A. Form of charges, Section 234 - Contents of charge, Section 235 - Particulars as to time, place and person, Section 236 - When manner of committing offence must be stated, Section 237 - Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable, Section 238 - Effect of errors, Section 239 - Court may alter charge, Section 240 - Recall of witnesses when charge altered, B. Joinder of charges, Section 241 - Separate charges for distinct offences, Section 242 - Offences of same kind within year may be charged together, Section 243 - Trial for more than one offence, Section 244 - Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed, Section 245 - When offence proved included in offence charged, Section 246 - What persons may be charged jointly, Section 247 - Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
CHAPTER 17, COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
Section 227 - Issue of process, Section 228 - Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused, Section 229 - Special summons in cases of petty offence, Section 230 - Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents, Section 231 - Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session, Section 232 - Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it, Section 233 - Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence
Section 223 - Examination of complainant , Section 224 - Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case , Section 225 - Postponement of issue of process , Section 226 - Dismissal of complaint
CHAPTER XV - CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS
Section 210 - Cognizance of offences by Magistrate, Section 211 - Transfer on application of accused, Section 212 - Making over of cases to Magistrates, Section 213 - Cognizance of offences by Court of Session, Section 214 - Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them, Section 215 - Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence, Section 216 - Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc, Section 217 - Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence, Section 218 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants, Section 219 - Prosecution for offences against marriage, Section 220 - Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 221 - Cognizance of offence, Section 222 - Prosecution for defamation
JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Section 197 - Ordinary place of inquiry and trial, Section 198 - Place of inquiry or trial, Section 199 - Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues, Section 200 - Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence, Section 201 - Place of trial in case of certain offences, Section 202 - Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc, Section 203 - Offence committed on journey or voyage, Section 204 - Place of trial for offences triable together, Section 205 - Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions, Section 206 - High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place, Section 207 - Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction, Section 208 - Offence committed outside India, Section 209 - Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
CHAPTER 13, INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE
Section 173 - Information in cognizable cases, Section 174 - Information as to non- cognizable cases and investigation of such cases, Section 175 - Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case, Section 176 - Procedure for investigation, Section 177 - Report how submitted, Section 178 - Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry, Section 179 - Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses, Section 180 - Examination of witnesses by police, Section 181 - Statements to police and use thereof, Section 182 - No inducement to be offered, Section 183 - Recording of confessions and statements, Section 184 - Medical examination of victim of rape, Section 185 - Search by police officer, Section 186 - When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search- warrant, Section 187 - Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty- four hours, Section 188 - Report of investigation by subordinate police officer, Section 189 - Release of accused when evidence deficient, Section 190 - Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient, Section 191 - Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not, Section 192 - Diary of proceedings in investigation, Section 193 - Report of police officer on completion of investigation, Section 194 - Police to inquire and report on suicide, etc, Section 195 - Power to summon persons, Section 196 - Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.
Every
police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall,
to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable
offence.
169. Information of design to commit cognizable offences
Every
police officer receiving information of a design to commit any
cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police
officer to whom he is subordinate, and to any other officer whose duty
it is to prevent or take cognizance of the commission of any such
offence.
170. Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
(1)
A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence
may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the
person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission
of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.
(2) No person
arrested under sub- section (1) shall be detained in custody for a
period exceeding twenty- four hours from the time of his arrest unless
his further detention is required or authorised under any other
provisions of this Sanhita or of any other law for the time being in
force.
171. Prevention of injury to public property
A
police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury
attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or
immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or
other mark used for navigation.
172. Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
(1)
All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a
police officer given in fulfillment of any of his duty under this
Chapter.
(2) A police officer may detain or remove any person
resisting, refusing, ignoring or disregarding to conform to any
direction given by him under sub- section (1) and may either take such
person before a Magistrate or, in petty cases, release him as soon as
possible within a period of twenty- four hours.
Preamble - THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 - 2024
CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY
Section 1 - Short title, commencement and application.
Section 2 - Definitions.
Section 3 - General explanations.
