Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section - 1 - Title and extent of operation of the Code

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Section - 2 - Punishment of offences committed within India

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Section - 3 - Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India

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Section - 4 - Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

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Section - 5 - Certain laws not to be affected by this Act

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Section - 6 - Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions

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Section - 7 - Sense of expression once explained

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Section - 8 - Gender

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Section - 9 - Number

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Section - 10 - "Man"/"Woman"

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Section - 11 - "Person"

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Section - 12 - "Public"

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Section - 13 - Definition of "Queen"

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Section - 14 - "Servant of Government"

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Section - 15 - Definition of "British India"

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Section - 16 - Definition of "Government of India"

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Section - 17 - "Government"

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Section - 18 - "India"

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Section - 19 - "Judge"

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Section - 20 - "Court of Justice"

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Section - 21 - "Public servant"

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Section - 22 - "Movable property"

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Section - 23 - "Wrongful gain"/"Wrongful loss"

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Section - 24 - "Dishonestly"

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Section - 25 - "Fraudulently"

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Section - 26 - "Reason to believe"

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Section - 27 - Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

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Section - 28 - "Counterfeit"

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Section - 29 - "Document"

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Section - 29A - Electronic record

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Section - 30 - "Valuable security"

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Section - 31 - "A will"

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Section - 32 - Words referring to acts include illegal omissions

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Section - 33 - "Act"/"Omission"

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Section - 34 - Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

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Section - 35 - When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention

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Section - 36 - Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission

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Section - 37 - Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence

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Section - 38 - Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences

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Section - 39 - "Voluntarily"

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Section - 40 - "Offence"

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Section - 41 - "Special law"

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Section - 42 - "Local law"

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Section - 43 - "Illegal"/"Legally bound to do"

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Section - 44 - "Injury"

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Section - 45 - "Life"

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Section - 46 - "Death"

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Section - 47 - "Animal"

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Section - 48 - "Vessel"

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Section - 49 - "Year"/"Month"

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Section - 50 - "Section"

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Section - 51 - "Oath"

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Section - 52 - "Good faith"

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Section - 52A - "Harbour"

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Section - 53 - Punishments

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Section - 53A - Construction of reference to transportation

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Section - 54 - Commutation of sentence of death

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Section - 55 - Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life

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Section - 55A - Definition of "appropriate Government"

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Section - 56 - Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude/Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life

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Section - 57 - Fractions of terms of punishment

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Section - 58 - Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported

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Section - 59 - Transportation instead of imprisonment

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Section - 60 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple

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Section - 61 - Sentence of forfeiture of property

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Section - 62 - Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment

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Section - 63 - Amount of fine

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Section - 64 - Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

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Section - 65 - Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable

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Section - 66 - Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

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Section - 67 - Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only

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Section - 68 - Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine

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Section - 69 - Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine

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Section - 70 - Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment - Death not to discharge property from liability

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Section - 71 - Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences

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Section - 72 - Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which

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Section - 73 - Solitary confinement

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Section - 74 - Limit of solitary confinement

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Section - 75 - Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction

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Section - 76 - Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law

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Section - 77 - Act of Judge when acting judicially

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Section - 78 - Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court

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Section - 79 - Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law

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Section - 80 - Accident in doing a lawful act

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Section - 81 - Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm

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Section - 82 - Act of a child under seven years of age

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Section - 83 - Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding

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Section - 84 - Act of a person of unsound mind

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Section - 85 - Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will

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Section - 86 - Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated

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Section - 87 - Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent

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Section - 88 - Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit

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Section - 89 - Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian

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Section - 90 - Consent known to be given under fear or misconception

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Section - 91 - Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused

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Section - 92 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

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Section - 93 - Communication made in good faith

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Section - 94 - Act to which a person is compelled by threats

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Section - 95 - Act causing slight harm

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Section - 96 - Things done in private defence

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Section - 97 - Right of private defence of the body and of property

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Section - 98 - Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc

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Section - 99 - Acts against which there is no right of private defence

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Section - 100 - When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death

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Section - 101 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

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Section - 102 - Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body

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Section - 103 - When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death

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Section - 104 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

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Section - 105 - Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property

