1. Short title, extent and commencement.

2. Definitions

3. Construction of references.

4. Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws.

5. Saving.

6. Classes of Criminal Courts.

7. Territorial divisions.

8. Court of Session.

9. Courts of Judicial Magistrates.

10. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc

11. Special Judicial Magistrates.

12. Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates

13. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates.

14. Executive Magistrates

15. Special Executive Magistrates.

16. Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates

17. Subordination of Executive Magistrates.

18. Public Prosecutors.

19. Assistant Public Prosecutors.

20. Directorate of Prosecution.

21. Courts by which offences are triable.

22. Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass. Sentences which Magistrates may pass.

23. Sentences which Magistrates may pass.

24. Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine.

25. Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.

26. Mode of conferring powers.

27. Powers of officers appointed.

28. Withdrawal of powers.

29. Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-inoffice.

30. Powers of superior officers of police.

31. Public when to assist Magistrates and police.

32. Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.

33. Public to give information of certain offences.

34. Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report.

35. When police may arrest without warrant.

36. Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.

37. Designated police officer.

38. Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.

39. Arrest on refusal to give name and residence.

40. Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.

41. Arrest by Magistrate.

42. Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest.

43. Arrest how made.

44. Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested

45. Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.

46. No unnecessary restraint.

47. Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.

48. Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend.

49. Search of arrested person.

50. Power to seize offensive weapons.

51. Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer.

52. Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner.

53. Examination of arrested person by medical officer.

54. Identification of person arrested.

55. Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.

56. Health and safety of arrested person

57. Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.

58. Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.

59. Police to report apprehensions.

60. Discharge of person apprehended.

61. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.

62. Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.

63. Form of summons.

64. Summons how served.

65. Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies.

66. Service when persons summoned cannot be found.

67. Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided.

68. Service on Government servant

69. Service of summons outside local limits.

70. Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present.

71. Service of summons on witness.

72. Form of warrant of arrest and duration.

73. Power to direct security to be taken.

74. Warrants to whom directed.

75. Warrant may be directed to any person.

76. Warrant directed to police officer.

77. Notification of substance of warrant.

78. Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.

79. Where warrant may be executed.

80. Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction.

81. Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction.

82. Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued.

83. Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought.

84. Proclamation for person absconding.

85. Attachment of property of person absconding.

86. Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person.

87. Claims and objections to attachment.

88. Release, sale and restoration of attached property.

89. Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property.

90. Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons.

91. Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.

92. Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance.

93. Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest.

94. Summons to produce document or other thing.

95. Procedure as to letters.

96. When searchwarrant may be issued.

97. Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.

98. Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue searchwarrants for same.

99. Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture.

100. Search for persons wrongfully confined.

101. Power to compel restoration of abducted females.

102. Direction, etc., of searchwarrants.

103. Persons in charge of closed place to allow search.

104. Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction.

105. Recording of search and seizure through audiovideo electronic means.

106. Power of police officer to seize certain property.

107. Attachment, forfeiture or restoration of property.

108. Magistrate may direct search in his presence.

109. Power to impound document, etc., produced.

110. Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes.

111. Definitions.

112. Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India.

113. Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India.

114. Assistance in securing transfer of persons.

115. Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property.

116. Identifying unlawfully acquired property.

117. Seizure or attachment of property.

118. Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.

119. Notice of forfeiture of property.

120. Forfeiture of property in certain cases.

121. Fine in lieu of forfeiture.

122. Certain transfers to be null and void.

123. Procedure in respect of letter of request.

124. Application of this Chapter.

125. Security for keeping peace on conviction.

126. Security for keeping peace in other cases.

127. Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating certain matters.

128. Security for good behaviour from suspected persons.

129. Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders.

130. Order to be made.

131. Procedure in respect of person present in Court.

132. Summons or warrant in case of person not so present.

133. Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant.

134. Power to dispense with personal attendance.

135. Inquiry as to truth of information.

136. Order to give security.

137. Discharge of person informed against.

138. Commencement of period for which security is required.

139. Contents of bond.

140. Power to reject sureties.

141. Imprisonment in default of security.

142. Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security.

143. Security for unexpired period of bond.

144. Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents.

145. Procedure

146. Alteration in allowance.

147. Enforcement of order of maintenance.

148. Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force

149. Use of armed forces to disperse assembly.

150. Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly

151. Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150.

