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Dinesh Rajasekaran / CRIMINAL LAW / LLB YEAR / Dr.Ambedkar Law College / 9551386967
INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860,
Important Sections:
Jurisdiction Sec 1-5
‘© Territorial Jurisdiction Sec 2
‘© Personal Jurisdiction
© Intra Territorial Jurisdiction
ata Territorial Jurisdiction Sec 3 & 4
(© Extra Territorial Operation Sec 3
© Extension of the code to Extra
Territorial offences Sec 4.1
‘© Admirlty Jurisdiction Sec 4.2
*# Certain Laws not to be affected by IPC Sec 5
# Fraud Sec.24
# Omission See.33,
# Offence Sec.40
‘Stages in Commission of a Crime
© Intention
Preparation
= Attempt
Accomplishment
‘Theories of Punishment
Deterrent theory
* Retributive theory
+ Preventive theory
* Reformative theory
+ Expiatory theory
kinds of Punishment
‘© Kisa- Retaliation by family members
+ Diya-Blood Money
+ Hadd-Fiked punishment
# Tazeer-Discretionary Punishment
+ Siyasat-Punishment by King
Punishments under IPC
Death Penalty
Life Imprisonment
‘© Imprisonment
© Rigorous
+ Simple
* Forfeiture of Property
+ Fine
Joint Liability
* Common Intention 5.34
© 2ormore person
© Common intention to commit offence
© Infurtherance of common Intention
(© Participation by all the accused
Common Object 5.149
(© Assembly of § or more person
© Must have common object in
‘commiting the offence
(© Object must be in the nature as given
below
+ Overawe the government by
sing criminal force
+ Resisting the execution of law
+ To commit any Mischief,
Criminal trespass
+ Forcible possession and
dispossession of property
+ illegal compulsion
‘Criminal Conspiracy $.120A & S.120B
# Dacoity 5.391
= Dacoity + Murder 5.396
‘+ Lurking House Tresspass 5.460
‘Abetment 5.107-120
Definition $.107
When one person is instrumental in commission of an
offence.
Classification of Criminals
Principal in First degree
‘+ Principal in second degree
© Rccessory before the fact
+ Recessory after the fact
‘© -Abetment by instigation
© Abetment by Conspiracy
* Abetment by Intentional Aiding
Abettor 5.108
‘The person who abets another to commit an offence.
Essentials
‘+ Abetment of illegal omission isan offence
‘© Abetment act need not be committed
‘© Person abetted need not commit the offence
© Abetment of an abetment isan offence
© Abetment need not show in abetment by
conspiracy.
Abetment in India of offences outside India $.108.A
Punishment for Abetment 5.109
‘offence committed-Same punishment
If offence not committed 1/4" of the
Punishment
Ctiminal Conspiracy $.120-A & $.120.8
Definition
It is an act of making secret plan by one or more
persons witha view to do something wrongDinesh Rajasekaran / CRIMINAL LAW / LLB YEAR / Dr.Ambedkar Law College / 9551386967
Essentials
There must be an agreement between 2 oF
more persons
The agreement must be for
© Doing an illegal act
(© Doing 2 lawful act by illegal means
There must exist overt act
Punishment $.120-8
A part of a conspiracy to commit a serious
offence, is punished in the same manner as if
he had abetted the offence
* Conspiracy to commit any other offence,
Imprisonment upto 6 months with or without
fine or both
Vicarious Liability
Definition
Liability which is incurred for the acts of another.
Principles
‘Qui facit per alium facit per se-He who does an
act through another is deemed in law to do it
himself
Respondent Superior
Exceptions
Generally vicarious liability is unknown to criminal law
except for,
* Defamation 5.499
+ Public Nuisance s.268
+ Owner or occupier of land where unlawful
assembly is held $.154
‘Owner or occupier for whose benefit RIOT is
committed $.155
General Exceptions or Defences S.76-105
(MJAN I 0CTR)
© Mistake 5.76 and 5.79
(© Mistake of Fact 5.76
© Mistake of Law 5.79
Acts §.77 and 5.78
© Judicial officers protection Act 1850,
© Judges protection Act 1985
+ Accident 5.20
(© Without any criminal Intention
(© Indoing a lawful act
+ By lawful manner
+ By lawful means
+ With proper care and caution
+ Necessity .81
(© Necessitas non habet legem- Necessity
knows no law
© The act must have done under good
faith
= Judi
(© There should be no Mens Rea
Infancy 5.82 and 5.83
© Doli Incapax
(© Anact done by a child below 7 years
© Child above 7-12 Yrs, must not have
attained sufficient maturity to judge
the consequence of the act
(© Incapacity must exist at the time of
commission ofthe act
Insanity 5.84
(© Accused is of Unsound Mind
(© That he does not know the nature of
act he is doing
(© That he doing what is either wrong or
contrary to law
© Types are Lunatics, Idiots, Disease,
Drunkenness
© Legal insanity and Medical insanity
(© Me.Naughtens rules of Insanity
‘© Drunkenness 5.85 and 5.86
(© Incapable of knowing the nature ofthe
act
© That he was doing what was either
wrong or contrary to law
(©. That the thing which intoxicated him
was given to him without his
knowledge
Consent s.87-93
If the act is done without the intention of
causing death. Harm is caused to any person
with his consent. Person giving consent is
above 18 years. Consent may be express or
Implied
© Act not intended to cause death $.88
‘Act done for benefit of child .89
Consent given under Fear .90
Exclusion of acts 8.91,
‘Act done in good faith for benefit of
person 8.92
‘Acts done by person through Threats
5.94
+ Trivial Acts 5.95
(© Acts causing slight harm,
‘Right to Private Defence 5.96-106
Committing an offence in exercise of ones right
to defend his lif, liberty or property.
