VI.-Of Offences against the State

VII.-Of Offences relating to the Army and Navy
VIII-Of Offences against the Public Tranquillity
IX.-Of Offences by or relating to Public Servants.
X.-Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of
Public Servants

XI.-Of False Evidence and Offences against Public
Justice

XII.-Of Offences relating to Coin and Government

Stamps

XIII.-Of Offences relating to Weights and Measures

SECTION

I

6

53

76

107

121

131

141

161

230

264

XIV.-Of Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety,

XVII.-Of Offences against Property.

XVIII.-Of Offences relating to Documents and to Trade

or Property-marks

XIX. Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service

XX.-Of Offences relating to Marriage

XXI. Of Defamation

493

499

XXII. Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult, and An

XXIII. Of Attempts to commit Offences

Preamble

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION.

Title. Commencement. Local extent
Offences committed within British India
Offences committed beyond, but triable within, British India
Offences committed by servant of Queen within allied State
Saving of certain laws

CHAPTER II.

GENERAL EXPLANATIONS.

Definitions to be subject to exceptions

Expressions used in same sense throughout

Gender

Number

'Man'

'Woman

'Person'

'Public'

'Queen'

'Servant of the Queen'

'British India'

'Government of India'

'Government'

'Presidency'

'Judge'

'Court of Justice'

'Public servant
'Moveable property
'Wrongful gain'

SECTION

2

8

9

10

ib.

II

12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Act done by several in furtherance of common intention

When such an act is criminal by being done with criminal intention
Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission.

Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
Several persons committing criminal act may be guilty of different

offences

'Voluntarily'

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

ib.

When transportation may be substituted for imprisonment
When imprisonment may be wholly or partly rigorous or simple
Incapacity to acquire property.

40

4I

42

43

ib.

44

45

46

47

48

49

ib.

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

Punishment for offence made up of several offences.

Where doubtful of which of several offences a person is guilty
Solitary confinement

Limit of solitary confinement

Second offence (punishable with three years' imprisonment) against coin, stamps or property

CHAPTER IV.

GENERAL EXCEPTIONS.

Act done by one bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound by law

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

Act of Judge acting judicially

77

Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court

Act done by one justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified by law

79

Accident in doing lawful act

80

Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm

Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent

Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for the benefit of a person

Act done in good faith, for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by or by consent of guardian

86

Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
Consent of person of unsound mind, intoxicated, or under 12
Acts which are offences independently of harm caused to person con-
senting

Act done in good faith for benefit of a person, without consent
Communication made in good faith

Compulsion

Act causing slight harm

Private defence

Right of private defence of body and property

Right of private defence against act of person of unsound mind, &c.
Acts against which no right of private defence
Extent to which right may be exercised.

When right of private defence of body extends to causing death
When such right extends to causing other harm
Commencement and continuance of such right

When right of private defence of property extends to causing death
When such right extends to causing other harm
Commencement and continuance of such right

Right of private defence against deadly assault when risk of harm to

innocent person

CHAPTER V.

OF ABETMENT.

Abetment defined.

107

Abettor..

108.

Abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence, and no express

Abetment if person abetted acts with different intention from that of abettor.

Liability of abettor when one act is abetted and different act done
Cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
Liability of abettor for effect caused by act abetted different from that
intended.

III

Abetment of offence punishable with death or transportation for life
Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment

Abetting commission of offence by public, or by more than ten persons

Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or transportation for life.

Public servant concealing design to commit offence which he should prevent

CHAPTER VI.

OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE.

Waging, attempting to wage, or abetting waging of war against
Queen

Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121