Category: IPC

Indian Penal Code, 1860: The Basics

INTRODUCTION According to section 1 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 it “extends to the whole of India, except the state of Jammu and Kashmir”. In this section, the territory of India consists of the territories of the States, Union Territories as specified in the First Schedule and other acquired…

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Rioting: An Overview

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Chapter VIII of the Indian penal code, 1860 which is dealing with Of offences against the public tranquility. Under IPC, this chapter VIII consists of 22 sections (141- 160 including section 153A and 153B). In this article, we discussed about the section 147, 148, 150-160 of IPC. The offences of…

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Kidnapping under IPC |Law Notes

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction Though Indian laws prohibit abduction and kidnapping, since 2005, more than 100,000 kidnapping and abduction cases have come up in India. People have continued to take advantage of the tender age of minors to kidnap them and exploit and force them to perform horrendous acts….

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Abduction under IPC |Law Notes

By Tania Maria Joy The literal meaning of abduction is the action of forcibly taking someone away against their will. Abduction is defined u/s 362 of IPC. This section merely gives a definition of the word ‘abduction’ which occurs in some of the penal provisions which follows . There is…

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Concept of Punishment under Indian Penal Code,1860

Section 53 of The Indian Penal Code ,1860 Section 53 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 , specifically deals with different types of punishments which can be given by the Criminal Courts if the person is held liable under the Code. There are five kinds of punishments stated under Section…

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Concept of Culpable Homicide under IPC

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction Homicide is a term that originates from the Latin term ‘Homo’ means human and ‘caedere’ means killing. The act of homicide is an act that has been a part of human life since day 1. Early men used to kill each other for food or…

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Counterfeiting stamps- sec 255- 263A

Introduction:- Chapter XII discussed 35 sections whose topic is of offences relating to coin and government stamps. In which offences relating to coin deals with sections (230-254) under IPC and government stamps deals with sections (255-263A) under IPC. In this article we discussed about counterfeiting stamps which deals with section…

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Right of private defence under IPC

Introduction  Right of private defence of person and property, under the Indian Penal Code has been defined from section 96-106. This section provides an authority to the person to use necessary force to protect himself and his property against the wrong doer when an immediate aid from the state is…

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Offence of Robbery – sec 390, 392-394 IPC

Section 390 of Indian Penal Code defines “Robbery” In every robbery there is either theft or extortion. When theft is robbery. Theft is “robbery” if, in order to the committing of the theft, or in committing the theft, or in carrying away or attempting to carry away property obtained by…

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Offences related to Elections

Introduction  In the Indian Penal Code, Section 171 of Part IXA deals with election-related offences. Section 2 of the Indian Elections Offences and Inquiries Act,1920, established this Chapter. Bribery, personation, undue influence, and making false statements to disparage someone are all prohibited under the law. The fundamental goal of this…

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Offence of hurt

Introduction:- Chapter XVI of the Indian penal code, talk about an offences affecting the human body with the section (299- 377). It is the largest chapter of the IPC. It contains 88 sections. It clearly indicates the importance attached to the preservation and protection of right to life and liberty,…

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Offence of Dacoity under IPC

Introduction According to the lexicon of oxford, robbery means that Associate in Nursing act of violent theft that is committed by associate in Nursing armed gang. there’s just one issue that differentiates robbery from theft which is that the range of offenders. One person can even commit a theft and…

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Offence of Wrong restrain and confinement

Introduction  Articles 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution grant everyone the right to freedom of movement and personal liberty throughout the country. In order to achieve the Constitution’s goal, the Indian Penal Code establishes penalties for anybody who infringes on another’s freedom of movement or personal liberty. Wrongful Restraint…

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Offence of Criminal Trespass

The offences relating to Criminal Trespass has been discussed from section 441-462 under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 441 Criminal trespass is defined as anyone who unlawfully enters or remains on another’s property with the intent to commit an offence or to intimidate, insult, or annoy any person in…

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Offence of defamation under IPC (499-502)

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction Defamation is a procedure for check and balance on the Right to freedom of speech and expression (Article 19). It is a procedure to ensure that nobody harms the reputation of any person or tends to create a wrong opinion of the person who is…

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Fraudulent deeds IPC & Offences of mischief

Submitted by kanish Malhotra Fraudulent deeds IPC provides us the laws related to fraudulent deeds and disposition of property under section 421- 424. These sections protects the creditors affected as well as the interests of the person affected and includes other people other than creditors. Section 421 –  This talks…

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General exception under IPC sec (80-87) | Law Notes

Introduction:- According to Indian penal code 1860, section (76-106) discussed about the general exception. They are:- These are the exception of IPC law. In this article we discussed about the section (80-87) Section 80:- An accident in Doing a Lawful Act. In section 80, accident is the reason of the…

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All you need to know |Concept of Punishment under IPC

Purpose of penalization The object of penalization is that the interference of crime, and each penalization is meant to own a twin impact, that is, to stop the one that has committed the offense from continuation that act or omission and to stop alternative members of the society from doing…

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