CHAPTER II - OF PUNISHMENTS
Section 4 - Punishments.
Section 5 - Commutation of sentence.
Section 6 - Fractions of terms of punishment.
Section 7 - Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.
Section 8 - Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
Section 9 - Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.
Section 10 - Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.
Section 11 - Solitary confinement.
Section 12 - Limit of solitary confinement.
Section 13 - Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.
CHAPTER III - GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
Section 14 - Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.
Section 15 - Act of Judge when acting judicially.
Section 16 - Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court.
Section 17 - Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law.
Section 18 - Accident in doing a lawful act.
Section 19 - Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.
Section 20 - Act of a child under seven years of age.
Section 21 - Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.
Section 22 - Act of a person of unsound mind.
Section 23 - Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
Section 24 - Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
Section 25 - Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.
Section 26 - Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit.
Section 27 - Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian.
Section 28 - Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.
Section 29 - Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.
Section 30 - Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent.
Section 31 - Communication made in good faith.
Section 32 - Act to which a person is compelled by threats.
Section 33 - Act causing slight harm.
Of right of private defence
Section 34 - Things done in private defence.
Section 35 - Right of private defence of body and of property.
Section 36 - Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
Section 37 - Acts against which there is no right of private defence.
Section 38 - When right of private defence of body extends to causing death.
Section 39 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
Section 40 - Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body.
Section 41 - When right of private defence of property extends to causing death.
Section 42 - When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
Section 43 - Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property.
Section 44 - Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person.
CHAPTER IV - OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT
Of abetment
Section 45 - Abetment of a thing.
Section 46 - Abettor.
Section 47 - Abetment in India of offences outside India.
Section 48 - Abetment outside India for offence in India.
Section 49 - Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
Section 50 - Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.
Section 51 - Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
Section 52 - Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
Section 53 - Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor.
Section 54 - Abettor present when offence is committed.
Section 55 - Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
Section 56 - Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.
Section 57 - Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons.
Section 58 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
Section 59 - Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
Section 60 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment. Of criminal conspiracy
Section 61 - Criminal conspiracy.
Of attempt
Section 62 - Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.
CHAPTER V - OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD
Of sexual offences
Section 63 - Rape.
Section 64 - Punishment for rape.
Section 65 - Punishment for rape in certain cases.
Section 66 - Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
Section 67 - Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
Section 68 - Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
Section 69 - Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.
Section 70 - Gang rape.
Section 71 - Punishment for repeat offenders.
Section 72 - Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.
Section 73 - Printing or publishing of any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.
Of criminal force and assault against woman
Section 74 - Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
Section 75 - Sexual harassment.
Section 76 - Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
Section 77 - Voyeurism.
Section 78 - Stalking.
Section 79 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.
Of offences relating to marriage
Section 80 - Dowry death.
Section 81 - Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.
Section 82 - Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.
Section 83 - Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
Section 84 - Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
Section 85 - Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
Section 86 - Cruelty defined.
Section 87 - Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
Of causing miscarriage, etc.
Section 88 - Causing miscarriage.
Section 89 - Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.
Section 90 - Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
Section 91 - Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth.
Section 92 - Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.
Of offences against child
Section 93 - Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it.
Section 94 - Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
Section 95 - Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.
Section 96 - Procuration of child.
Section 97 - Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.
Section 98 - Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
Section 99 - Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
CHAPTER VI - OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
Of offences affecting life
Section 100 - Culpable homicide.
Section 101 - Murder.
Section 102 - Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
Section 103 - Punishment for murder.
Section 104 - Punishment for murder by life-convict.
Section 105 - Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Section 106 - Causing death by negligence.
Section 107 - Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind.
Section 108 - Abetment of suicide.
Section 109 - Attempt to murder.
Section 110 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
Section 111 - Organised crime.
Section 112 - Petty organised crime.
Section 113 - Terrorist act.
Of hurt
Section 114 - Hurt.
Section 115 - Voluntarily causing hurt.
Section 116 - Grievous hurt.
Section 117 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
Section 118 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
Section 119 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
Section 120 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
Section 121 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
Section 122 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation.
