Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property

SECTIONS
403. Dishonest misappropriation of property.
404. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
Of Criminal Breach of Trust
405. Criminal breach of trust.
406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust.
407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
408. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant.
409. Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent.
Of the Receiving of Stolen Property
410. Stolen property.
411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property.
412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity.
413. Habitually dealing in stolen property.
414. Assisting in concealment of stolen property.
Of Cheating
415. Cheating.
416. Cheating by personation.
417. Punishment for cheating.
418. Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect.
419. Punishment for cheating by personation.
420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.
Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property
421. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditor.
422. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
423. Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
424. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
Of Mischief
425. Mischief.
426. Punishment for mischief.
427. Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees.
428. Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees.
429. Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees.
430. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water.
431. Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel.
432. Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.
433. Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark.
434. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority.
435. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural
produce ) ten rupees.
436. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.
437. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
438. Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance.
439. Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
440. Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt.
Of Criminal Trespass
441. Criminal trespass.
442. House-trespass.
443. Lurking house-trespass.
444. Lurking house-trespass by night.
445. House-breaking.
446. House-breaking by night.
447. Punishment for criminal trespass.
448. Punishment for house-trespass.
449. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death.
450. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life.
451. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

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SECTIONS
452. House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
453. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.
454. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
455. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
456. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night.
457. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
458. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint.
459. Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.
460. All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous
hurt caused by one of them.
461. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.
462. Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody.

CHAPTER XVIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
463. Forgery.
464. Making a false document.
465. Punishment for forgery.
466. Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
468. Forgery for purpose of cheating.
469. Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.
470. Forged document.
471. Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record.
472. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467.
473. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise.
474. Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as
genuine.
475. Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit
marked material.
476. Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or
possessing counterfeit marked material.
477. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
477A. Falsification of accounts.
Of Property and Other Marks

478. [Repealed.]
479. Property mark.
480. [Repealed.]
481. Using a false property mark.
482. Punishment for using a false property mark.
483. Counterfeiting a property mark used by another.
484. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.
485. Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
486. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.
487. Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
488. Punishment for making use of any such false mark.
489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes

489A.Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.

489B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.
489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes.
489D. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.
489E. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.
CHAPTER XIX
OF THE CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE
490. [Repealed.].
491. Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.
492. [Repealed.].

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 CHAPTER XX
OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE
SECTIONS
493. Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.
494. Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife.
495. Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted.
496. Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
497. Adultery.
498. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
CHAPTER XXA
OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND
498A. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
CHAPTER XXI
OF DEFAMATION
499. Defamation.
Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published.
Public conduct of public servants.
Conduct of any person touching any public question.
Publication of reports of proceedings of Courts.
Merits of case decided in Court or conduct of witnesses and others concerned.
Merits of public performance.
Censure passed in good faith by person having lawful authority over another.
Accusation preferred in good faith to authorised person.
Imputation made in good faith by person for protection of his or other's interests.
Caution intended for good of person to whom conveyed or for public good.
500. Punishment for defamation.
501. Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory.
502. Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter.

CHAPTER XXII
OR CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULTAND ANNOYANCE
503. Criminal intimidation.
504. Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace.
505. Statements conducing to public mischief.
Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes.
Offence under sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc.
506. Punishment for criminal intimidation.
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.
507. Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.
508. Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure.
509. Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
510. Misconduct in public by a drunken person.
CHAPTER XXIII
OF ATTEMPTS OF COMMIT OFFENCES
511. Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other
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 THE INDIAN PENAL CODE
ACT NO. 45 OF 18601
[6th October, 1860.]
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Preamble.—WHEREAS it is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for 2[India]; It is
enacted as follows:—
1. Title and extent of operation of the Code.—This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and
shall 3[extend to the whole of India 4[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]].
2. Punishment of offences committed within India.—Every person shall be liable to punishment
under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which
he shall be guilty within 5[India] 6****.
3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India.—
Any person liable, by any 7[Indian law], to be tried for an offence committed beyond 8[India] shall be
dealt with according to the provisions of this Code for any act committed beyond 8[India] in the same
manner as if such act had been committed within 5[India].
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[4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.—The provisions of this Code apply also to any
offence committed by—
10
[(1) any citizen of India in any place without and beyond India;
(2) any person on any ship or aircraft registered in India wherever it may be.]
11
[(3) any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer
resource located in India.]
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[Explanation.—In this section—
(a) the word “offence” includes every act committed outside India which, if committed in
India, would be punishable under this Code;

