Indian Penal Code 1860 Part – 7

Section. 378           

Theft.

Section. 379

Punishment for theft.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the owner of the property stolen with the
permission of the Court.

Section. 380

Theft in dwelling house, etc.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 381

Theft by clerk or servant of property in
possession of master.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the owner of the property stolen with the
permission of the Court.

Section. 382

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

Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 383           

Extortion.

Section. 384

Punishment for extortion.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine, or both, Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 385

Putting person in fear of injury in order to
commit extortion.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years and fine, or both, Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 386

Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or
grievous hurt.

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 387

Putting person in fear of death or of grievous
hurt, in order to commit extortion.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 388

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

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 389

Putting person in fear of accusation of offence,
in order to commit extortion.

1.Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

2.Punishment Imprisonment for life, Triable by Magistrate of the
first class.

Section. 390

Robbery.

Section. 391

Dacoity.

Section. 392           

Punishment for robbery.

1.Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

2. Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for 14 years and fine, Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 393

Attempt to commit robbery.

Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 394

Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10
years and fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 395

Punishment for dacoity.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years
and fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 396

Dacoity with murder.

Punishment Death, Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for
10 years and fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 397           

Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death
or grievous hurt.

Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 7 years, Triable
by Court of Session.

Section. 398

Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed
with deadly weapon.

Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 7 years, Triable
by Court of Session.

Section. 399

Making preparation to commit dacoity.

Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine, Triable by
Court of Session.

Section. 400

Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10
years and fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 401

Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves.

Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 7 years, Triable
by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 402

Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity.

Punishment Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 7 years, Triable
by Court of Session.

Section. 403

Dishonest misappropriation of property.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the property misappropriated with the permission
of the court.

Section. 404

Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed
by deceased person at the time of his death.

1.Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, Triable by any
Magistrate.

2. If by clark or person
employed by deceased. Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine,
Triable by any Magistrate.

Section. 405

Criminal breach of trust.

Section. 406           

Punishment for criminal breach of trust.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine, or both. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class, Compoundable by the owner of the property in
respect of which breach of trust has been committed, with the permission of
the court.

Section. 407

Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate
of first class. Compoundable by the owner of the property in respect of which
the breach of trust has been committed with the permission of the court. 

Section. 408

Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, Triable by Magistrate
of first class. Compoundable by the owner of the property in respect of which
the breach of trust has been committed with the permission of the court.

Section. 409

Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by
banker, merchant or agent.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 410

Stolen property.

Section. 411           

Dishonestly receiving stolen property.

Punishment for 3 years, or fine , or both, Triable by any Magistrate
. Compoundable by the owner of the property stolen with the permission of the
court.

Section. 412

Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the
commission of a dacoity.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10
years fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 413

Habitually dealing in stolen property.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10
years fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 414

Assisting in concealment of stolen property.

Punishment for 3 years, or fine , or both, Triable by any Magistrate
. Compoundable by the owner of the property stolen with the permission of the
court.

Section. 415

Cheating.

Section. 416

Cheating by personation.

Section. 417

Punishment for cheating.

Punishment Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the person cheated with the permission of the
court.

Section. 418

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

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by  any Magistrate. Compoundable by the
person cheated with the permission of the court.

Section. 419

Punishment for cheating by personation.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by  any Magistrate. Compoundable by the
person cheated with the permission of the court.

Section. 420

Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of
property.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class. Compoundable by the person cheated with the permission of
the court.

Section. 421

Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of
property to prevent distribution among creditors.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by  any Magistrate. Compoundable by the
creditor who are affected thereby with the permission of the court.

Section. 422

Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being
available for creditors.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by  any 
Magistrate. Compoundable by the creditor who are affected thereby with
the permission of the court.

Section. 423

Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of
transfer containing false statement of consideration.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the person affected thereby with the permission
of the court.

Section. 424

Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of
property.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the person affected thereby with the permission
of the court.

Section. 425

Mischief.

Section. 426           

Punished for mischief.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both. Triable by
any Magistrate. Compoundable By the person to whom the loss or damage is
caused.

Section. 427

Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty
rupees.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable By the person to whom the loss or damage is caused.

Section. 428

Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value
of ten rupees.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 429

Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc. of the
value of fifty rupees.

Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 430

Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully
diverting water.

Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 431           

Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river
or channel.

Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by  Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 432

Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to
public drainage attended with damage.

Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 433

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

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 434

Mischief by destroying or moving, etc. A landmark
fixed by public authority.

Punishment Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

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.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 436

Mischief by fire or explosive substance with
intent to destroy house, etc.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 437

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

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of
Session.

Section. 438

Punishment for the mischief described in section
437 committed by fire or explosive substance.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 439

Punishment for intentionally running vessel
aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of
Session.

Section. 440

Mischief committed after preparation made for
causing death or hurt.

Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years and fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 441

Criminal trespass.

Section. 442

House trespass.

Section. 443

Lurking house trespass.

Section. 444

Lurking house trespass by night.

Section. 445

Housing breaking.

Section. 446           

House breaking by night.

Section. 447

Punishment for criminal trespass.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 Months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.
Triable by any Magistrate.

Section. 448

Punishment for house trespass.

Punishment Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.
Triable by any Magistrate.

Section. 449

House trespass in order to commit offence
punishable with death.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10
years and fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 450

House trespass in order to commit offence
punishable with imprisonment for life.