Section 123 - Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.
Section 124 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
Section 125 - Act endangering life or personal safety of others.
Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
Section 126 - Wrongful restraint.
Section 127 - Wrongful confinement.
Of criminal force and assault
Section 128 - Force.
Section 129 - Criminal force.
Section 130 - Assault.
Section 131 - Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
Section 132 - Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
Section 133 - Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.
Section 134 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.
Section 135 - Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.
Section 136 - Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
Of kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour Section 137 - Kidnapping.
Section 138 - Abduction.
Section 139 - Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.
Section 140 - Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.
Section 141 - Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.
Section 142 - Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.
Section 143 - Trafficking of person.
Section 144 - Exploitation of a trafficked person.
Section 145 - Habitual dealing in slaves.
Section 146 - Unlawful compulsory labour.
CHAPTER VII - OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
Section 147 - Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India.
Section 148 - Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147.
Section 149 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India.
Section 150 - Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.
Section 151 - Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power.
Section 152 - Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
Section 153 - Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India.
Section 154 - Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India.
Section 155 - Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154.
Section 156 - Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.
Section 157 - Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.
Section 158 - Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.
CHAPTER VIII - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE
Section 159 - Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.
Section 160 - Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.
Section 161 - Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office.
Section 162 - Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.
Section 163 - Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.
Section 164 - Harbouring deserter.
Section 165 - Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.
Section 166 - Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.
Section 167 - Persons subject to certain Acts.
Section 168 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.
CHAPTER IX - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS Section 169 - Candidate, electoral right defined. Section 170 - Bribery.
Section 171 - Undue influence at elections.
Section 172 - Personation at elections.
Section 173 - Punishment for bribery.
Section 174 - Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.
Section 175 - False statement in connection with an election.
Section 176 - Illegal payments in connection with an election.
Section 177 - Failure to keep election accounts.
CHAPTER X - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
Section 178 - Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Section 179 - Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Section 180 - Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Section 181 - Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Section 182 - Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.
Section 183 - Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government.
Section 184 - Using Government stamp known to have been before used.
Section 185 - Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.
Section 186 - Prohibition of fictitious stamps.
Section 187 - Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law.
Section 188 - Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.
CHAPTER XI - OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY
Section 189 - Unlawful assembly.
Section 190 - Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.
Section 191 - Rioting.
Section 192 - Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed.
Section 193 - Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place.
Section 194 - Affray.
Section 195 - Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
Section 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.
Section 197 - Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.
CHAPTER XII - OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS Section 198 - Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person. Section 199 - Public servant disobeying direction under law. Section 200 - Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
Section 201 - Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.
Section 202 - Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.
Section 203 - Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.
Section 204 - Personating a public servant.
Section 205 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.
CHAPTER XIII - OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
Section 206 - Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.
Section 207 - Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.
Section 208 - Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant.
Section 209 - Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Section 210 - Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it.
Section 211 - Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it.
Section 212 - Furnishing false information.
Section 213 - Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.
Section 214 - Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question.
Section 215 - Refusing to sign statement.
Section 216 - False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.
Section 217 - False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person.
Section 218 - Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant.
Section 219 - Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
Section 220 - Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
Section 221 - Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
Section 222 - Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.
Section 223 - Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.
Section 224 - Threat of injury to public servant.
Section 225 - Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.
Section 226 - Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power.
CHAPTER XIV - OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Section 227 - Giving false evidence.
Section 228 - Fabricating false evidence.
Section 229 - Punishment for false evidence.
Section 230 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence.
Section 231 - Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment.
Section 232 - Threatening any person to give false evidence.
Section 233 - Using evidence known to be false.
Section 234 - Issuing or signing false certificate.
Section 235 - Using as true a certificate known to be false.
Section 236 - False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.
Section 237 - Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.
Section 238 - Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender.
Section 239 - Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform.
Section 240 - Giving false information respecting an offence committed.
Section 241 - Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.
Section 242 - False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.
Section 243 - Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
Section 244 - Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
Section 245 - Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.
Section 246 - Dishonestly making false claim in Court.
Section 247 - Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.
Section 248 - False charge of offence made with intent to injure.
