IPC 21 TO 30 Section

Indian Penal Code IPC 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Section PDF

IPC 21 TO 30 Section

Indian Penal Code IPC 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Section

IPC 21 Public servant

The words “public servant” denote a person falling under any of the descriptions hereinafter following, namely:—

Second.—Every Commissioned Officer in the Military, 6 [Naval or Air] Forces of India;

Third.—Every Judge including any person empowered by law to discharge, whether by himself or as a member of any body of persons, any adjudicatory functions;

Fourth.—Every officer of a Court of Justice 10[(including a liquidator, receiver or commissioner)] whose duty it is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property, or to execute any judicial process, or to administer any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorised by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties;

Fifth.—Every juryman, assessor, or member of a panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant;

Sixth.—Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority;

Seventh.—Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement;

Eighth.—Every officer of 1 [the Government] whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to bring offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience;

Ninth.—Every officer whose duty it is as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of 1 [the Government], or to make any survey, assessment or contract on behalf of the Government, or to execute any revenue-process, or to investigate, or to report, on any matter affecting the pecuniary interests of the Government, or to make, authenticate or keep any document relating to the pecuniary interests of 1 [the Government], or to prevent the infraction of any law for the protection of the pecuniary interests of the Government

Tenth.—Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property, to make any survey or assessment or to levy any rate or tax for any secular common purpose of any village, town or district, or to make, authenticate or keep any document for the ascertaining of the rights of the people of any village, town or district;

Eleventh.—Every person who holds any office in virtue of which he is empowered to prepare, publish, maintain or revise an electoral roll or to conduct an election or part of an election;

Twelfth.—Every person—

(a) in the service or pay of the Government or remunerated by fees or commission for the performance of any public duty by the Government;

(b) in the service or pay of a local authority, a corporation established by or under a Central, Provincial or State Act or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).] Illustration A Municipal Commissioner is a public servant.

Explanation 1.—Persons falling under any of the above descriptions are public servants, whether appointed by the Government or not.

Explanation 2.—Wherever the words “public servant” occur, they shall be understood of every person who is in actual possession of the situation of a public servant, whatever legal defect there may be in his right to hold that situation. 3 [Explanation 3.—The word “election” denotes an election for the purpose of selecting members of any legislative, municipal or other public authority, of whatever character, the method of selection to which is by, or under, any law prescribed as by election.] 5 * * * * *

IPC 22 Movable property

The words “movable property” are intended to include corporeal property of every description, except land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything which is attached to the earth.

IPC 23 Wrongful gain

“Wrongful gain” is gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled Wrongful loss “Wrongful loss” is the loss by unlawful means of property to which the person losing it is legally entitled. Gaining wrongfully/Losing wrongfully.—A person is said to gain wrongfully when such person retains wrongfully, as well as when such person acquires wrongfully. A person is said to lose wrongfully when such person is wrongfully kept out of any property, as well as when such person is wrongfully deprived of property.

IPC 24 Dishonestly

Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person, is said to do that thing “dishonestly”.

IPC 25 Fraudulently

A person is said to do a thing fraudulently if he does that thing with intent to defraud but not otherwise.

IPC 26 Reason to believe

A person is said to have “reason to believe” a thing, if he has sufficient cause to believe that thing but not otherwise.

IPC 27 Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

When property is in the possession of a person’s wife, clerk or servant, on account of that person, it is in that person’s possession within the meaning of this Code. Explanation.—A person employed temporarily or on a particular occasion in the capacity of a clerk or servant, is a clerk or servant within the meaning of this section.

IPC 28 Counterfeit

A person is said to “counterfeit” who causes one thing to resemble another thing, intending by means of that resemblance to practise deception, or knowing it to be likely that deception will thereby be practised. 1 [Explanation 1.—It is not essential to counterfeiting that the imitation should be exact. Explanation 2.—When a person causes one thing to resemble another thing, and the resemblance is such that a person might be deceived thereby, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the person so causing the one thing to resemble the other thing intended by means of that resemblance to practise deception or knew it to be likely that deception would thereby be practised.]

