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Title and extent of operation of the Code. Section 2. Punishment of offences committed within India. Section 3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India. Section 4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.
The Indian Penal Code of 1860, subdivided into 23 chapters, comprises 511 sections. The code starts with an introduction, provides explanations and exceptions used in it, and covers a wide range of offences.
(a) The sections, in this Code, which contain definitions of offences, do not express that a child under seven years of age cannot commit such offences; but the definitions are to be understood subject
Full text containing the act, Indian Penal Code, 1860, with all the sections, schedules, short title, enactment date, and footnotes.
indian penal code the indian penal code, 1860 (act no. 45 of 1860) [6th october 1860]3 contents s. no. chapter 1. introduction 2. general explanations 3. punishments 4. general exceptions 5. abetment 6. criminal conspiracy 7. offences against the state 8. 1offences relating to the army [ navy and air force] 9.
Crimes Against the Human Body. These offences are provided for in Chapter XVI of the Code spanning from Section 299, which deals with culpable homicide to Section 377, which deals with unnatural offences.
Feb 18, 2024 · The Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, is the main criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code that covers all substantive aspects of criminal law. The code was drafted in 1860 on the recommendations of the first law commission of India established in 1834 under the Chairmanship of Lord Macaulay. It came into force in the year 1862.