Section 249 - Harbouring offender.
Section 250 - Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.
Section 251 - Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender.
Section 252 - Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
Section 253 - Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered.
Section 254 - Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.
Section 255 - Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
Section 256 - Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
Section 257 - Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
Section 258 - Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.
Section 259 - Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.
Section 260 - Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.
Section 261 - Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.
Section 262 - Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.
Section 263 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.
Section 264 - Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for.
Section 265 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for.
Section 266 - Violation of condition of remission of punishment.
Section 267 - Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.
Section 268 - Personation of assessor.
Section 269 - Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court.
CHAPTER XV - OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY,
CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS Section 270 - Public nuisance.
Section 271 - Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
Section 272 - Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
Section 273 - Disobedience to quarantine rule.
Section 274 - Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
Section 275 - Sale of noxious food or drink.
Section 276 - Adulteration of drugs.
Section 277 - Sale of adulterated drugs.
Section 278 - Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
Section 279 - Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
Section 280 - Making atmosphere noxious to health.
Section 281 - Rash driving or riding on a public way.
Section 282 - Rash navigation of vessel.
Section 283 - Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
Section 284 - Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
Section 285 - Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
Section 286 - Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
Section 287 - Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
Section 288 - Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
Section 289 - Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
Section 290 - Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.
Section 291 - Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
Section 292 - Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
Section 293 - Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
Section 294 - Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
Section 295 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.
Section 296 - Obscene acts and songs.
Section 297 - Keeping lottery office.
CHAPTER XVI - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
Section 298 - Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class.
Section 299 - Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
Section 300 - Disturbing religious assembly.
Section 301 - Trespassing on burial places, etc.
Section 302 - Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.
CHAPTER XVII - OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
Of theft
Section 303 - Theft.
Section 304 - Snatching.
Section 305 - Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.
Section 306 - Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
Section 307 - Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft.
Of extortion
Section 308 - Extortion.
Of robbery and dacoity
Section 309 - Robbery.
Section 310 - Dacoity.
Section 311 - Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
Section 312 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
Section 313 - Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc. Of criminal misappropriation of property
Section 314 - Dishonest misappropriation of property.
Section 315 - Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
Of criminal breach of trust
Section 316 - Criminal breach of trust.
Of receiving stolen property
Section 317 - Stolen property.
Of cheating
Section 318 - Cheating.
Section 319 - Cheating by personation.
Of fraudulent deeds and dispositions of property
Section 320 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors.
Section 321 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
Section 322 - Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
Section 323 - Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
Of mischief
Section 324 - Mischief.
Section 325 - Mischief by killing or maiming animal.
Section 326 - Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.
Section 327 - Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
Section 328 - Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
Of criminal trespass
Section 329 - Criminal trespass and house-trespass.
Section 330 - House-trespass and house-breaking.
Section 331 - Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking.
Section 332 - House-trespass in order to commit offence.
Section 333 - House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
Section 334 - Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.
CHAPTER XVIII - OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
Section 335 - Making a false document.
Section 336 - Forgery.
Section 337 - Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
Section 338 - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
Section 339 - Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
Section 340 - Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
Section 341 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338.
Section 342 - Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
Section 343 - Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
Section 344 - Falsification of accounts.
Of property marks
Section 345 - Property mark.
Section 346 - Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
Section 347 - Counterfeiting a property mark.
Section 348 - Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
Section 349 - Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.
Section 350 - Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
CHAPTER XIX - OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC.
Section 351 - Criminal intimidation.
Section 352 - Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.
Section 353 - Statements conducing to public mischief.
Section 354 - Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure.
Section 355 - Misconduct in public by a drunken person.
Of defamation
Section 356 - Defamation.
Of breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person Section 357 - Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.
CHAPTER XX - REPEAL AND SAVINGS Section 358 - Repeal and savings.