IPC 29 Document

The word “document” denotes any matter expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, figures or marks, or by more than one of those means, intended to be used, or which may be used, as evidence of that matter. Explanation 1.—It is immaterial by what means or upon what substance the letters, figures or marks are formed, or whether the evidence is intended for, or may be used in, a Court of Justice, or not. Illustrations A writing expressing the terms of a contract, which may be used as evidence of the contract, is a document. A cheque upon a banker is a document. A power-of-attorney is a document. A map or plan which is intended to be used or which may be used as evidence, is a document. A writing containing directions or instructions is a document. Explanation 2.—Whatever is expressed by means of letters, figures or marks as explained by mercantile or other usage, shall be deemed to be expressed by such letters, figures or marks within the meaning of this section, although the same may not be actually expressed. Illustration A writes his name on the back of a bill of exchange payable to his order. The meaning of the endorsement, as explained by mercantile usage, is that the bill is to be paid to the holder. The endorsement is a document, and must be construed in the same manner as if the words “pay to the holder” or words to that effect had been written over the signature. 2

IPC 29A Electronic record

The words “electronic record” shall have the meaning assigned to them in clause (t) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).]

IPC 30 Valuable security

The words “valuable security” denote a document which is, or purports to be, a document whereby any legal right is created, extended, transferred, restricted, extinguished or released, or whereby any person acknowledges that he lies under legal liability, or has not a certain legal right. Illustration A writes his name on the back of a bill of exchange. As the effect of this endorsement is to transfer the right to the bill to any person who may become the unlawful holder of it, the endorsement is a “valuable security”.