(© Things done in Private defence $.96
(© Right to defend person or Property
57
(© Right to defend against insane/Drunk
598
(© Limitation on Right to PD S.99Dinesh Rajasekaran / CRIMINAL LAW / LLB YEAR / Dr.Ambedkar Law College / 9551386967
© Right of PD when death may be caused
to offender 5.100
‘© When harm other than death may be
caused 5.101
© When ight of PO of body commences
s.02
‘© When right of PD of property extends
to Death $.103,
‘© When Right of PO of property extends
toharm other than Death $104
© When PO of property commences
5.105
(© Right of PD to protect an Innocent
8.106
‘OFFENCES AFFECTING HUMAN BODY S.299.5.377
(OFFENCES AFFECTING LIFE
$.299.309
Culpable Homicide s.299
© Anintention to cause death
* Anintention to cause bodily injury likely to cause
death
* Knowledge that death islikely to happen
+ Punishment for CH not amounting to Murder is
Life Imprisonment or 10 Yrs and Fine.
‘Murder S.300
# Anoffence cannot fall nto murder unless itis a
Culpable Homicide.
‘+The Maximum punishment is Death Sentence.
Exceptions
Grave and Sudden provocation
+ Right of Private defence
Public Servant exceeding power,
Sudden fight
* Consent
Rash or Negligent Homicide S.304-A
© Anact done with a consciousness ofa risk that
evil consequences will follow.
+ Punishment is2 Yrs or with Fine or with both
Dowry Death s.304-
‘The death of Women should be caused by burns
or bodily injury
+ Such a death should have occurred within 7
vears of marriage
+ She must have been subject to cruelty by
husband or relatives
+ Such cruelty should be for Dowry
Punishment is 7 Ys Jal or Life
‘Abetment of Suicide $.305
‘© A person who instigates another to commit
suicide
‘Abetment of Suicide of Child or Insane 5.305
‘© Punished with Death sentence or Life or 10 Yrs.
or with fine
‘Abetment of Suicide $.306
‘© Punished with 10 Yrs or with fine.
Attempt to Murder 5.307
‘+ Unsuccessful Murder is attempt
‘Attempt to commit Suicide 5.309,
‘© A person who commits suicide Is one who
deliberately puts an end to his own existence.
‘© Punishment is one year imprisonment or fine
or with both.
OFFENCES RELATING TO BIRTH OF CHILOREN
$.312-318
Causing Miscarriage S.312-.314
‘© Miscarriage means premature expulsion of
embryo.
Causing Miscarriage with women's consent S.312
‘© Punishment is 3 Yrs or Fine if the women is not
‘Quick with chile
‘© Punishment is 7 Yrs or Fine if the women is not
‘Quick with chil
Causing Miscarriage without women’s consent $.313
+ Punishment is Life oF 10 Yrs or Fine
Death caused by act with intent to Cause Miscarriage
S314
‘© Punishment is Life oF 10 Y¢s or Fine
Injuries to Unborn 5.315 and s.316
‘© Whoever before the Birth of child does any act,
with the intention of thereby preventing that
child from being born alive or causing it to die
after its birth,
Causing child from being born alive 5.315
Punishment is 10 Yrs of Fine
Causing death of quick unborn child 5.316
‘© Punishment is 10 Yrs or Fine
‘Abandonment of Infants $.317 and S.318
The father or mother of the child who Is below 12. years
abandoning that child
Exposure and Abandoning the Child $.317
‘© Punished with 7 Yrs or with fine or with both,
Concealment of Birth by secret disposal of Dead body
S318
‘© Punished with 7 ¥rs or with fine or with both,Dinesh Rajasekaran / CRIMINAL LAW / LLB YEAR / Dr.Ambedkar Law College / 9551386967
Hurt and Grievous Hurt 6.319 ~ 5.338
‘To constitute Hurt its necessary to cause,
= Bodily Pain
+ Disease
#_Infirmity to another
Hurt 5.319
‘Voluntarily causing Hurt S321
Punishment for Hurt S.323
‘© One year imprisonment with Fine or Rs.1000 or
both
Grievous Hurt 5.320
‘The aggravated form of hurt is Grievous Hurt.
