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New & Old Criminal Laws
New & Old Criminal Laws
New & Old Criminal Laws
Vs.
Aakash Elango
Advocate
Supreme Court of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Punishment of offences
Short title, commencement and
3 committed beyond, but which by 1(4)
application
law may be tried within, India
2(19) “Man”
10 “Man”, “Woman”
2(35) “Woman”
13 Definition of “Queen” — —
Definition of “Government of
16 — —
India”
18 India — —
23 “Wrongful gain”
“Gaining wrongfully”, “Losing
2(38)
wrongfully”
2(1) “Act”
Words referring to acts include
32
illegal omissions
General Explanations and
3(4)
expressions
2(1) “Act”
33 “Act”, “Omission”
2(26) “Person”
50 “Section” — —
Construction of reference to — —
53A
transportation
Explan
ation to Commutation of sentence of death or
Definition of “appropriate
55A section imprisonment for life
Government”
5
Offenders sentenced to
4 Punishments
58 transportation how dealt with until
transported
— —
61 Sentence of forfeiture of property
Termination of imprisonment on
Amount of fine, liability in default of
69 payment of proportional part of 8(6)
payment of fine, etc.
fine
77 Act of Judge when acting judicially 15 Act of Judge when acting judicially
Act likely to cause harm, but done Act likely to cause harm, but done
81 without criminal intent, and to 19 without criminal intent, and to prevent
prevent other harm other harm
Act of a child under seven years Act of a child under seven years of
82 20
of age age
Act not intended and not known to Act not intended and not known to be
87 be likely to cause death or 25 likely to cause death or grievous hurt,
grievous hurt, done by consent done by consent
Act not intended to cause death, Act not intended to cause death,
88 done by consent in good faith for 26 done by consent in good faith for
person’s benefit person’s benefit
Act done in good faith for benefit Act done in good faith for benefit of
89 of child or insane person, by or by 27 child or person with mental illness, by
consent of guardian or by consent of guardian
Act done in good faith for benefit Act done in good faith for benefit of a
92 30
of a person without consent person without consent
Act against which there is no right Acts against which there is no right of
99 37
to private defence private defence
Liability of abettor when one act Liability of abettor when one act
111 51
abetted and different act done abetted and different act done
139 Persons subject to certain Acts 167 Persons subject to certain Acts
161 to
Omitted — —
165A
171-I Failure to keep election accounts 177 Failure to keep election accounts
189 Threat of injury to public servant 224 Threat of injury to public servant
193 Punishment for false evidence 229 Punishment for false evidence
197 Issuing or signing false certificate 234 Issuing or signing false certificate
Causing disappearance of
Causing disappearance of evidence
evidence of offence, or giving
201 238 of offence, or giving false information
false information to screen
to screen offender
offender
Destruction of document or
Destruction of document to prevent
204 electronic record to prevent its 241
its production as evidence
production as evidence
Fraudulent removal or
Fraudulent removal or concealment
concealment of property to
206 243 of property to prevent its seizure as
prevent its seizure as forfeited or
forfeited or in execution
in execution
Fraudulent claim to property to Fraudulent claim to property to
207 prevent its seizure as forfeited or 244 prevent its seizure as forfeited or in
in execution execution
Omission to apprehend, or
Omission to apprehend, or sufferance
sufferance of escape, on part of
225A 264 of escape, on part of public servant,
public servant, in cases not
in cases not otherwise, provided for
otherwise provided for
Resistance or obstruction to lawful
Resistance or obstruction to lawful
apprehension, or escape or
225B 265 apprehension or escape or rescue in
rescue, in cases not otherwise
cases not otherwise provided for
provided for
Fraudulently or dishonestly
246 diminishing weight or altering — —
composition of coin
Fraudulently or dishonestly
247 diminishing weight or altering — —
composition of Indian coin
273 Sale of noxious food or drink 275 Sale of noxious food or drink
292 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc. 294 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
294 Obscene Acts and songs 296 Obscene acts and songs
297 Trespassing on burial places, etc. 301 Trespassing on burial places, etc.
310 Thug — —
311 Punishment — —
312 Causing miscarriage 88 Causing miscarriage
Death caused by act done with Death caused by act done with intent
314 90
intent to cause miscarriage to cause miscarriage
Act done with intent to prevent Act done with intent to prevent child
315 child being born alive or to cause 91 being born alive or to cause it to die
it to die after birth after birth
322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt 117 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
Theft after preparation made for Theft after preparation made for
382 causing death, hurt or restraint in 307 causing death, hurt or restraint in
order to the committing of the theft order to the committing of theft
383 Extortion 308 Extortion
Dishonestly or fraudulently
Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing
422 preventing debt being available 321
debt being available for creditors
for creditors
House-trespass in order to
House-trespass in order to commit
449 commit offence punishable with 332
offence
death
House-trespass in order to
House-trespass in order to commit
450 commit offence punishable with 332
offence
imprisonment for life
House-trespass in order to
House-trespass in order to commit
451 commit offence punishable with 332
offence
imprisonment
Making a false mark upon any Making a false mark upon any
487 350
receptacle containing goods receptacle containing goods
Punishment for making use of any Making a false mark upon any
488 350
such false mark receptacle containing goods
Tampering with property mark Tampering with property mark with
489 346
with intent to cause injury intent to cause injury
497 Adultery — —
Criminal intimidation by an
507 351 Criminal intimidation
anonymous communication