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Court of
Session.

Section. 451           

House trespass in order to commit offence
punishable with imprisonment.

1.Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Triable by any
Magistrate.

2.Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 452

House trespass after preparation for hurt, assault
or wrongful restraint.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 453

Punishment for lurking house trespass or house
breaking.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 454

Lurking house trespass or house breaking in order
to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

1.Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Triable by any
Magistrate.

2.Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 455

Lurking house trespass or house breaking after
preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 456

Punishment for lurking house trespass or house
breaking by night.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 457

Lurking house trespass or house breaking by night
in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

1.Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years and fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

2.Punishment Imprisonment for 14 years and fine. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 458

Lurking house trespass or house breaking by night
after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint.

Punishment Imprisonment for 14 years and fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 459

Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking
house trespass or house breaking.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Court of Session.

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.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 461

Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing
property.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 462

Punishment for same offence when committed by person
entrusted with custody

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 463

Forgery.

Section. 464

Making a false document.

Section. 465

Punishment for forgery.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 466

Forgery of record of court or of public register,
etc.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 467

Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 468           

Forgery for purpose of cheating.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 469

Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 470

Forged document or electronic record.

Section. 471

Using as genuine a forged document or electronic
record.

Punishment Imprisonment for forgery of such document. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 472

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

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and
fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 473           

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

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 474

Having possession of document described in
section466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as
genuine.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and
fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 475

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

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and
fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 476

Counterfeiting device or mark used for
authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or
possessing counterfeit marked material.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 477

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

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and
fine. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 477A

Falsification of accounts.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 478           

Trade marks.

Section. 479

Property mark.

Section. 480

Using a false trade mark.

Section. 481

Sing a false property mark.

Section. 482

Punishment for using a false property mark.

Punishment Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the person to whom loss or injury is caused by
such use with the permission of the court.

Section. 483           

Counterfeiting a property mark used by another.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 year, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the person whose trade or property mark is
counterfeited with the permission of the court.

Section. 484

Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 485

Making or possession of any instrument for
counterfeiting a property mark.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by
Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 486

Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property
mark.

Punishment Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the person whose trade or property mark is
counterfeited with the permission of the court.

Section. 487

Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing
goods.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 488

Punishment for making use of any such false mark.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 489           

Tampering with property mark with intent to cause
injury.

Punishment Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 489A

Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 489B

Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency
notes or bank notes.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 489C

Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes
or bank notes.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Court of
Session.

Section. 489D

Making or possessing instruments or materials for
forgoing or counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes.

Punishment Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine. Triable by Court of Session.

Section. 489E           

Making or using documents resembling currency
notes or bank notes.

Punishment Fine of 100 rupees. Triable by any Magistrate.

Section. 490

Breach of contract of service during voyage or
journey.

Section. 491

Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants
of helpless person.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.
Triable by any Magistrate.

Section. 492

Breach of contract to serve at distant place to
which servant is conveyed at masters expense.

Section. 493

Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing
a belief lawful marriage.

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 494

Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class. Compoundable by the husband or wife of the person so
marrying with the permission of the court.

Section. 495

Same offence with concealment of former marriage
from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted.

Punishment Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 496

Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through
without lawful marriage.

Punishment Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 497           

Adultery (Declared unconstitutional by Supreme
Court of India).

Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class.

Section. 498

Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal
intent a married woman.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine. Triable by Magistrate
of the first class. Compoundable by the person with whom the offender has
contracted.

Section. 498A

Husband or relative of husband of a women
subjecting her to cruelty.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 and fine, Cognizable if information
relating to the commission of the offence is given to an officer in charge of
a police station by the person aggrieved by the offence or by any person
related to her by blood, marriage or adoption or if there is no such
relative, by any public servant belonging to such class or category as may be
notified by the State Government in this behalf, Triable by Magistrate.

Section. 499

Defamation.

Section. 500

Punishment for defamation.

Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by Court of Session.

Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 501

Printing or engraving matter known to be
defamatory.

Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by Court of Session.

Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 502

Sale of printed or engraved substance containing
defamatory matter.

Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by Court of Session.

Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable
by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 503

Criminal intimidation.

Section. 504

Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach
of the peace.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 505

Statements conducing to public mischief.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Punishment Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

Section. 506

Section. 502(2)

Punishment for criminal intimidation.

If Threat be cause death or grievous hurt, etc.

Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate.

 Punishment Imprisonment for 7
years, or fine, or both. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 507           

Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.

Punishment Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to the punishment
under above section. Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Section. 508

Act caused by inducing person to believe that he
will be rendered an object of the divine displeasure.

Punishment Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both. Triable by any
Magistrate. Compoundable by the person against whom the offence was
committed.

Section. 509

Word, gesture or act intended to insult the
modesty of a woman.

Punishment Simple, Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both.
Triable by any Magistrate. Compoundable by the woman whom is was intended to
insult or whose privacy was intruded upon with the permission of the Court.

Section. 510

Misconduct in public by a drunken person.

Punishment Simple Imprisonment for 24 hours, or fine of 10 rupees, or
both. Triable by any Magistrate.

Section. 511

Punishment for attempting to commit offences
punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.

Punishment Imprisonment for life or imprisonment not exceeding half
of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both. Triable by
the Court by which the offence attempted is triable.