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Criteria for Serious Criminal Cases |
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List of Serious IPCs
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IPC Section |
Description |
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115 |
Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life-if offence not committed |
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118 |
Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life |
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119 |
Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent |
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121 |
Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India |
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121A |
Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121 |
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122 |
Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India |
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123 |
Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war |
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124 |
Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power |
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124A |
Sedition |
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125 |
Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India |
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126 |
Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India |
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127 |
Receiving Property taken by war on depredation mention in Sections 125 and 126 |
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128 |
Public servant voluntary allowing prisoner of State or war to escape |
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130 |
Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner |
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131 |
Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty |
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132 |
Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof |
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133 |
Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office |
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134 |
Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed |
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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 |
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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 |
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153B |
Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration |
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170 |
Personating a public servant |
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171B |
Bribery |
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171C |
Undue influence at elections |
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171D |
Personation at elections |
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171E |
Bribery |
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171F |
Undue influence or personation at an election |
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171G |
False statement in connection with an election |
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171H |
Illegal payments in connection with an election |
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171I |
Failure to keep election accounts |
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181 |
False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation |
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191 |
Giving false evidence |
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192 |
Fabricating false evidence |
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193 |
False evidence |
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194 |
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence |
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195 |
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment |
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201 |
Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender |
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211 |
False charge of offence made with intent to injure |
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212 |
Harbouring offender |
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213 |
Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment |
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214 |
Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender |
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216 |
Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered |
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216A |
Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits |
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219 |
Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law |
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220 |
Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law |
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221 |
Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend |
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222 |
Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed |
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225 |
Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person |
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230 |
Coin defined |
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231 |
Counterfeiting coin |
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232 |
Counterfeiting Indian coin |
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233 |
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin |
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234 |
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin |
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235 |
Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin |
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236 |
Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin |
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237 |
Import or export of counterfeit coin |
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238 |
Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin |
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239 |
Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit |
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240 |
Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit |
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241 |
Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit |
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242 |
Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possess thereof |
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243 |
Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof |
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244 |
Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law |
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245 |
Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint |
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246 |
Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin |
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247 |
Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin |
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248 |
Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description |
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249 |
Altering appearance of India coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description |
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250 |
Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered |
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251 |
Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered |
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252 |
Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof |
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253 |
Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof |
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254 |
Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possess, the deliverer did not know to be altered |
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255 |
Counterfeiting Government stamp |
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256 |
Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp |
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257 |
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp |
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258 |
Sale of counterfeit Government stamp |
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259 |
Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp |
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260 |
Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit |
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261 |
Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government |
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262 |
Using Government stamp known to have been before used |
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272 |
Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale |
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273 |
Sale of noxious food or drink |
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274 |
Adulteration of drugs |
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275 |
Sale of adulterated drugs |
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276 |
Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation |
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281 |
Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy |
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292 |
Sale, etc., or obscene books, etc. |
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293 |
Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person |
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295 |
Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class |
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295A |
Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs |
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299 |
Culpable homicide |
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300 |
Murder |
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301 |
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended |
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302 |
Murder |
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303 |
murder by life-convict |
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304 |
culpable homicide not amounting to murder |
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304A |
Causing death by negligence |
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304B |
Dowery death |
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305 |
Abetment of suicide of child or insane person |
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306 |
Abetment of suicide |
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307 |
Attempt to murder |
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308 |
Attempt to commit culpable homicide |
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311 |
Punishment |
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312 |
Causing miscarriage |
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313 |
Causing miscarriage without woman's consent |
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314 |
Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage- |
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315 |
Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth |
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316 |
Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide |
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317 |
Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it. |
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318 |
Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body. |
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324 |
Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
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325 |
voluntarily causing grievous hurt |
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326 |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
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327 |
Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act |
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328 |
Causing hurt by means of poison, etc. with intent to commit an offence |
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329 |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act |
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330 |
Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property |
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331 |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property |
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332 |
Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
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333 |
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
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354 |
Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty |
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359 |
Kidnapping |
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360 |
Kidnapping from India |
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361 |
Kidnapping from lawful guardianship |
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362 |
Abduction |
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363 |
kidnapping |
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363A |
Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging |
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364 |
Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder |
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364A |
Kidnapping for ransom, etc. |
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365 |
Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person |
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366 |
Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. |
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366A |
Procreation of minor girl |
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366B |
Importation of girl from foreign country |
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367 |
Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc. |
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368 |
Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person |
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369 |
Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person |
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370 |
Buying or disposing of any person as slave |
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371 |
Habitual dealing in slave |
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372 |
Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. |
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373 |
Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. |
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375 |
Rape |
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376 |
rape |
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376B |
Intercourse by public servant with woman is his custody |
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376C |
Intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc. |
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376D |
Intercourse by any member of the management or staff of a hospital with any woman in that hospital |
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377 |
Unnatural offences |
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378 |
Theft |
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379 |
theft |
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380 |
Theft in dwelling house, etc. |
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381 |
Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master |
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382 |
Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft |
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383 |
Extortion |
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384 |
extortion |
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386 |
Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt |
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387 |
Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion |
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388 |
Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc. |
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389 |
Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion |
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390 |
Robbery |
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391 |
Dacoity |
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392 |
robbery |
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393 |
Attempt to commit robbery |
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394 |
Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery |
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395 |
dacoity |
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396 |
Dacoity with murder |
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397 |
Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt |
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398 |
Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon |
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399 |
Making preparation to commit dacoity |
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400 |
belonging to gang of dacoits |
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401 |
belonging to gang of thieves |
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402 |
Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity |
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404 |
Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death |
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405 |
Criminal breach of trust |
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406 |
criminal breach of trust |
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407 |
Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc. |
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408 |
Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant |
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409 |
Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent |
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411 |
Dishonestly receiving stolen property |
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412 |
Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity |
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413 |
Habitually dealing in stolen property |
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414 |
Assisting in concealment of stolen property |
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420 |
Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property |
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429 |
Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees |
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430 |
Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water |
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431 |
Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel |
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432 |
Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage |
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433 |
Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark |
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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 |
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436 |
Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc. |
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437 |
Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden |
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438 |
the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance |
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439 |
intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc. |
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440 |
Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt |
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449 |
House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death |
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450 |
House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life |
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451 |
House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment |
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452 |
House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint |
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453 |
lurking house-trespass or house-breaking |
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454 |
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment |
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455 |
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint |
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456 |
lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night |
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457 |
Lurking house trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment |
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458 |
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint |
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459 |
Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house trespass or house-breaking |
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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 |
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466 |
Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc. |
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467 |
Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. |
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468 |
Forgery for purpose of cheating |
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472 |
Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467 |
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473 |
Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise |
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474 |
Having possession of document described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine |
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475 |
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in Section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material |
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476 |
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents or electronic record other than those described in Section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material |
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477 |
Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security |
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477A |
Falsification of accounts |
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489A |
Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes |
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489B |
Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes |
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489C |
Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes |
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489D |
Making or possessing instruments or materials for forgoing or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes |
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493 |
Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage |
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494 |
Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife |
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495 |
Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted |
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496 |
Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage |
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498A |
Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty |
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505 |
Statements conducing to public mischief |
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506 |
criminal intimidation |
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511 |
attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment |
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195A |
Threatening any person to give false information |