(Section 295 – 298)
| Section. 295 | Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class. | Punishment, Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both, Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 295A | Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs. | Punishment, Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 296 | Disturbing religious assembly. | Punishment, Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both, Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 297 | Trespassing on burial places, etc. | Punishment, Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both, Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 298 | Uttering, words, etc. with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person. | Punishment, Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both, Triable by any Magistrate. Compounded by the person whose religious feelings are inrended to be wounded. |
Chapter – 16 Of Offences Affecting The Human Body
(Section 299 – 377)
| Section. 299 | Culpable homicide. | |
| Section. 300 | Murder. | |
| Section. 301 | Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended. | |
| Section. 302 | Punishment for murder. | Punishment Death, or Imprisonment for life, and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 303 | Punishment for murder by life-convict. | Punishment Death, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 304 | Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session.2. Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, or both, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 304A | Causing death by negligence. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years and fine, or both, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 304B | Dowry death. | Punishment Imprisonment of not less than 7 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 305 | Abetment of suicide of child or insane person. | Punishment Death, or Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 306 | Abetment of suicide. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 307 | Attempt to murder. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, or both, Triable by Court of Session.2.Punishment Imprisonment life, or Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, or both, Triable by Court of Session.3. Punishment Death, or Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, or both, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 308 | Attempt to commit culpable homicide. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by Court of Session.1.Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 309 | Attempt to commit suicide. | Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 310 | Thug. | |
| Section. 311 | Punishment for thug. | Punishment Imprisonment for life and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 312 | Causing miscarriage. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.1.Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 313 | Causing miscarriage without womans consent. | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 314 | Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session.2. Punishment Imprisonment for life, as above, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 315 | Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, or both, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 316 | Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 317 | Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it. | Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, or both, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 318 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years and fine, or both, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 319 | Hurt. | |
| Section. 320 | Grievous hurt. | |
| Section. 321 | Voluntarily causing hurt. | |
| Section. 322 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt. | |
| Section. 323 | Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt. | Punishment Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both. Triable any Magistrate. |
| Section. 324 | Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 year, or fine, or both. Triable any Magistrate. |
| Section. 325 | Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt. | Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person to whom hurt is caused with the permission of the court. |
| Section. 326 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means. | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 326A | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc. | Punishment Imprisonment for not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and fine to be paid the victim. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 326B | Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid. | Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 327 | Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 328 | Causing hurt by means of poison, etc. with intent to commit an offence. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 329 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act. | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 330 | Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property. | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 331 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property. | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 332 | Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 333 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 334 | Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation. | Punishment Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person to whom the hurt is caused. |
| Section. 335 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation. | Punishment Imprisonment for 4 years, or fine of 2000 rupees, or both. Triable by Magistrate of the first class. Compoundable by the person to whom hurt is caused with the permission of the Court. |
| Section. 336 | Act endangering life or personal safety of others. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 months, fine of 250 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 337 | Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others. | Punishment Imprisonment for 6 months, fine of 500 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person to whom hurt is caused with the permission of the Court. |
| Section. 338 | Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety or others. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, fine of 1000 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person to whom hurt is caused with the permission of the Court. |
| Section. 339 | Wrongful restraint. | |
| Section. 340 | Wrongful confinement. | |
| Section. 341 | Punishment for wrongful restraint. | Punishment Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person restrained or confined. |
| Section. 342 | Punishment for wrongful Confinement. | Punishment imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person restrained or confined. |
| Section. 343 | Wrongful confinement for three or more days. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person confined with the permission of the court. |
| Section. 344 | Wrongful confinement for ten or more days. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person confined with the permission of the court. |
| Section. 345 | Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years in addition to imprisonment under any other section. Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 346 | Wrongful confinement in secret. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to imprisonment under any other section. Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 347 | Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 348 | Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 349 | Force. | |