Punishment for Grievous Hurt 5.325
Tears imprisonment with Fine
Voluntarily causing Grievous Hurt by Dangerous
‘weapon 5.326
* Life or 10 years imprisonment with Fine
Voluntarily causing Grievous Hurt by use of Acid
8.326.
© S7Y¢sorFine
‘Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement
5.339-5.348
Wrongful restraint $.336
The person is restrained from proceeding towards
particular direction.
© S341 Punishment is imprisonment for 2
‘Month or Rs.500/- ine
‘Wrongful Confinement 5.340
The person is restrained from proceeding to all
direction,
‘5.342 Punishment is Imprisonment for 1 Year
( Rs.1000/-fine
Criminal Force and Assault §.349-5.358,
Force 5.349
To constitute force there must be,
* Causing of Motion
Change of Motion
* Cessation of Motion
Criminal Force 5.350
To constitute criminal force there must be,
‘Intentional use of force to any person
‘Such force should have been used without the
consent of the Victim.
‘©The force must have been used to commit an
offence.
‘Assault 351
+ Anincomplete criminal force is Assault
Punishments for Assault or Criminal force otherwise
‘than on Grave Provocation 5.352
‘© 3 months Imprisonment or Rs.500/-or both
‘Assault or Criminal force to deter Public Servant $.353
* 2Yrsor fine or both
‘Assault of CF to women to outrage her Modesty 5.354
‘© 15 Yesor fine or both
Sexual Harassment 5.354-A
© 3Yrsorfine or both
Assault or CF with intent to Disrobe S.354-
© 3¥1st07 Yrs with Fine
Voyeurism s.354-¢
© 3¥1st07 Yrs with Fine
Stalking $.354-D
© 3Y¢sto5 Yrs with Fine
‘Assault or Criminal force to dishonour a person S.355
#2 Yrsorfine or both
‘Assault or Criminal force to commit theft 5.356
#2 Yrsorfine or both
‘Assault oF Criminal force to wrongfully confine a
person 5.357,
‘+ Lyearor fine or both
‘Assault oF Criminal force on Grave provocation S.358
‘+L month imprisonment
kidnapping and Abduction 5.359-5.369,
Kidnapping 5.359
Carrying away a person against his / will or against the
will of his guardian in case of Minor.
napping from India $.360
+ 7Yesand Fine
inapping from Lawful Guardianship $.361
+7 Yrsand Fine
‘Abduction 5.362
Compelling a person to go from any place.
kidnapping or maiming a person for Begging S.363.A
#10Vrs to Life with fine
Kidnapping in order to Murder 5.364
# Life or 10 Yrs or Fine
Kidnapping for Ransom $.364.A
Death or Life with fine
Kidnapping to secretly confine a person $.365
+ 7Ytsand fine
kidnapping a women to compel her to Marry 5.366
© 10 Yrswith fine
Procuration of Minor Girl .366.8
© 10Yrswith fine
Importation of Girl from Foreign country 5.36.8
© 10Yrswith fine
kidnapping in order to do Grievous Hurt 5.367
+ 10 Yrs with Fine
‘Wrongfully confining kidnapped person 5.368
10 Yrswith fine
kidnapping a child under 10 Yrs 5.369
+ TY rs mith fineDinesh Rajasekaran / CRIMINAL LAW / LLB YEAR / Dr.Ambedkar Law College / 9551386967
Rape S.375 and 5.376
Having sexual intercourse by 2 man with a women,
Against her wil
Without her consent
\With her consent by Coercion
By Mock Marriage
Unsoundness of mind
She is under 16 Yrs of age
‘When she is unable to communicate consent.
Punishment 5.376
#10 Yrstolife to death with fine
Custodial Rape
* Police officer
* Public Servant
Member of Armed Forces
Officer in Jail
Hospital Staff
Pregnant Women
* Girl below 16 Yrs of age
'.376.A-Rape by Husband with separated wife
$.376.8-Rape by aPublicServant
5.376.C-Rape by a5. of a Jail
5.376.D-Rape by Hospital Staffs
Unnatural Offences $.377
© Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse
against the order of Nature with any man,
animal or women shall be punished with
imprisonment for Life or 10 Yrs or fine.