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Section - 106 - Right of private defence against a deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

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Section - 107 - Abetment of a thing

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Section - 108 - Abettor

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Section - 108A - Abetment in India of offences outside India

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Section - 109 - Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment

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Section - 110 - Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with a different intention from that of abettor

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Section - 111 - Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done

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Section - 112 - Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done

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Section - 113 - Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor

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Section - 114 - Abettor present when offence is committed

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Section - 115 - Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

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Section - 116 - Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment

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Section - 117 - Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons

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Section - 118 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

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Section - 119 - Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent

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Section - 120 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

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Section - 120A - Definition of criminal conspiracy

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Section - 120B - Punishment of criminal conspiracy

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Section - 121 - Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against the Government of India

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Section - 121A - Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121

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Section - 122 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India

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Section - 123 - Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war

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Section - 124 - Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power

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Section - 124A - Sedition

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Section - 125 - Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India

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Section - 126 - Committing depredation on territories of power at peace with the Government of India

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Section - 127 - Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126

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Section - 128 - Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape

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Section - 129 - Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape

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Section - 130 - Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner

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Section - 131 - Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty

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Section - 132 - Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof

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Section - 133 - Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office

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Section - 134 - Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed

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Section - 135 - Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman

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Section - 136 - Harbouring deserter

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Section - 137 - Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master

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Section - 138 - Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman

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Section - 138A - Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service

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Section - 139 - Person subject to certain Acts

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Section - 140 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman

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Section - 141 - Unlawful assembly

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Section - 142 - Being member of unlawful assembly

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Section - 143 - Punishment

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Section - 144 - Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon

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Section - 145 - Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse

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Section - 146 - Rioting

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Section - 147 - Punishment for rioting

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Section - 148 - Rioting, armed with deadly weapon

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Section - 149 - Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object

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Section - 150 - Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly

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Section - 151 - Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse

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Section - 152 - Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc

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Section - 153 - Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot - If rioting be committed/if not committed

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Section - 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

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Section - 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

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Section - 153B - Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration

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Section - 154 - Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held

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Section - 155 - Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed

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Section - 156 - Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed

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Section - 157 - Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly

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Section - 158 - Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot

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Section - 159 - Affray

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Section - 160 - Punishment for committing affray

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Section - 161 - Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act

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Section - 162 - Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant

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Section - 163 - Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant

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Section - 164 - Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 162 or 163

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Section - 165 - Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration, from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant

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Section - 165A - Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 161 or section 165

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Section - 166 - Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

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Section - 166A - Public servant disobeying direction under law

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Section - 166B - Punishment for non-treatment of victim

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Section - 167 - Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

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Section - 168 - Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade

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Section - 169 - Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property

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Section - 170 - Personating a public servant

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Section - 171 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent

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Section - 171A - "Candidate", "electoral right" defined

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Section - 171B - Bribery

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Section - 171C - Undue influence at elections

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Section - 171D - Personation at elections

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Section - 171E - Punishment for bribery

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Section - 171F - Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election

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Section - 171G - False statement in connection with an election

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Section - 171H - Illegal payments in connection with an election

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Section - 171-I - Failure to keep election accounts

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Section - 172 - Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding

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Section - 173 - Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof

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Section - 174 - Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant

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Section - 174A - [Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974

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Section - 175 - Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it

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Section - 176 - Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

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Section - 177 - Furnishing false information

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Section - 178 - Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it

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Section - 179 - Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question

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Section - 180 - Refusing to sign statement

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Section - 181 - False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation

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Section - 182 - False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person

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Section - 183 - Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant

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Section - 184 - Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant

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Section - 185 - Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant

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Section - 186 - Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

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Section - 188 - Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

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Section - 189 - Threat of injury to public servant

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Section - 190 - Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant

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Section - 191 - Giving false evidence

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Section - 192 - Fabricating false evidence

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Section - 193 - Punishment for false evidence

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Section - 194 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence

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Section - 195 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment

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Section - 195A - [Threatening or inducing any person to give false evidence

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Section - 196 - Using evidence known to be false

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Section - 197 - Issuing or signing false certificate

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Section - 198 - Using as true a certificate known to be false

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Section - 199 - False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence

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Section - 200 - Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false

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Section - 201 - Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender

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Section - 202 - Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform

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Section - 203 - Giving false information respecting an offence committed

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Section - 204 - Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence

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Section - 205 - False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution

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Section - 206 - Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

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Section - 207 - Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

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Section - 208 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due

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Section - 209 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court

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Section - 210 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due

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Section - 211 - False charge of offence made with intent to injure

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Section - 212 - Harbouring offender

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Section - 213 - Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment

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Section - 214 - Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender

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Section - 215 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc

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Section - 216 - Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered

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Section - 216A - Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits

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Section - 216B - Definition of "harbour" in sections 212, 216 and 216A

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Section - 217 - Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

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Section - 218 - Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

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Section - 219 - Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law

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Section - 220 - Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law

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Section - 221 - Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend

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Section - 222 - Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed

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Section - 223 - Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant

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Section - 224 - Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension

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Section - 225 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person

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Section - 225A - Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for

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Section - 225B - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for

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Section - 226 - Unlawful return from transportation

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Section - 227 - Violation of condition of remission of punishment

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Section - 228 - Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding

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Section - 228A - Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc.

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Section - 229 - Personation of a juror or assessor

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Section - 229A - [Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court

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Section - 230 - "Coin" defined

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Section - 231 - Counterfeiting coin

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Section - 232 - Counterfeiting Indian coin

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Section - 233 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin

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Section - 234 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin

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Section - 235 - Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin

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Section - 236 - Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin

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Section - 237 - Import or export of counterfeit coin

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Section - 238 - Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin

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Section - 239 - Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit

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Section - 240 - Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit

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Section - 241 - Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit

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Section - 242 - Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof

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Section - 243 - Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof

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Section - 244 - Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law

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Section - 245 - Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint

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Section - 246 - Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin

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Section - 247 - Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin

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Section - 248 - Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description

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Section - 249 - Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description

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Section - 250 - Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered

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Section - 251 - Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered

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Section - 252 - Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof

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Section - 253 - Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof

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Section - 254 - Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered

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Section - 255 - Counterfeiting Government stamp

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Section - 256 - Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp

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Section - 257 - Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp

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Section - 258 - Sale of counterfeit Government stamp

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Section - 259 - Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp

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Section - 260 - Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit

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Section - 261 - Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government

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Section - 262 - Using Government stamp known to have been before used

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Section - 263 - Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used

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Section - 263A - Prohibition of fictitious stamps

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Section - 264 - Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing

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Section - 265 - Fraudulent use of false weight or measure

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Section - 266 - Being in possession of false weight or measure

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Section - 267 - Making or selling false weight or measure

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Section - 268 - Public nuisance

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Section - 269 - Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life

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Section - 270 - Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life

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Section - 271 - Disobedience to quarantine rule

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Section - 272 - Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale

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Section - 273 - Sale of noxious food or drink

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Section - 274 - Adulteration of drugs

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Section - 275 - Sale of adulterated drugs

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Section - 276 - Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation

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Section - 277 - Fouling water of public spring or reservoir

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Section - 278 - Making atmosphere noxious to health

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Section - 279 - Rash driving or riding on a public way

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Section - 280 - Rash navigation of vessel

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Section - 281 - Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy

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Section - 282 - Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel

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Section - 283 - Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation

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Section - 284 - Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance

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Section - 285 - Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter

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Section - 286 - Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance

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Section - 287 - Negligent conduct with respect to machinery

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Section - 288 - Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings

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Section - 289 - Negligent conduct with respect to animal

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Section - 290 - Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for

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Section - 291 - Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue

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Section - 292 - Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc

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Section - 293 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person

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Section - 294 - Obscene acts and songs

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Section - 294A - Keeping lottery office

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Section - 295 - Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class

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Section - 295A - Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs

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Section - 296 - Disturbing religious assembly

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Section - 297 - Trespassing on burial places, etc

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Section - 298 - Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings

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Section - 299 - Culpable homicide

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Section - 300 - Murder

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Section - 301 - Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended

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Section - 302 - Punishment for murder

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Section - 303 - Punishment for murder by life-convict

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Section - 304 - Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

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Section - 304A - Causing death by negligence