1. The Indian Penal Code has been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941) and has been declared in force
in—
Sonthal Parganas, by the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation 1872 (3 of 1872) s. 2;
Panth Piploda, by the Panth Piploda Laws Regulation, 1929 (1 of 1929), s. 2 and the Sch.;
Khondmals District, by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936), s. 3 and the Sch; and
Angul District, by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), s. 3 and the Sch.
It has been declared under s. 3 (a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following
Scheduled Districts, namely: the United Provinces Tarai Districts, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I, p. 505; the Districts of
Hazaribagh, Lohardaga [now called the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazetta, 1899, Pt. I, p. 44] and Manbhum and
Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the District of Singhbum—see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 504.
It has been extended under s. 5 of the same Act to the Lushai Hills—see Gazette of India, 1898, Pt. II, p. 345.
The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch; to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6
of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I.; to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I and to Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch.
2. The words “British India” have successively been subs. by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch.,
to read as above.
3. The Original words have successively been amended by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and Sch. I, the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948 and the
A.O. 1950 to read as above.
4. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for “except Part B States”.
5. The original words “the said territories” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, the A.O 1950 and
Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
6. The words and figures “on or after the said first day of May, 1861” rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Sch.
7. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “law passed by the Governor General of India in Council”.
8. The Original words “the limits of the said territories” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O.1948,
the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
9. Subs. by Act 4 of 1898, s. 2, for section 4.
10. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for cls. (1) to (4).
11. Ins. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 51 (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
12. Subs. by s. 51, ibid., for the Explanation (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).

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 (b) the expression “computer resource” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (k) of
sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);]
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[Illustration]
2
***A, 3[who is 4[a citizen of India]], commits a murder in Uganda. He can be tried and convicted of
of murder in any place in 5[India] in which he may be found.
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* * * * *
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[5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Act.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of
any Act for punishing mutiny and desertion of officers, soldiers, sailors or airmen in the service of the
Government of India or the provisions of any special or local law.]
CHAPTER II
GENERAL EXPLANATIONS
6. Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.—Throughout this Code every
definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every illustration of every such definition or penal
provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled “General
Exceptions”, though those exceptions are not repeated in such definition, penal provision, or illustration.
Illustrations
(a) The sections, in this Code, which contain definitions of offences, do not express that a child under seven years of age
cannot commit such offences; but the definitions are to be understood subject to the general exception which provides that
nothing shall be an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age.
(b) A, a police-officer, without warrant, apprehends Z, who has committed murder. Here A is not guilty of the offence of
wrongful confinement; for he was bound by law to apprehend Z, and therefore the case falls within the general exception which
provides that “nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is bound by law to do it”.

7. Sense of expression once explained.—Every expression which is explained in any part of this
Code, is used in every part of this Code in conformity with the explanation.
8. Gender.—The pronoun “he” and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male or female.
9. Number.—Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number
include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number.
10. “Man”. “Woman”.—The word “man” denotes a male human being of any age; the word
“woman” denotes a female human being of any age.
11. “Person”.—The word “person” includes any Company or Association or body of persons,
whether incorporated or not.
12. “Public”.—The word “public” includes any class of the public or any community.
13. [Definition of “Queen”.] Omitted by the A. O. 1950.
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[14. “Servant of Government”.—The words “servant of Government” denote any officer or servant
servant continued, appointed or employed in India by or under the authority of Government.]
15. [Definition of “British India”.] Rep. by the A. O. 1937.
16. [Definition of “Government of India”.] Rep., ibid.

1. Subs. by Act 36 of 1957, s. 3 and Schedule II, for “lllustrations”

2. The brackets and letter “(a)” omitted by s. 3 and the Second Sch., ibid.
3. Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for “a coolie, who is a Native Indian subject”
4. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “a British subject of Indian domicile”.
5. The words “British India” have been successively amended by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and
the Sch., to read as above.
6. Illustrations (b), (c) and (d) omitted by the A.O. 1950.
7. Subs., ibid., for section 5.
8. Subs., ibid., for section 14.

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