Criteria for Serious Criminal Cases |
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List of Serious IPCs
IPC Section | Description |
115 | Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life-if offence not committed |
118 | Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life |
119 | Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent |
121 | Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India |
121A | Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121 |
122 | Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India |
123 | Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war |
124 | Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power |
124A | Sedition |
125 | Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India |
126 | Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India |
127 | Receiving Property taken by war on depredation mention in Sections 125 and 126 |
128 | Public servant voluntary allowing prisoner of State or war to escape |
130 | Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner |
131 | Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty |
132 | Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof |
133 | Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office |
134 | Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed |
153A | Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony |
153AA | Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms |
153B | Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration |
170 | Personating a public servant |
171B | Bribery |
171C | Undue influence at elections |
171D | Personation at elections |
171E | Bribery |
171F | Undue influence or personation at an election |
171G | False statement in connection with an election |
171H | Illegal payments in connection with an election |
171I | Failure to keep election accounts |
181 | False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation |
191 | Giving false evidence |
192 | Fabricating false evidence |
193 | False evidence |
194 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence |
195 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment |
201 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender |
211 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure |
212 | Harbouring offender |
213 | Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment |
214 | Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender |
216 | Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered |
216A | Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits |
219 | Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law |
220 | Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law |
221 | Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend |
222 | Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed |
225 | Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person |
230 | Coin defined |
231 | Counterfeiting coin |
232 | Counterfeiting Indian coin |
233 | Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin |
234 | Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin |
235 | Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin |
236 | Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin |
237 | Import or export of counterfeit coin |
238 | Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin |
239 | Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit |
240 | Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit |
241 | Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit |
242 | Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possess thereof |
243 | Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof |
244 | Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law |
245 | Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint |
246 | Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin |
247 | Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin |
248 | Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description |
249 | Altering appearance of India coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description |
250 | Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered |
251 | Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered |
252 | Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof |
253 | Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof |
254 | Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possess, the deliverer did not know to be altered |
255 | Counterfeiting Government stamp |
256 | Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp |
257 | Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp |
258 | Sale of counterfeit Government stamp |
259 | Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp |
260 | Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit |
261 | Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government |
262 | Using Government stamp known to have been before used |
272 | Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale |
273 | Sale of noxious food or drink |
274 | Adulteration of drugs |
275 | Sale of adulterated drugs |
276 | Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation |
281 | Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy |
292 | Sale, etc., or obscene books, etc. |
293 | Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person |
295 | Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class |
295A | Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs |
299 | Culpable homicide |
300 | Murder |
301 | Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended |
302 | Murder |
303 | murder by life-convict |
304 | culpable homicide not amounting to murder |
304A | Causing death by negligence |
304B | Dowery death |
305 | Abetment of suicide of child or insane person |
306 | Abetment of suicide |
307 | Attempt to murder |
308 | Attempt to commit culpable homicide |
311 | Punishment |
312 | Causing miscarriage |
313 | Causing miscarriage without woman's consent |
314 | Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage- |
315 | Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth |
316 | Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide |
317 | Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it. |
318 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body. |
324 | Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
325 | voluntarily causing grievous hurt |
326 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
327 | Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act |
328 | Causing hurt by means of poison, etc. with intent to commit an offence |
329 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act |
330 | Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property |
331 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property |
332 | Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
333 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
354 | Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty |
359 | Kidnapping |
360 | Kidnapping from India |
361 | Kidnapping from lawful guardianship |
362 | Abduction |
363 | kidnapping |
363A | Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging |
364 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder |
364A | Kidnapping for ransom, etc. |
365 | Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person |
366 | Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. |
366A | Procreation of minor girl |
366B | Importation of girl from foreign country |
367 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc. |
368 | Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person |
369 | Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person |
370 | Buying or disposing of any person as slave |
371 | Habitual dealing in slave |
372 | Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. |
373 | Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. |
375 | Rape |
376 | rape |
376B | Intercourse by public servant with woman is his custody |
376C | Intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc. |
376D | Intercourse by any member of the management or staff of a hospital with any woman in that hospital |
377 | Unnatural offences |
378 | Theft |
379 | theft |
380 | Theft in dwelling house, etc. |
381 | Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master |
382 | Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft |
383 | Extortion |
384 | extortion |
386 | Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt |
387 | Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion |
388 | Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc. |
389 | Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion |
390 | Robbery |
391 | Dacoity |
392 | robbery |
393 | Attempt to commit robbery |
394 | Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery |
395 | dacoity |
396 | Dacoity with murder |
397 | Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt |
398 | Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon |
399 | Making preparation to commit dacoity |
400 | belonging to gang of dacoits |
401 | belonging to gang of thieves |
402 | Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity |
404 | Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death |
405 | Criminal breach of trust |
406 | 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 |
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 |
420 | Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property |
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 |
435 | Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land- mark fixed by public authority 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 | the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance |
439 | intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc. |
440 | Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt |
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 |
452 | House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint |
453 | 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 | 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 |
466 | Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc. |
467 | Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. |
468 | Forgery for purpose of cheating |
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 or electronic record 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 |
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 forgoing or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes |
493 | Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage |
494 | Marrying again during lifetime 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 |
498A | Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty |
505 | Statements conducing to public mischief |
506 | criminal intimidation |
511 | attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment |
195A | Threatening any person to give false information |