IPC Sections
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of
criminal law in India. It was drafted in 1860 and came into force in 1862. The IPC is divided into 23
chapters and contains 511 sections. Here is a list of all the sections mentioned in the IPC:
Chapter I: Introduction
• Section 1: Title and extent of operation of the Code.
• Section 2: Punishment of offences committed within India.
• Section 3: Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within,
India.
• Section 4: Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.
• Section 5: Certain laws not to be affected by this Act.
Chapter II: General Explanations
• Section 6: Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.
• Section 7: Sense of expression once explained.
• Section 8: Gender.
• Section 9: Number.
• Section 10: "Man", "Woman".
• Section 11: "Person".
• Section 12: "Public".
• Section 13: "Queen".
• Section 14: "Servant of Government".
• Section 15: "British India".
• Section 16: "Government of India".
• Section 17: "Government".
• Section 18: "India".
• Section 19: "Judge".
• Section 20: "Court of Justice".
,• Section 21: "Public servant".
• Section 22: "Moveable property".
• Section 23: "Wrongful gain".
• Section 24: "Wrongful loss".
• Section 25: "Gaining wrongfully". "Losing wrongfully".
• Section 26: "Dishonestly".
• Section 27: "Fraudulently".
• Section 28: "Reason to believe".
• Section 29: "Document".
• Section 29A: "Electronic record".
• Section 30: "Valuable security".
• Section 31: "A will".
• Section 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions.
• Section 33: "Act". "Omission".
• Section 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.
• Section 35: When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal
knowledge or intention.
• Section 36: Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission.
• Section 37: Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence.
• Section 38: Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences.
• Section 39: "Voluntarily".
• Section 40: "Offence".
• Section 41: "Special law".
• Section 42: "Local law".
• Section 43: "Illegal". "Legally bound to do".
• Section 44: "Injury".
• Section 45: "Life".
• Section 46: "Death".
• Section 47: "Animal".
• Section 48: "Vessel".
• Section 49: "Year". "Month".
, • Section 50: "Section".
• Section 51: "Oath".
• Section 52: "Good faith".
Chapter III: Of Punishments
• Section 53: Punishments.
• Section 54: Commutation of sentence of death.
• Section 55: Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life.
• Section 55A: Definition of "appropriate Government".
• Section 56: [Repealed].
• Section 57: Fractions of terms of punishment.
• Section 58: [Repealed].
• Section 59: [Repealed].
• Section 60: Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or
simple.
• Section 61: [Repealed].
• Section 62: [Repealed].
• Section 63: Amount of fine.
• Section 64: Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
• Section 65: Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine
awardable.
• Section 66: Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
• Section 67: Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only.
• Section 68: Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine.
• Section 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine.
• Section 70: Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment. Death not to discharge
property from liability.
• Section 71: Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.
• Section 72: Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that
it is doubtful of which.
• Section 73: Solitary confinement.
• Section 74: Limit of solitary confinement.
• Section 75: Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII
after previous conviction.
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of
criminal law in India. It was drafted in 1860 and came into force in 1862. The IPC is divided into 23
chapters and contains 511 sections. Here is a list of all the sections mentioned in the IPC:
Chapter I: Introduction
• Section 1: Title and extent of operation of the Code.
• Section 2: Punishment of offences committed within India.
• Section 3: Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within,
India.
• Section 4: Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.
• Section 5: Certain laws not to be affected by this Act.
Chapter II: General Explanations
• Section 6: Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.
• Section 7: Sense of expression once explained.
• Section 8: Gender.
• Section 9: Number.
• Section 10: "Man", "Woman".
• Section 11: "Person".
• Section 12: "Public".
• Section 13: "Queen".
• Section 14: "Servant of Government".
• Section 15: "British India".
• Section 16: "Government of India".
• Section 17: "Government".
• Section 18: "India".
• Section 19: "Judge".
• Section 20: "Court of Justice".
,• Section 21: "Public servant".
• Section 22: "Moveable property".
• Section 23: "Wrongful gain".
• Section 24: "Wrongful loss".
• Section 25: "Gaining wrongfully". "Losing wrongfully".
• Section 26: "Dishonestly".
• Section 27: "Fraudulently".
• Section 28: "Reason to believe".
• Section 29: "Document".
• Section 29A: "Electronic record".
• Section 30: "Valuable security".
• Section 31: "A will".
• Section 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions.
• Section 33: "Act". "Omission".
• Section 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.
• Section 35: When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal
knowledge or intention.
• Section 36: Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission.
• Section 37: Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence.
• Section 38: Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences.
• Section 39: "Voluntarily".
• Section 40: "Offence".
• Section 41: "Special law".
• Section 42: "Local law".
• Section 43: "Illegal". "Legally bound to do".
• Section 44: "Injury".
• Section 45: "Life".
• Section 46: "Death".
• Section 47: "Animal".
• Section 48: "Vessel".
• Section 49: "Year". "Month".
, • Section 50: "Section".
• Section 51: "Oath".
• Section 52: "Good faith".
Chapter III: Of Punishments
• Section 53: Punishments.
• Section 54: Commutation of sentence of death.
• Section 55: Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life.
• Section 55A: Definition of "appropriate Government".
• Section 56: [Repealed].
• Section 57: Fractions of terms of punishment.
• Section 58: [Repealed].
• Section 59: [Repealed].
• Section 60: Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or
simple.
• Section 61: [Repealed].
• Section 62: [Repealed].
• Section 63: Amount of fine.
• Section 64: Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
• Section 65: Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine
awardable.
• Section 66: Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
• Section 67: Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only.
• Section 68: Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine.
• Section 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine.
• Section 70: Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment. Death not to discharge
property from liability.
• Section 71: Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.
• Section 72: Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that
it is doubtful of which.
• Section 73: Solitary confinement.
• Section 74: Limit of solitary confinement.
• Section 75: Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII
after previous conviction.