Statement of Objects and Reasons - STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
Section 118 - Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
Section 119 - Notice of forfeiture of property
Section 120 - Forfeiture of property in certain cases
Section 121 - Fine in lieu of forfeiture
Section 122 - Certain transfers to be null and void
Section 123 - Procedure in respect of letter of request Section 124 - Application of this Chapter
CHAPTER IX - SECURITY FOR KEEPING THE PEACE AND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
Section 125 - Security for keeping peace on conviction
Section 126 - Security for keeping peace in other cases
Section 127 - Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating certain matters
Section 128 - Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
Section 129 - Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
Section 130 - Order to be made
Section 131 - Procedure in respect of person present in Court
Section 132 - Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
Section 133 - Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
Section 134 - Power to dispense with personal attendance
Section 135 - Inquiry as to truth of information
Section 136 - Order to give security
Section 137 - Discharge of person informed against
Section 138 - Commencement of period for which security is required
Section 139 - Contents of bond
Section 140 - Power to reject sureties
Section 141 - Imprisonment in default of security
Section 142 - Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
Section 143 - Security for unexpired period of bond
CHAPTER X - ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN AND PARENTS
Section 144 - Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents
Section 145 - Procedure
Section 146 - Alteration in allowance
Section 147 - Enforcement of order of maintenance
CHAPTER XI - MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY
A. Unlawful assemblies
Section 148 - Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
Section 149 - Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
Section 150 - Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
Section 151 - Protection against prosecution for acts done under
sections 148, 149 and 150
B. Public nuisances Section
152 - Conditional order for removal of nuisance
Section 153 - Service or notification of order
Section 154 - Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
Section 155 - Penalty for failure to comply with section 154
Section 156 - Procedure where existence of public right is denied
Section 157 - Procedure where person against whom order is made under
section 152 appears to show cause
Section 158 - Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
Section 159 - Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
Section 160 - Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
Section 161 - Injunction pending inquiry
Section 162 - Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
A. Urgentcasesof nuisance or apprehended danger
Section 163 - Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
B. Disputes as to immovable property
Section 164 - Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
Section 165 - Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
Section 166 - Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
Section 167 - Local inquiry
CHAPTER XII - PREVENTIVE ACTION OF THE POLICE
Section 168 - Police to prevent cognizable offences
Section 169 - Information of design to commit cognizable offences
Section 170 - Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
Section 171 - Prevention of injury to public property
Section 172 - Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
CHAPTER XIII - INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE
Section 173 - Information in cognizable cases
Section 174 - Information as to non- cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
Section 175 - Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case
Section 176 - Procedure for investigation
Section 177 - Report how submitted
Section 178 - Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
Section 179 - Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
Section 180 - Examination of witnesses by police
Section 181 - Statements to police and use thereof
Section 182 - No inducement to be offered
Section 183 - Recording of confessions and statements
Section 184 - Medical examination of victim of rape
Section 185 - Search by police officer
Section 186 - When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search- warrant
Section 187 - Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty- four hours
Section 188 - Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
Section 189 - Release of accused when evidence deficient
Section 190 - Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
Section 191 - Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
Section 192 - Diary of proceedings in investigation
Section 193 - Report of police officer on completion of investigation
Section 194 - Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
Section 195 - Power to summon persons
Section 196 - Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
CHAPTER XIV - JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Section 197 - Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Section 198 - Place of inquiry or trial
Section 199 - Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
Section 200 - Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
Section 201 - Place of trial in case of certain offences
Section 202 - Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc
Section 203 - Offence committed on journey or voyage
Section 204 - Place of trial for offences triable together
Section 205 - Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
Section 206 - High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
Section 207 - Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
Section 208 - Offence committed outside India
Section 209 - Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
CHAPTER XV - CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS
Section 210 - Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
Section 211 - Transfer on application of accused
Section 212 - Making over of cases to Magistrates
Section 213 - Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
Section 214 - Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
Section 215 - Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public
servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating
to documents given in evidence
Section 216 - Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
Section 217 - Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
Section 218 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants
Section 219 - Prosecution for offences against marriage
Section 220 - Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 221 - Cognizance of offence
Section 222 - Prosecution for defamation
CHAPTER XVI - COMPLAINTS TO MAGISTRATES
Section 223 - Examination of complainant
Section 224 - Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case
Section 225 - Postponement of issue of process
Section 226 - Dismissal of complaint
CHAPTER XVII - COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
Section 227 - Issue of process
Section 228 - Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
Section 229 - Special summons in cases of petty offence
Section 230 - Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents
Section 231 - Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
Section 232 - Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
Section 233 - Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence
CHAPTER XVIII - THE CHARGE
A. Formofcharges
Section 234 - Contents of charge
Section 235 - Particulars as to time, place and person
Section 236 - When manner of committing offence must be stated
Section 237 - Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
Section 238 - Effect of errors
Section 239 - Court may alter charge
Section 240 - Recall of witnesses when charge altered
B. Joinderof charges
Section 241 - Separate charges for distinct offences
Section 242 - Offences of same kind within year may be charged together
Section 243 - Trial for more than one offence
Section 244 - Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
Section 245 - When offence proved included in offence charged
Section 246 - What persons may be charged jointly
Section 247 - Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
CHAPTER XIX - TRIAL BEFORE A COURT OF SESSION
Section 248 - Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
Section 249 - Opening case for prosecution
Section 250 - Discharge
Section 251 - Framing of charge
Section 252 - Conviction on plea of guilty
Section 253 - Date for prosecution evidence
Section 254 - Evidence for prosecution
Section 255 - Acquittal
Section 256 - Entering upon defence
Section 257 - Arguments
Section 258 - Judgment of acquittal or conviction
Section 259 - Previous conviction
Section 260 - Procedure in cases instituted under sub- section (2) ofsection 222
CHAPTER XX - TRIAL OF WARRANT- CASES BY MAGISTRATES
A. Cases instituted on a police report
Section 261 - Compliance with section 230
Section 262 - When accused shall be discharged
Section 263 - Framing of charge
Section 264 - Conviction on plea of guilty
Section 265 - Evidence for prosecution
Section 266 - Evidence for defence
B. Cases instituted otherwise than on police report
Section 267 - Evidence for prosecution
Section 268 - When accused shall be discharged
Section 269 - Procedure where accused is not discharged
Section 270 - Evidence for defence
C. Conclusionoftrial
Section 271 - Acquittal or conviction
Section 272 - Absence of complainant
Section 273 - Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
CHAPTER XXI - TRIAL OF SUMMONS- CASES BY MAGISTRATES
Section 274 - Substance of accusation to be stated
Section 275 - Conviction on plea of guilty
Section 276 - Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
Section 277 - Procedure when not convicted
Section 278 - Acquittal or conviction
Section 279 - Non- appearance or death of complainant
Section 280 - Withdrawal of complaint
Section 281 - Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
Section 282 - Power of Court to convert summons- cases into warrant- cases
CHAPTER XXII - TRIAL OF SUMMONS- CASES BY MAGISTRATES
Section 283 - Power to try summarily
Section 284 - Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
Section 285 - Procedure for summary trials
Section 286 - Record in summary trials
Section 287 - Judgment in cases tried summarily
Section 288 - Language of record and judgment
CHAPTER XXIII - PLEA BARGAINING
Section 289 - Application of Chapter
Section 290 - Application for plea bargaining
Section 291 - Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition
Section 292 - Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court
Section 293 - Disposal of case
Section 294 - Judgment of Court Section 295 - Finality of judgment
Section 296 - Power of Court in plea bargaining
Section 297 - Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
Section 298 - Savings
Section 299 - Statements of accused not to be used
Section 300 - Non- application of Chapter
CHAPTER XXIV - ATTENDANCE OF PERSONS CONFINED OR DETAINED IN PRISONS
Section 301 - Definitions
Section 302 - Power to require attendance of prisoners
Section 303 - Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302
Section 304 - Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
Section 305 - Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
Section 306 - Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
CHAPTER XXV - EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
A. Modeoftaking and recording evidence
Section 307 - Language of Courts
Section 308 - Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
Section 309 - Record in summons- cases and inquiries
Section 310 - Record in warrant- cases
Section 311 - Record in trial before Court of Session
Section 312 - Language of record of evidence
Section 313 - Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
Section 314 - Interpretation of evidence to accused or his advocate
Section 315 - Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
Section 316 - Record of examination of accused
Section 317 - Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
Section 318 - Record in High Court
B. Commissionsfor the examination of witnesses
Section 319 - When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
Section 320 - Commission to whom to be issued
Section 321 - Execution of commissions
Section 322 - Parties may examine witnesses
Section 323 - Return of commission
Section 324 - Adjournment of proceeding
Section 325 - Execution of foreign commissions
Section 326 - Deposition of medical witness
Section 327 - Identification report of Magistrate
Section 328 - Evidence of officers of Mint
Section 329 - Reports of certain Government scientific experts