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Section - 304B - Dowry death

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Section - 305 - Abetment of suicide of child or insane person

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Section - 306 - Abetment of suicide

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Section - 307 - Attempt to murder

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Section - 308 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide

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Section - 309 - Attempt to commit suicide

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Section - 310 - Thug

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Section - 311 - Punishment

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Section - 312 - Causing miscarriage

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Section - 313 - Causing miscarriage without woman's consent

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Section - 314 - Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage

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Section - 315 - Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth

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Section - 316 - Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide

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Section - 317 - Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it

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Section - 318 - Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

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Section - 319 - Hurt

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Section - 320 - Grievous hurt

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Section - 321 - Voluntarily causing hurt

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Section - 322 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

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Section - 323 - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt

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Section - 324 - Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means

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Section - 325 - Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

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Section - 326 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

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Section - 326A - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc

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Section - 326B - Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid

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Section - 327 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

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Section - 328 - Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence

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Section - 329 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

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Section - 330 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

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Section - 331 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

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Section - 332 - Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty

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Section - 333 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

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Section - 334 - Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation

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Section - 335 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation

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Section - 336 - Act endangering life or personal safety of others

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Section - 337 - Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

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Section - 338 - Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

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Section - 339 - Wrongful restraint

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Section - 340 - Wrongful confinement

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Section - 341 - Punishment for wrongful restraint

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Section - 342 - Punishment for wrongful confinement

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Section - 343 - Wrongful confinement for three or more days

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Section - 344 - Wrongful confinement for ten or more days

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Section - 345 - Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued

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Section - 346 - Wrongful confinement in secret

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Section - 347 - Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

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Section - 348 - Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of pro-perty

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Section - 349 - Force

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Section - 350 - Criminal force

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Section - 351 - Assault

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Section - 352 - Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation

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Section - 353 - Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

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Section - 354 - Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty

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Section - 354A - Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment

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Section - 354B - Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe

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Section - 354C - Voyeurism

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Section - 354D - Stalking

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Section - 354E - Sextortion

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Section - 355 - Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation

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Section - 356 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

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Section - 357 - Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person

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Section - 358 - Assault or criminal force on grave provocation

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Section - 359 - Kidnapping

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Section - 360 - Kidnapping from India

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Section - 361 - Kidnapping from lawful guardianship

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Section - 362 - Abduction

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Section - 363 - Punishment for kidnapping

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Section - 363A - Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging

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Section - 364 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder

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Section - 364A - Kidnapping for ransom, etc

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Section - 365 - Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person

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Section - 366 - Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc

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Section - 366A - Procuration of minor girl

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Section - 366B - Importation of girl from foreign country

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Section - 367 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc

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Section - 368 - Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person

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Section - 369 - Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person

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Section - 370 - Trafficking of person

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Section - 370A - Exploitation of a trafficked person

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Section - 371 - Habitual dealing in slaves

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Section - 372 - Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc

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Section - 373 - Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc

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Section - 374 - Unlawful compulsory labour

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Section - 375 - Rape

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Section - 376 - Punishment for rape

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Section - 376A - Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim

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Section - 376AB - Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age

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Section - 376B - Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation

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Section - 376C - Sexual intercourse by a person in authority

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Section - 376D - Gang rape

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Section - 376DA - Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age

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Section - 376DB - Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age

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Section - 376E - Punishment for repeat offenders

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Section - 377 - Unnatural offences

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Section - 378 - Theft

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Section - 379 - Punishment for theft

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Section - 380 - Theft in dwelling house, etc

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Section - 381 - Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master

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Section - 382 - Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft

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Section - 383 - Extortion

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Section - 384 - Punishment for extortion

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Section - 385 - Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion

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Section - 386 - Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt

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Section - 387 - Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion

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Section - 388 - Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc

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Section - 389 - Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion

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Section - 390 - Robbery

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Section - 391 - Dacoity

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Section - 392 - Punishment for robbery

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Section - 393 - Attempt to commit robbery

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Section - 394 - Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery

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Section - 395 - Punishment for dacoity

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Section - 396 - Dacoity with murder

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Section - 397 - Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt

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Section - 398 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon

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Section - 399 - Making preparation to commit dacoity

