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The Section of IPC and Respective Punishment

Jun 24, 2020 by Advocate Pradeep Kumar in Indian Penal Code

The Section of IPC and Respective Punishment

S.NO	SECTION	DESCRIPTION OF SECTION	PUNISHMENT
1	107	Abetment	same punishment which is there for the offense
2	120-A	Criminal conspiracy	Part-I: same as abetment of the offense Part-II: 6 months
3	121	Waging war against the government	Life or death
4	121-A	Conspiracy of waging war	Life or 10 years
5	122	Collecting arms for waging war	Life or 10 years
6	123	Concealing design to wage war	10 years
7	124-A	Sedition	Life or 3 years
8	141	Unlawful assembly	6 months (sec-143)
9	146	Rioting	2 years (sec-147)
10	148	Rioting with deadly weapons	3 years
11	159	Affray	One month or 100/- or both. (sec-160)
12	191	Giving false evidence	Part-I: 7 years Part-II: 3 years
13	231	Counterfeiting coins	7 years
14	232	Counterfeiting Indian coins	Life or 10 years
15	255	Counterfeiting government stamps	Life or 10 years
16	258	Sale of counterfeiting govt. stamps	7 years
17	269	Negligent act likely to spread infection of diseases dangerous to life	6 months
18	274	Adulteration of drugs	6 months or 1000/- or both
19	295	Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class	2 years
20	296	Disturbing religious assembly	1 year
21	299	Culpable homicide	Part-I: life or ten years and fine Part-II: 10 years (sec304)
22	300	Murder	Death or life and fine (sec-302)
23	303	Murder by a life convict	Death
24	304-A	Causing death by negligence	2 years
25	304-B	Dowry death	Not less than 7 years may extend to life
26	305	Abetment of suicide of child or insane person	10 years and fine
27	306	Abetment of suicide	10 years and fine
28	307	Attempt to murder	Part-I: 10 years Part-II: life or 10 years Part-III: death or 10 years
29	308	Attempt to commit culpable homicide	Part-I: 3 years Part-II: 7 years
30	309	Attempt to commit suicide	1 year
31	310	Thug	Life and fine (sec-311)
32	312	Causing miscarriage	Part-I: 3 years and fine. Part-II: 7 years and fine
33	313	Miscarriage without the women’s consent	Life or 10 years and fine
34	321	Voluntarily causing hurt	1 year or 10,000/- (sec-323)
35	322	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt	7 years and fine (sec325)
36	324	Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons and means	3 years
37	326	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons and means	Life or 10 years and fine
38	326-A	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by acid	Not less than 10 years to life and fine should be paid to the victim
39	326-B	Voluntarily throwing acid or attempt to throw acid	5 to 7 years and fine
40	339	Wrongful restraint	1 month or 500/- or both (sec-341)
41	340	Wrongful confinement	1 year or 1000/- or both (sec-342)
42	352	Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation	3 months or 500/- or both
43	353	Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duties	2 years
44	354	Outrage of modesty	1 year may extend to 5 years and fine
45	354-A	Sexual harassment	Physical contact: 3 years. Sexually colored remarks: 1 year
46	354-B	Disrobe	3 years may extend to 7 years and fine
47	354-C	Voyeurism	Part-I: 1 year to 3 year and fine Part-II: 3 to 7 years and fine
48	354-D	Stalking	3 years and fine for 1st conviction. 5 years for 2nd and subsequent conviction
49	359	Kidnapping	7 years and fine. (sec363)
50	363-A	Kidnapping or maiming a minor for the purpose of begging.	Part-I: 10 years and fine Part-II: life and fine
51	364	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder	Life or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine
52	366-A	Procuration of a minor girl	10 years and fine
53	366-B	Importation of girl from a foreign country	10 years and fine