Section 330 - No formal proof of certain documents
Section 331 - Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
Section 332 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit
Section 333 - Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
Section 334 - Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
Section 335 - Record of evidence in absence of accused
Section 336 - Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases
CHAPTER XXVI - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Section 337 - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
Section 338 - Appearance by Public Prosecutors
Section 339 - Permission to conduct prosecution
Section 340 - Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
Section 341 - Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
Section 342 - Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
Section 343 - Tender of pardon to accomplice
Section 344 - Power to direct tender of pardon
Section 345 - Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
Section 346 - Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
Section 347 - Local inspection
Section 348 - Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
Section 349 - Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc
Section 350 - Expenses of complainants and witnesses
Section 351 - Power to examine accused
Section 352 - Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
Section 353 - Accused person to be competent witness
Section 354 - No influence to be used to induce disclosure
Section 355 - Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
Section 356 - Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
Section 357 - Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
Section 358 - Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
Section 359 - Compounding of offences
Section 360 - Withdrawal from prosecution
Section 361 - Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
Section 362 - Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
Section 363 - Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp- law or property
Section 364 - Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
Section 365 - Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
Section 366 - Court to be open
CHAPTER XXVII - PROVISIONS AS TO ACCUSED PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
Section 367 - Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind
Section 368 - Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
Section 369 - Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial
Section 370 - Resumption of inquiry or trial
Section 371 - Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
Section 372 - When accused appears to have been of sound mind
Section 373 - Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
Section 374 - Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody
Section 375 - Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
Section 376 - Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence
Section 377 - Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released
Section 378 - Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend
CHAPTER XXVIII - PROVISIONS AS TO OFFENCES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Section 379 - Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215
Section 380 - Appeal
Section 381 - Power to order costs
Section 382 - Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
Section 383 - Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
Section 384 - Procedure in certain cases of contempt
Section 385 - Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
Section 386 - When Registrar or Sub- Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
Section 387 - Discharge of offender on submission of apology
Section 388 - Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
Section 389 - Summary procedure for punishment for non- attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
Section 390 - Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389
Section 391 - Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
CHAPTER XXIX - THE JUDGMENT
Section 392 - Judgment
Section 393 - Language and contents of judgment
Section 394 - Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
Section 395 - Order to pay compensation
Section 396 - Victim compensation scheme
Section 397 - Treatment of victims
Section 398 - Witness protection scheme
Section 399 - Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
Section 400 - Order to pay costs in non- cognizable cases
Section 401 - Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
Section 402 - Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
Section 403 - Court not to alter judgment
Section 404 - Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons
Section 405 - Judgment when to be translated
Section 406 - Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
CHAPTER XXX - SUBMISSION OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR CONFIRMATION
Section 407 - Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
Section 408 - Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
Section 409 - Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
Section 410 - Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
Section 411 - Procedure in case of difference of opinion
Section 412 - Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
CHAPTER XXXI - APPEALS
Section 413 - No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
Section 414 - Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
Section 415 - Appeals from convictions
Section 416 - No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
Section 417 - No appeal in petty cases
Section 418 - Appeal by State Government against sentence
Section 419 - Appeal in case of acquittal
Section 420 - Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
Section 421 - Special right of appeal in certain cases
Section 422 - Appeal to Court of Session how heard
Section 423 - Petition of appeal
Section 424 - Procedure when appellant in jail
Section 425 - Summary dismissal of appeal
Section 426 - Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
Section 427 - Powers of Appellate Court
Section 428 - Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
Section 429 - Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
Section 430 - Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
Section 431 - Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
Section 432 - Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