152. Conditional order for removal of nuisance.

153. Service or notification of order.

154. Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause.

155. Penalty for failure to comply with section 154

156. Procedure where existence of public right is denied.

157. Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause.

158. Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert.

159. Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.

160. Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience.

161. Injunction pending inquiry.

162. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance.

163. Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.

164. Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace.

165. Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver.

166. Dispute concerning right of use of land or water

167. Local inquiry

168. Police to prevent cognizable offences.

169. Information of design to commit cognizable offences

170. Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.

171. Prevention of injury to public property.

172. Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police.

173. Information in cognizable cases.

174. Information as to noncognizable cases and investigation of such cases

175. Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case.

176. Procedure for investigation.

177. Report how submitted.

178. Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.

179. Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses.

180. Examination of witnesses by police

181. Statements to police and use thereof.

182. No inducement to be offered.

183. Recording of confessions and statements.

184. Medical examination of victim of rape.

185. Search by police officer.

186. When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search warrant.

187. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.

188. Report of investigation by subordinate police officer

189. Release of accused when evidence deficient.

190. Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient.

191. Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint.

192. Diary of proceedings in investigation.

193. Report of police officer on completion of investigation.

194. Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc

196. Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.

197. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.

198. Place of inquiry or trial.

199. Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.

200. Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence.

201. Place of trial in case of certain offences

202. Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc.

203. Offence committed on journey or voyage.

204. Place of trial for offences triable together.

205. Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.

206. High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place.

207. Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction.

208. Offence committed outside India.

209. Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India.

210. Cognizance of offences by Magistrate.

211. Transfer on application of accused.

212. Making over of cases to Magistrates.

213. Cognizance of offences by Court of Session.

214. Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them.

215. Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence.

216. Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.

217. Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence.

218. Prosecution of Judges and public servants.

219. Prosecution for offences against marriage.

220. Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

221. Cognizance of offence.

222. Prosecution for defamation.

223. Examination of complainant.

224. Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.

225. Postponement of issue of process.

226. Dismissal of complaint.

227. Issue of process.

228. Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused.

229. Special summons in cases of petty offence.

230. Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents.

231. Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session.

232. Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it.

233. Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence.

234. Contents of charge.

235. Particulars as to time, place and person.

236. When manner of committing offence must be stated.

237. Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.

238. Effect of errors.

239. Court may alter charge.

240. Recall of witnesses when charge altered.

241. Separate charges for distinct offences.

242. Offences of same kind within year may be charged together.

243. Trial for more than one offence.

244. Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed.

245. When offence proved included in offence charged.

246. What persons may be charged jointly

247. Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges.

248. Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor.

249. Opening case for prosecution.

250. Discharge.

251. Framing of charge.

252. Conviction on plea of guilty.

253. Date for prosecution evidence.

254. Evidence for prosecution.

255. Acquittal.

256. Entering upon defence.

257. Arguments.

258. Judgment of acquittal or conviction.

259. Previous conviction.

260. Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222.

261. Compliance with section 230.

262. When accused shall be discharged.

263. Framing of charge.

264. Conviction on plea of guilty.

265. Evidence for prosecution.

266. Evidence for defence.

267. Evidence for prosecution

268. When accused shall be discharged.

269. Procedure where accused is not discharged.

270. Evidence for defence.

271. Acquittal or conviction.

272. Absence of complainant.

273. Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause.

274. Substance of accusation to be stated.

275. Conviction on plea of guilty.

276. Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases.

277. Procedure when not convicted.

278. Acquittal or conviction.

279. Non-appearance or death of complainant.

280. Withdrawal of complaint.

281. Power to stop proceedings in certain cases.

282. Power of Court to convert summonscases into warrant-cases.

283. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Sanhita—

284. Summary trial by Magistrate of second class.

285. Procedure for summary trials.

286. Record in summary trials.

287. Judgment in cases tried summarily

288. Language of record and judgment.

289. Application of Chapter.

290. Application for plea bargaining.

291. Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition.

292. Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court.

293. Disposal of case.

294. Judgment of Court.

295. Finality of judgment.

296. Power of Court in plea bargaining.

297. Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.

298. Savings.

299. Statements of accused not to be used.

300. Nonapplication of Chapter.

301. Definitions.

302. Power to require attendance of prisoners.

303. Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302.

304. Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies.

305. Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.

306. Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.