(TERD CC RCFMC)
‘Theft 5.378382
Extortion 5383-389
Robbery 5.390, 392-394, 401
Dacoity 5.391, 395-400, 402
Criminal Misappropriation of Property 5403-404
Criminal Breach of Trust 5405-409
Receiving Stolen Property 5.410-414
Cheating 5415-420
Fraudulent Deeds $.421-424
Mischief s.425-440
Criminal Trespass 5.441-462
‘Theft 5.378.382
Taking away any movable property,
Intentionally without the consent of the
+ 3Y:sor Fine or Both
‘Theft in Dwelling House 5.380
* TY¢swith fine
‘Theft by clerk $.381,
71s with fine
‘Theft after preparing to cause death $.382
© 10Yrswith fine
Extortion 5383-389
Blackmalling or obtaining property by Threats.
Punishment 5.384
= 3yrs with fine
Robbery 5.390, 392-394, 401
‘+ Inall robbery there is either Theft or Extortion.
‘+ Robbery= Theft + Violence
+ Robbery = Theft + Violence + Presence of
Offender = immediate delivery
Punishment 5.392
#10 Yrsto 14 Vrsif it happens after sunset
‘Attempt to commit Robbery 5.393
+ Tes with fine
‘Voluntarily causing Hurt in committing Robbery 5.394
© 10Yrsto tite
Dacoity 5.391, 395-400, 402
‘Aggravated form of Robbery in which § or more are
there. Gang Robbery.
Punishment for Dacoity 5.395
© 10Yrsto life
Dacoity with Murder 5.396
Death, Life oF 10 Yrs
Dacoity with attempt to cause Death S.397
© Yrs with fine
Dacoity attempted with armed weapon 5.398
© TY ¢swith fine
Criminal Misappropriation of Property $.403-404
“Means to take possession of property and putting it to
Unauthorised or wrongful use.
Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by
deceased person at the time of his Death 5.404
© 7Y¢swith fine
Criminal Breach of Trust 5405-409
Dishonestly converting movable or immovable
property.
Punishment $.406
© 3Y¢swith fine
Receiving Stolen Property 5.410-414
‘Any property received or transferred from,
+ Theft
+ Extortion
RobberyDinesh Rajasekaran / CRIMINAL LAW / LLB YEAR / Dr.Ambedkar Law College / 9551386967
+ Criminal Misappropriation
* Criminal Breach of Trust
Dishonestly receiving stolen property 5.411
© 3Yrswith fine
Dishonestly receiving stolen property in the
of Dacoity 5.412
10 Yes or Life
ually dealing in stolen property $.413,
10¥%s or fe
ng in concealment of stolen property S.414
+ 3Yeswith fine
Cheating 5415-420
‘Making a person to believe something which is fase,
Cheating by Personation $.416
‘Pretending to be someone else
Punishment for personation S.419
#3 Yearortine
Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of
Property 5.420,
© TYeserfine
Fraudulent Deeds $.421-828
Dishonestly prevent distribution among creditors $424.
Dishonestly preventing debt being avallable for
creditors $.422
Dishonestly executing deed containing false statement
s.a23
Dishonestly concealing property $424
Punishment will be2 Yes with fine
Mischief s.425-440
Intent to cause loss to property.
Punishment $.426
‘3 months imprisonment and fine
‘Aggravated forms of Mischief S.427-440(1252211)
Value equal to Rs.50/-8.427
Animals $.428-429
Water .430-434
# Fires.435-436
# Decked vessels $.437-438
# Stealing 5.439
+ Death caused $.440
Criminal Trespass 5.441-462
‘© Entering into another's property
‘© Entry may be lawful or unlawful
= Unlawfully remaining there
+ Unlawful entry to intimidate,
Punishment $.447
‘= 3 months imprisonment
House Trespass 5.442
Lurking House Trespass 5.443,
House breaking 5.445
“OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE 5.493-498
Mock Marriage $.493-496 /7 Yrs
Bigamy $.494-496 /7-10 Yrs
Adultery 5.497 /5 Yrs
Seduction 5.498
Cruelty by Relatives of Husband S.498-A /3 Ys
Defamation $.499-502
Punishment 5.500 /2 Yrs
‘OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE $.121-130
Waging war 8.121.123
Punishment §.121 / Death or Life
Conspiracy to wage war 5.121-A / 10 Yrs
Collecting Arms 5.122 / ite / 10 Yrs
Feciitate design $.123 / 10 Yrs
Assaulting president $.124 / 7 Vrs
Sedition $124.0
ponent 3/6 Monts
Ponte 360 / One mth / R300
‘OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE 5.191
Giving False Evidence 5.191 and 5.193
Fabricating False Evidence 5.192
False Certificates 5.197 and $.198
Falee declarations 5.199
Contempt of Court 5.228
290,
‘OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY,
‘CONVENIENCE AND DECENCY 5.268-294A
Public Nuisance $.268
Public Heath $.269-278
Public Safety 5279-299
Public Decency and Morals $.292-294A,