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Section - 400 - Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits

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Section - 401 - Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves

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Section - 402 - Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity

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Section - 403 - Dishonest misappropriation of property

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Section - 404 - Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death

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Section - 405 - Criminal breach of trust

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Section - 406 - Punishment for criminal breach of trust

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Section - 407 - Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc

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Section - 408 - Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant

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Section - 409 - Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent

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Section - 410 - Stolen property

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Section - 411 - Dishonestly receiving stolen property

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Section - 412 - Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity

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Section - 413 - Habitually dealing in stolen property

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Section - 414 - Assisting in concealment of stolen property

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Section - 415 - Cheating

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Section - 416 - Cheating by personation

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Section - 417 - Punishment for cheating

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Section - 418 - Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect

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Section - 419 - Punishment for cheating by personation

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Section - 420 - Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

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Section - 421 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors

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Section - 422 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors

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Section - 423 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration

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Section - 424 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property

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Section - 425 - Mischief

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Section - 426 - Punishment for mischief

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Section - 427 - Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees

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Section - 428 - Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees

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Section - 429 - Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees

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Section - 430 - Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water

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Section - 431 - Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel

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Section - 432 - Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage

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Section - 433 - Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark

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Section - 434 - Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority

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Section - 435 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees

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Section - 436 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc

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Section - 437 - Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden

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Section - 438 - Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance

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Section - 439 - Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc

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Section - 440 - Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt

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Section - 441 - Criminal trespass

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Section - 442 - House-trespass

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Section - 443 - Lurking house-trespass

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Section - 444 - Lurking house-trespass by night

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Section - 445 - House-breaking

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Section - 446 - House-breaking by night

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Section - 447 - Punishment for criminal trespass

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Section - 448 - Punishment for house-trespass

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Section - 449 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death

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Section - 450 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life

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Section - 451 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

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Section - 452 - House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

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Section - 453 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking

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Section - 454 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

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Section - 455 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

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Section - 456 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night

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Section - 457 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

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Section - 458 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint

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Section - 459 - Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking

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Section - 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

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Section - 461 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property

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Section - 462 - Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody

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Section - 463 - Forgery

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Section - 464 - Making a false document

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Section - 465 - Punishment for forgery

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Section - 466 - Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc

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Section - 467 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc

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Section - 468 - Forgery for purpose of cheating

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Section - 469 - Forgery for purpose of harming reputation

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Section - 470 - Forged document

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Section - 471 - Using as genuine a forged document

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Section - 472 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467

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Section - 473 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise

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Section - 474 - Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine

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Section - 475 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

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Section - 476 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing cunterfeit marked material

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Section - 477 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security

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Section - 477A - Falsification of accounts

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Section - 478 - Trade mark

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Section - 479 - Property mark

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Section - 480 - Using a false trade mark

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Section - 481 - Using a false property mark

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Section - 482 - Punishment for using a false property mark

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Section - 483 - Counterfeiting a property mark used by another

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Section - 484 - Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant

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Section - 485 - Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark

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Section - 486 - Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark

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Section - 487 - Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods

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Section - 488 - Punishment for making use of any such false mark

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Section - 489 - Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

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Section - 489A - Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

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Section - 489B - Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

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Section - 489C - Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

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Section - 489D - Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

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Section - 489E - Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes

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Section - 490 - Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey

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Section - 491 - Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

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Section - 492 - Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master's expense

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Section - 493 - Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

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Section - 494 - Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife

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Section - 495 - Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted

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Section - 496 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage

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Section - 497 - Adultery

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Section - 498 - Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman

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Section - 498A - Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty

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Section - 499 - Defamation

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Section - 500 - Punishment for defamation

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Section - 501 - Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory

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Section - 502 - Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter

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Section - 503 - Criminal intimidation

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Section - 504 - Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace

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Section - 505 - Statements conducing to public mischief

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Section - 506 - Punishment for criminal intimidation

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Section - 507 - Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

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Section - 508 - Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure

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Section - 509 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman

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Section - 510 - Misconduct in public by a drunken person

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Section - 511 - Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment

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Section - 187 - Omission to assist public servant when bound by

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