307. Language of Courts.

308. Evidence to be taken in presence of accused.

309. Record in summons cases and inquiries

310. Record in warrant-cases.

311. Record in trial before Court of Session.

312. Language of record of evidence.

313. Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed.

314. Interpretation of evidence to accused or his advocate.

315. Remarks respecting demeanour of witness.

316. Record of examination of accused.

317. Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully. Record in High Court.

318. Record in High Court.

319. When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued

320. Commission to whom to be issued.

321. Execution of commissions.

322. Parties may examine witnesses.

323. Return of commission.

324. Adjournment of proceeding.

325. Execution of foreign commissions.

326. Deposition of medical witness.

327. Identification report of Magistrate.

328. Evidence of officers of Mint.

329. Reports of certain Government scientific experts.

330. No formal proof of certain documents.

331. Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants.

332. Evidence of formal character on affidavit.

333. Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn.

334. Previous conviction or acquittal how proved.

335. Record of evidence in absence of accused

336. Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases.

337. Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence.

338. Appearance by Public Prosecutors.

339. Permission to conduct prosecution.

340. Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.

341. Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases.

342. Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused.

343. Tender of pardon to accomplice.

344. Power to direct tender of pardon.

345. Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon.

346. Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.

347. Local inspection.

348. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.

349. Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc.

350. Expenses of complainants and witnesses.

351. Power to examine accused.

352. Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments.

353. Accused person to be competent witness.

354. No influence to be used to induce disclosure.

355. Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases.

356. Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender.

357. Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.

358. Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence.

359. Compounding of offences.

360. Withdrawal from prosecution

361. Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of.

362. Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed.

363. Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property.

364. Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe.

365. Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.

366. Court to be open.

367. Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind

368. Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court.

369. Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial.

371. Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court.

372. When accused appears to have been of sound mind.

373. Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind.

374. Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody.

375. Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge.

376. Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence.

377. Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released.

379. Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215.

380. Appeal.

381. Power to order costs.

382. Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance.

383. Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence.

384. Procedure in certain cases of contempt.

385. Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384.

386. When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court.

387. Discharge of offender on submission of apology.

388. Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document.

389. Summary procedure for punishment for nonattendance by a witness in obedience to summons.

390. Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389.

391. Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves.

392. Judgment.

393. Language and contents of judgment.

394. Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender.

395. Order to pay compensation.

396. Victim compensation scheme.

397. Treatment of victims.

398. Witness protection scheme.

399. Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested.

400. Order to pay costs in noncognizable cases.

401. Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition.

402. Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases.

403. Court not to alter judgment.

404. Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons.

405. Judgment when to be translated.

406. Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate.

407. Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation.

408. Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken.

409. Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction.

410. Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges.

411. Procedure in case of difference of opinion.

412. Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation.

413. No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided.

414. Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour.

415. Appeals from convictions.

416. No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty.

417. No appeal in petty cases.

418. Appeal by State Government against sentence.

419. Appeal in case of acquittal.

420. Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.

421. Special right of appeal in certain cases.

422. Appeal to Court of Session how heard.

423. Petition of appeal.

424. Procedure when appellant in jail.

425. Summary dismissal of appeal.

426. Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily.

427. Powers of Appellate Court.

428. Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court.

429. Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.

430. Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail.

431. Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.

432. Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken.

433. Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided.

434. Finality of judgments and orders on appeal.

435. Abatement of appeals.

436. Reference to High Court.

437. Disposal of case according to decision of High Court.

438. Calling for records to exercise powers of revision.

439. Power to order inquiry.

440. Sessions Judge's powers of revision.

441. Power of Additional Sessions Judge.

442. High Court's powers of revision.

443. Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases

444. Option of Court to hear parties.

445. High Court's order to be certified to lower Court.

446. Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals.

447. Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals.

448. Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals.

449. Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges.

450. Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates.

451. Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates.

452. Reasons to be recorded.

453. Execution of order passed under section 409.

454. Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court.

455. Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court.

456. Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman.

457. Power to appoint place of imprisonment.

458. Execution of sentence of imprisonment.

459. Direction of warrant for execution.

460. Warrant with whom to be lodged.

461. Warrant for levy of fine.

462. Effect of such warrant.

463. Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend.

464. Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment.

465. Who may issue warrant

466. Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect.

467. Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence.

468. Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.

469. Saving.

470. Return of warrant on execution of sentence.

471. Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine.

