanding amounts from persons involved in section 462H
- Section 462O: Cognizance
- Section 462P: Overriding effect.— The provisions of this Chapter shall have effect notwithstanding
Chapter XVIII — Of Offeences Relating To Documents And To Trade Or Property Marks
- Section 463: Forgery
- Section 464: Making a false document
- Section 465: Punishment for forgery
- Section 466: Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
- Section 467: Forgery for valuable security will, etc
- Section 468: Forgery for purpose of cheating
- Section 469: Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
- Section 470: Forged document
- Section 471: Using as genuine a forged document
- Section 472: Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery
- Section 473: Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery
- Section 474: Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be
- Section 475: Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in
- Section 476: Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating, documents other than
- Section 477: Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable
- Section 477A: Falsification of accounts
- Section 478: Trade mark
- Section 479: Property mark
- Section 480: Using a false trade mark
- Section 481: Using a false property mark
- Section 482: Punishment for using a false trade mark or property mark
- Section 483: Counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark used by another
- Section 484: Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
- Section 485: Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a trade mark or
- Section 486: Selling goods marked with a counterfeit trade mark or property mark
- Section 487: Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
- Section 488: Punishment for making use of any such false mark
- Section 489: Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
- Section 489A: Counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes
- Section 489B: Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes
- Section 489C: Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes
- Section 489D: Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting
- Section 489E: Making or using documents resembling currency notes or bank notes
- Section 489F: Dishonestly issuing a cheque
- Section 489G: Counterfeiting or using documents resembling Prize Bonds or
Chapter XX — Of Offences Relating To Marriage
- Section 493: [Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 493A: Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
- Section 494: Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
- Section 495: Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom
- Section 496: Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
- Section 496A: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a woman
- Section 496B: Fornication
- Section 496C: Punishment for false accusation of fornication
- Section 497: [Adultery.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 498: [Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.] Rep(repealed)
- Section 498A: Prohibition of depriving women from inheriting property
- Section 498B: Prohibition of forced marriage
- Section 498C: Prohibition of marriage with the Holy Quran
Chapter XXI — Of Defamation
Chapter XXII — Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult And Annoyance
- Section 503: Criminal intimidation
- Section 504: Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
- Section 505: Statement conducing to public mischief
- Section 506: Punishment for criminal intimidation
- Section 507: Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
- Section 508: Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the
- Section 509: Insulting modesty or causing sexual harassment
- Section 510: Misconduct in public by a drunken person
Chapter XXIII — Of Attempts To Commit Offences
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