Section 433 - Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
Section 434 - Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
Section 435 - Abatement of appeals
CHAPTER XXXII - REFERENCE AND REVISION
Section 436 - Reference to High Court
Section 437 - Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
Section 438 - Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
Section 439 - Power to order inquiry
Section 440 - Sessions Judge's powers of revision
Section 441 - Power of Additional Sessions Judge
Section 442 - High Court's powers of revision
Section 443 - Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
Section 444 - Option of Court to hear parties
Section 445 - High Court's order to be certified to lower Court
CHAPTER XXXIII - TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL CASES
Section 446 - Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
Section 447 - Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
Section 448 - Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
Section 449 - Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
Section 450 - Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
Section 451 - Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
Section 452 - Reasons to be recorded
CHAPTER XXXIV - EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES
A. Deathsentences
Section 453 - Execution of order passed under section 409
Section 454 - Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
Section 455 - Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
Section 456 - Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
B. Imprisonment
Section 457 - Power to appoint place of imprisonment
Section 458 - Execution of sentence of imprisonment Section 459 - Direction of warrant for execution
Section 460 - Warrant with whom to be lodged
A. Levyoffine
Section 461 - Warrant for levy of fine
Section 462 - Effect of such warrant
Section 463 - Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend
Section 464 - Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
B. Generalprovisionsregardingexecution
Section 465 - Who may issue warrant
Section 466 - Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
Section 467 - Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
Section 468 - Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
Section 469 - Saving
Section 470 - Return of warrant on execution of sentence
Section 471 - Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
C. Suspension,remissionandcommutationofsentences
Section 472 - Mercy petition in death sentence cases
Section 473 - Power to suspend or remit sentences
Section 474 - Power to commute sentence
Section 475 - Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
Section 476 - Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
Section 477 - State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases
CHAPTER XXXV - PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS
Section 478 - In what cases bail to be taken
Section 479 - Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained
Section 480 - When bail may be taken in case of non- bailable offence
Section 481 - Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
Section 482 - Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
Section 483 - Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
Section 484 - Amount of bond and reduction thereof
Section 485 - Bond of accused and sureties
Section 486 - Declaration by sureties
Section 487 - Discharge from custody
Section 488 - Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
Section 489 - Discharge of sureties
Section 490 - Deposit instead of recognizance
Section 491 - Procedure when bond has been forfeited
Section 492 - Cancellation of bond and bail bond
Section 493 - Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
Section 494 - Bond required from child
Section 495 - Appeal from orders under section 491
Section 496 - Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
CHAPTER XXXVI - DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY
Section 497 - Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
Section 498 - Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
Section 499 - Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
Section 500 - Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499
Section 501 - Destruction of libellous and other matter
Section 502 - Power to restore possession of immovable property
Section 503 - Procedure by police upon seizure of property
Section 504 - Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
Section 505 - Power to sell perishable property
CHAPTER XXXVII - IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS
Section 506 - Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
Section 507 - Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
Section 508 - Proceedings in wrong place
Section 509 - Non- compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316
Section 510 - Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
Section 511 - Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
Section 512 - Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
CHAPTER XXXVIII - LIMITATION FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES
Section 513 - Definitions
Section 514 - Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation
Section 515 - Commencement of period of limitation
Section 516 - Exclusion of time in certain cases
Section 517 - Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
Section 518 - Continuing offence
Section 519 - Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
CHAPTER XXXIX - MISCELLANEOUS
Section 520 - Trials before High Courts
Section 521 - Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court- martial
Section 522 - Forms
Section 523 - Power of High Court to make rules
Section 524 - Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
Section 525 - Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
Section 526 - Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
Section 527 - Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
Section 528 - Saving of inherent powers of High Court
Section 529 - Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
Section 530 - Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
Section 531 - Repeal and savings Schedule I - FIRST SCHEDULE Schedule II - SECOND SCHEDULE
Statement of Objects and Reasons - BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
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