54	370	Trafficking of a person	a) person: 7 to 10 years and fine. b) more than one person: 10 years to life and fine. c) minor: 10 years to life and fine. d) more than one minor: 14 years to life and fine e) person convicted for trafficking of minor more than one time: imprisonment of life that is the remainder of his life. f) public servant involved: imprisonment of life that is the remainder of his life.
55	375	Rape	Rigorous 7 years to life and fine. (sec-376)
56	376-A	Causing death by the persistent vegetative state of the victim	Not less than 20 years to life (remainder life)
57	376-B	Sexual intercourse by husband on his wife during separation	2 to 7 years and fine
58	376-C	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority	5 to 10 years and fine
59	376-D	Gang rape	Not less than 20 years to life (remainder life)
60	376-E	Repeat rape offender	life (remainder of his life)
61	378	Theft	3 years (sec-379)
62	380	Theft in a dwelling house	7years and fine
63	383	Extortion	3 years (sec-384)
64	385	Putting a person in fear of injury for the purpose of extortion	2 years
64	386	Extortion by fear of death and grievous hurt	10 years and fine
65	390	Robbery	Part-I: 10 years and fine Part-II: 14 years and fine (sec-392)
66	391	Dacoity	Rigorous 10 years and fine (sec-395)
67	396	Dacoity with murder	Life or rigorous for 10 years and fine
68	403	Dishonest misappropriation of property	2 years and fine
69	404	Dishonest misappropriation of property which is in possession of dead body at the time of his death	3 years and fine Clerk: 7 years and fine
70	405	Criminal breach of trust	3 years and fine (sec406)
71	407	Criminal breach of trust by carrier	7 years and fine
72	408	Criminal breach of trust by clerk	7 years and fine
73	410	Stolen property(receiving)	3 years. (sec-411)
74	415	Cheating	1 year. (sec-417)
75	416	Cheating by personation	3 years. (419)
76	425	Mischief	a) causing damage to an amount of Rs.50/-: 2 years (sec-427). b) causing the death of an animal or maiming it worth of Rs.10/-: 2 years (sec-428). c) causing the death of cattle of Rs.50/-: 5 years (sec-429). d) injury to irrigation by diverting water: 5 years (sec-430) e) damage to public road and bridge, river, and canal: 5 years (sec-431). f) destruction or moving a landmark fixed by public authority: 1 year (sec434).
77	441	Criminal trespass	3 months or 500 or both (sec-447)
78	442	House trespass	1 year or 1000 or both (sec-448)
79	443	Lurking of house-trespass	2 years and fine. (sec453)
80	444	Lurking of house-trespass at night	3 years and fine. (sec456)
81	445	Housebreaking	2 years and fine. (sec453)
82	446	Housebreaking at night	3 years and fine. (sec456)
83	463	Forgery	2 years (sec-465). a)forging of court document: 7 years and fine (sec-466). b)forgery of valuable security and wills: life or 10 years (sec-467). c) forgery harming reputation: 7 years and fine (sec-468)
84	493	Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage	10 years
85	494	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife	7 years and fine
86	495	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife concealing the fact	10 years and fine
87	498	Enticing or taken away or detain a married women	2 years
88	498-A	Women subject to cruelty by husband and his relatives	3 years and fine
89	499	Defamation	2 years (sec-500)
90	501	Printing of engrave defamation material	2 years
91	503	Criminal intimidation	Part-I: 2 years Part-II: 7 years (sec506).
92	511	Attempt	Not exceeding half punishment for that offense.

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Advocate Pradeep Kumar

PK Mittal BCom Delhi university 1975 LLB Delhi University 1978 FCS Fellow Member of ICSI 1992 1982 to 1992 as CS in Corporate Head Legal Apollo Tyres Ltd 1986 to 1992 1993 onwards Advocate in Delhi High Court CESTAT NCLT = Practcising Indirect Tax and Corporate laws 1993 to till date. Written more than 100 Article on Company Law and Corporate laws Indirect Tax Speaker on Indirect Tax Co Law and IBC in various Seminars Workshop organised by ICAI ICSI and ICMA and other organisations Convenor Core Group on GST of ICSI

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