THE INDIAN PENAL CODE Section 21 TO 30, IPC 21 TO 30 PDF Download

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IPC 511
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IPC 510
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IPC 509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
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IPC 508
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IPC 507
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IPC 505
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IPC 503 – Criminal intimidation
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IPC 502
Indian Penal Code IPC 502 PDF IPC 502 Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter Whoever sells or offers for sale any printed ...
IPC 501
Indian Penal Code IPC 501 PDF IPC 501 Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory Whoever prints or engraves any matter, knowing or having ...
IPC 500 Punishment for defamation
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IPC 497
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IPC 496
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IPC 495
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IPC 494
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IPC 493 OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE 
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IPC 492
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IPC 491
Indian Penal Code IPC 491 PDF IPC 491 Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person Whoever, being bound by a ...
IPC 490
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IPC 489E
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IPC 489D Section
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IPC 489C Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 489C Section PDF IPC 489C - Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes Indian Penal Code IPC 489C Section Whoever ...
IPC 489B Section
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IPC 489A Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 489A Section PDF IPC 489A - Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes Indian Penal Code IPC 489A Section Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.—Whoever counterfeits, ...
IPC 489 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 489 Section PDF IPC 489 - Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury Indian Penal Code IPC 489 Section ...
IPC 488 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 488 Section PDF IPC 488 - Punishment for making use of any such false mark Indian Penal Code IPC 488 Section ...
IPC 487 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 487 Section PDF IPC 487 - Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods Indian Penal Code IPC 487 Section ...
IPC 486 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 486 Section PDF IPC 486 - Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark Indian Penal Code IPC 486 Section Whoever ...
IPC 485 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 485 Section PDF IPC 485 - Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark Indian Penal Code IPC ...
IPC 484 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 484 Section PDF IPC 484 - Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant Indian Penal Code IPC 484 Section Whoever ...
IPC 483 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 483 Section PDF IPC 483 - Counterfeiting a property mark used by another Indian Penal Code IPC 483 Section Whoever counterfeits ...
IPC 482 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 482 Section PDF IPC 482 - Punishment for using a false property mark Indian Penal Code IPC 482 Section Whoever uses ...
IPC 481 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 481 Section PDF IPC 481 - Using a false property mark Indian Penal Code IPC 481 Section Whoever marks any movable ...
IPC 480 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 480 Section PDF IPC 480 Section Indian Penal Code IPC 480 Section [Using a false trade mark.] Rep. by the Trade ...
IPC 479 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 479 Section PDF IPC 479 - Property mark Indian Penal Code IPC 479 Section A mark used for denoting that movable ...
IPC 478 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 478 Section PDF IPC 478 Section Indian Penal Code IPC 478 Section [Trade Mark.] Rep. by the Trade and Merchandise Marks ...
IPC 477A Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 477A Section PDF IPC 477A - Falsification of accounts Indian Penal Code IPC 477A Section Whoever, being a clerk, officer or ...
IPC 477 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 477 Section PDF IPC 477 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security Indian Penal Code ...
IPC 476 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 476 Section PDF IPC 476 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, ...
IPC 475 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 475 Section PDF IPC 475 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit ...
IPC 474 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 474 Section PDF IPC 474 - Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged ...
IPC 473 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 473 Section PDF IPC 473 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise Indian Penal ...
IPC 472 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 472 Section PDF IPC 472 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467 ...
IPC 470 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 470 Section PDF IPC 470 - Forged document Indian Penal Code IPC 470 Section A false 5 [document or electronic record] ...
IPC 469 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 469 Section PDF IPC 469 - Forgery for purpose of harming reputation Indian Penal Code IPC 469 Section Whoever commits forgery, ...
IPC 467 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 467 Section PDF IPC 467 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc Indian Penal Code IPC 467 Section Whoever forges a ...
IPC 466 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 466 Section PDF IPC 466 - Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc. Indian Penal Code IPC 466 ...
IPC 465 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 465 Section PDF IPC 465 - Punishment for forgery Indian Penal Code IPC 465 Section Whoever commits forgery shall be punished ...
IPC 464 – Making a false document
Indian Penal Code IPC 464 Section PDF IPC 464 - Making a false document Indian Penal Code IPC 464 Section A person is said to ...
IPC 463 – Forgery
Indian Penal Code IPC 463 Section PDF IPC 463 - Forgery Indian Penal Code IPC 463 Section CHAPTER 18 OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND ...
IPC 462 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 462 Section PDF IPC 462 - Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody Indian Penal Code IPC ...
IPC 461 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 461 Section PDF IPC 461 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property Indian Penal Code IPC 461 Section Whoever dishonestly or ...
IPC 460 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 460 Section PDF IPC 460 - All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or ...
IPC 459 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 459 Section PDF IPC 459 - Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking Indian Penal Code IPC 459 Section ...
IPC 458 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 458 Section PDF IPC 458 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint Indian ...
IPC 457 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 457 Section PDF IPC 457 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment Indian ...
IPC 456 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 456 Section PDF IPC 456 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night Indian Penal Code IPC 456 Section Whoever ...
IPC 455 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 455 Section PDF IPC 455 - Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint Indian Penal Code ...
IPC 453 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 453 Section PDF IPC 453 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking Indian Penal Code IPC 453 Section Whoever commits lurking ...
IPC 451 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 451 Section PDF IPC 451 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment Indian Penal Code IPC 451 Section ...
IPC 450 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 450 Section PDF IPC 450 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life Indian Penal Code IPC ...
IPC 449 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 449 Section PDF IPC 449 - House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death Indian Penal Code IPC 449 Section ...
IPC 448 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 448 Section PDF IPC 448 - Punishment for house-trespass Indian Penal Code IPC 448 Section Whoever commits house-trespass shall be punished ...
IPC 447 – Punishment for criminal trespass
Indian Penal Code IPC 447 Section PDF IPC 447 - Punishment for criminal trespass Indian Penal Code IPC 447 Section Whoever commits criminal trespass shall ...
IPC 446 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 446 Section PDF IPC 446 - House-breaking by night Indian Penal Code IPC 446 Section Whoever commits house-breaking after sunset and ...
IPC 445 – Housebreaking 
Indian Penal Code IPC 445 Section PDF IPC 445 - House-breaking Indian Penal Code IPC 445 Section A person is said to commit “house-breaking” who ...
IPC 444 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 444 Section PDF IPC 444 - Lurking house-trespass by night Indian Penal Code IPC 444 Section Whoever commits lurking house-trespass after ...
IPC 443 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 443 Section PDF IPC 443 - Lurking house-trespass Indian Penal Code IPC 443 Section Whoever commits house-trespass having taken precautions to ...
IPC 442 – House trespass
Indian Penal Code IPC 442 Section PDF IPC 442 - House trespass Indian Penal Code IPC 442 Section Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into ...
IPC 441 – Criminal trespass
Indian Penal Code IPC 441 Section PDF IPC 441 - Criminal trespass Indian Penal Code IPC 441 Section Whoever enters into or upon property in ...
IPC 440 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 440 Section PDF IPC 440 - Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt Indian Penal Code IPC 440 ...
IPC 439 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 439 Section PDF IPC 439 - Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc. Indian ...
IPC 438 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 438 Section PDF IPC 438 - Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance Indian ...
IPC 437 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 437 Section PDF IPC 437 - Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty ...
IPC 436 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 436 Section PDF IPC 436 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc. Indian Penal Code ...
IPC 435 Section
Indian Penal Code IPC 435 Section PDF IPC 435 - Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one ...

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