| Section. 350 | Criminal force. | |
| Section. 351 | Assault. | |
| Section. 352 | Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person assaulted or to whom criminal force is used. |
| Section. 353 | Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty. | Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine or both. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 354 | Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. | Punishment Imprisonment for 1 years which may extend to 5 years, and with fine. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 354A | Sexual harassment and punishment for Sexual Harassment. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment which may Extend to 3 years or with fine or with both. Triable by any Magistrate.2.Punishment Imprisonment which may Extend to 1 years or with fine or with both. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 354B | Assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe. | Punishment Imprisonment of not less than years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 354C | Voyeurism. | Punishment Imprisonment of not less than years but which may extend to 3 years and with fine. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 354D | Stalking. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment up to 3 years with fine for second or subsequent conviction, Triable by any Magistrate.2. Punishment Imprisonment up to 5 years with fine for first or conviction, Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 355 | Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonor person, otherwise than on grave provocation. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compounded by the person assaulted or to whom criminal force is used. |
| Section. 356 | Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person. | Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 357 | Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person. | Punishment Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both. Triable by any magistrate. Compoundable by the person assaulted or to whom the force was used with the permission of the court. |
| Section. 358 | Assault or criminal force on grave provocation. | Punishment Simple Imprisonment for one month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both. Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the person assaulted or to whom criminal force is used. |
| Section. 359 | Kidnapping. | |
| Section. 360 | Kidnapping from India. | |
| Section. 361 | Kidnapping from lawful guardianship. | |
| Section. 362 | Abduction. | |
| Section. 363 | Punishment for kidnapping. | Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 363A | Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging. | 1.Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.2.Punishment Imprisonment for life and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 364 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder. | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 364A | Kidnapping for ransom, etc. | Punishment, Death, or Imprisonment for life and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 365 | Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person. | Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 366 | Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 366A | Procreation of minor girl. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 366B | Importation of girl from foreign country. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 367 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 368 | Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person. | Punishment for kidnapping or abduction, Triable by Court by which the kidnapping or abduction is triable. |
| Section. 369 | Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person. | Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
| Section. 370 | Trafficking of person. | Trafficking of person.: Punishment of less than 7 years but which may extend to 10 years and with fine. Triable by Court of Session.Trafficking of more than one person.: Punishment Imprisonment of not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine. Triable by Court of Session.Trafficking of a minor.: Punishment Imprisonment of not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine, Triable by Court of Session.Trafficking of more than one minor.: Punishment Imprisonment of not less than 14 years but which may extend to Imprisonment for life and with fine. Triable by Court of Session.Person Convicted of trafficking of minor than on more than one occasion.: Punishment Imprisonment for life which shall mean the remainder of that persons natural life and with fine, Triable by Court of Session.Public servant or a police officer involved in trafficking of minor.: Punishment Imprisonment for life which shall mean the remainder of that persons natural life and with fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 370A | Exploitation of a trafficked person. | Exploitation of a trafficked child.: Punishment Imprisonment of not less than 5 years but which may extend to 7 years and with fine, Triable by Court of Session.Exploitation of a trafficked person.: Imprisonment of not less than 3 years but which may extend to 5 years and with fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 371 | Habitual dealing in slaves. | Punishment Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 372 | Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 373 | Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. | Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 374 | Unlawful compulsory labour. | Punishment Imprisonment for 1 years and fine, or both, Triable by any Magistrate. |
| Section. 375 | Rape. | |
| Section. 376 | Punishment for rape. | Rape.: Punishment Rigorous imprisonment of not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376A | Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim | Punishment Rigorous Imprisonment of not less than 20 Years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that persons natural life or with death. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376AB | Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age. | Punishment Rigorous Imprisonment of not less than 20 Years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that persons natural life or with death. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376B | Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation. | Punishment Imprisonment for not less than 2 years but Which may Extend to 7 years and with fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376C | Intercourse by person in authority. | Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to 10 years and with fine. Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376D | Gang Rape. | Punishment Rigorous Imprisonment of not less than 20 Years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that persons natural life or with fine to be paid to the victim, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376DA | Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age. | Punishment imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that persons natural life or with fine, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376DB | Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age. | Punishment imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that persons natural life or with fine or with death, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 376E | Punishment for repeat offenders. | Punishment imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that persons natural life or with fine or with death, Triable by Court of Session. |
| Section. 377 | Unnatural offences (Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court). | Punishment Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate of the first class. |