472. Mercy petition in death sentence cases.

473. Power to suspend or remit sentences.

474. Power to commute sentence.

475. Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases.

476. Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences

477. State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases.

478. In what cases bail to be taken.

479. Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained.

480. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence.

481. Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court.

482. Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest.

483. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail.

484. Amount of bond and reduction thereof.

485. Bond of accused and sureties.

486. Declaration by sureties.

487. Discharge from custody.

488. Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient.

489. Discharge of sureties.

490. Deposit instead of recognizance.

491. Procedure when bond has been forfeited.

492. Cancellation of bond and bail bond.

493. Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.

494. Bond required from child.

495. Appeal from orders under section 491.

496. Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances.

497. Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases.

498. Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial.

499. Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused.

500. Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499.

501. Destruction of libellous and other matter.

502. Power to restore possession of immovable property.

503. Procedure by police upon seizure of property.

504. Procedure where no claimant appears within six months.

505. Power to sell perishable property.

506. Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings.

507. Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.

508. Proceedings in wrong place.

509. Noncompliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316.

510. Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge.

511. Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity.

512. Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.

513. Definitions.

514. Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation.

515. Commencement of period of limitation.

516. Exclusion of time in certain cases.

517. Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.

518. Continuing offence.

519. Extension of period of limitation in certain cases.

520. Trials before High Courts.

521. Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial.

522. Forms.

523. Power of High Court to make rules.

524. Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases

525. Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested

526. Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts

527. Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property.

528. Saving of inherent powers of High Court.

529. Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts.

530. Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode.

531. Repeal and savings.

1. Short title, commencement and application

2. Definitions

3. General explanations

4. Punishments.

5. Commutation of sentence.

6. Fractions of terms of punishment.

7. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.

8. Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.

9. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.

10. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.

11. Solitary confinement.

12. Limit of solitary confinement.

13. Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.

14. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.

15. Act of Judge when acting judicially

16. Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court.

17. Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law

18. Accident in doing a lawful act.

19. Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.

20. Act of a child under seven years of age.

21. Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.

22. Act of a person of unsound mind.

23. Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.

24. Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.

25. Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.

26. Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit.

27. Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian

28. Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.

29. Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.

30. Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

31. Communication made in good faith.

32. Act to which a person is compelled by threats.

33. Act causing slight harm.

34. Things done in private defence.

35. Right of private defence of body and of property.

36. Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc.

37. Acts against which there is no right of private defence

38. When right of private defence of body extends to causing death.

39. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.

40. Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body

41. When right of private defence of property extends to causing death.

42. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.

43. Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property

44. Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

45. Abetment of a thing

46. Abettor

47. Abetment in India of offences outside India.

48. Abetment outside India for offence in India.

49. Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.

50. Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.

51. Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.

52. Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.

53. Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor.

54. Abettor present when offence is committed.

55. Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.

56. Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.

57. Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons.

58. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.

59. Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.

60. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

61. Criminal conspiracy.

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

63. Rape

64. Punishment for rape.

65. Punishment for rape in certain cases.

66. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.

67. Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.

68. Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.

69. Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.

70. Gang rape.

71. Punishment for repeat offenders

72. Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.

73. Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.

74. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty

75. Sexual harassment.

76. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.

77. Voyeurism.

78. Stalking.

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

80. Dowry death.

81. Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.

82. Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.

83. Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.

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

85. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

86. Cruelty defined.

87. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.

88. Causing miscarriage

89. Causing miscarriage without woman's consent.

90. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.

91. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth.

92. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.

93. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it.

94. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.

95. Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.

96. Procuration of child.

97. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.

98. Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

99. Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

100. Culpable homicide

101. Murder.

102. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.

103. Punishment for murder.

104. Punishment for murder by life-convict.

105. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

106. Causing death by negligence.

107. Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind

108. Abetment of suicide.

109. Attempt to murder.

110. Attempt to commit culpable homicide

111. Organised crime.

112. Petty organised crime.

113. Terrorist act

114. Hurt

115. Voluntarily causing hurt.

116. Grievous hurt.

117. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

118. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.

119. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.

120. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.

121. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.

122. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation.

123. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.

124. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc

125. Act endangering life or personal safety of others.

126. Wrongful restraint.

127. Wrongful confinement.

128. Force

129. Criminal force.

130. Assault.

131. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.

132. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.

133. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation

134. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

135. Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.

136. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation

137. Kidnapping.

138. Abduction

139. Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.

140. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.

141. Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.

142. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.

143. Trafficking of person.

144. Exploitation of a trafficked person.

145. Habitual dealing in slaves.

146. Unlawful compulsory labour.

147. Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India.

148. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147.

149. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India.

150. Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.

151. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power.

152. Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.

153. Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India.

154. Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India.

155. Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154.

156. Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.

157. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.

158. Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.

159. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.

160. Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.

161. Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office.

162. Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.

163. Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.

164. Harbouring deserter.

165. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.

166. Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.

167. Persons subject to certain Acts.

168. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.

169. Candidate, electoral right defined.

170. Bribery.

171. Undue influence at elections.

172. Personation at elections.

173. Punishment for bribery

174. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.

175. False statement in connection with an election.

176. Illegal payments in connection with an election.

177. Failure to keep election accounts.

178. Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.

179. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.

180. Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.

181. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.

182. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.

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

184. Using Government stamp known to have been before used.

185. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.

186. Prohibition of fictitious stamps.

187. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law.

188. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.

189. Unlawful assembly

190. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.

191. Rioting.

192. Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed.

193. Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place.

194. Affray.

195. Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

196. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.

197. Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.

198. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.

199. Public servant disobeying direction under law.

200. Punishment for nontreatment of victim.

201. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

202. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.

203. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.

204. Personating a public servant.

205. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.

206. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.

207. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.

208. Nonattendance in obedience to an order from public servant.

209. Nonappearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

210. Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it.

211. Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it.

212. Furnishing false information.

213. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.

214. Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question.

215. Refusing to sign statement.

216. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.

217. False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person.

218. Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant.

219. Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.

220. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.

221. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.

222. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.

223. Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.

224. Threat of injury to public servant.

225. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.

226. Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power.

227. Giving false evidence.

228. Fabricating false evidence.

229. Punishment for false evidence.

230. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence.

231. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment.

232. Threatening any person to give false evidence.

233. Using evidence known to be false.

234. Issuing or signing false certificate.

235. Using as true a certificate known to be false.

236. False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.

237. Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.

238. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender.

239. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform.

240. Giving false information respecting an offence committed.

241. Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.

242. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.

243. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.

244. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.

245. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.

246. Dishonestly making false claim in Court.

247. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.

248. False charge of offence made with intent to injure.

249. Harbouring offender.

250. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.

251. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender.

252. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.

253. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered.

254. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.

255. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.

256. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.

257. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.

258. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.

259. Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.

260. Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.

261. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.

262. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.

263. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.

264. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for.

265. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for.

266. Violation of condition of remission of punishment.

267. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.

268. Personation of assessor.

269. Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court.

270. Public nuisance.

271. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.

272. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.

273. Disobedience to quarantine rule.

274. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.

275. Sale of noxious food or drink.

276. Adulteration of drugs.

277. Sale of adulterated drugs.

278. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.

279. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.

280. Making atmosphere noxious to health.

281. Rash driving or riding on a public way.

282. Rash navigation of vessel.

283. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.

284. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.

285. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.

286. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.

287. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.

288. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.

289. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.

290. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.

291. Negligent conduct with respect to animal.

292. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.

293. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.

2294. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.

295. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.

296. Obscene acts and songs.

297. Keeping lottery office.

298. Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class.

299. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.

300. Disturbing religious assembly.

301. Trespassing on burial places, etc.

302. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.

303. Theft

304. Snatching.

305. Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.

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

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

308. Extortion.

309. Robbery.

310. Dacoity.

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

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

313. Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.

314. Dishonest misappropriation of property

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

316. Criminal breach of trust.

317. Stolen property.

318. Cheating.

319. Cheating by personation.

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

321. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.

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

323. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.

324. Mischief.

325. Mischief by killing or maiming animal.

326. Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.

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

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

329. Criminal trespass and house-trespass.

330. House-trespass and housebreakin

331. Punishment for house-trespass or housebreaking.

332. House-trespass in order to commit offence.

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

334. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.

335. Making a false document.

336. Forgery

337. Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.

338. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

339. Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.

340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.

341. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338.

342. Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.

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

344. Falsification of accounts.

345. Property mark.

346. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.

347. Counterfeiting a property mark.

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

349. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.

350. Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.

351. Criminal intimidation.

352. Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.

353. Statements conducing to public mischief.

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

355. Misconduct in public by a drunken person.

356. Defamation

57. Of breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

358. Repeal and savings.