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SPECIFIC OFFENCES
CLASSES OF OFFENCES
Offences against State 121 to 130
Waging war and sedition
CLASSES OF OFFENCES
Offences relating to Elections 171 A to 171 I
Contempt of lawful authority of public
servants 172 to 190
Obstructing public servant in discharge of his
duty, refusing to take oath, to answer questions or
sign statements etc.
CLASSES OF OFFENCES
Offences relating to coins and
Government stamps 230 to 263-A
Offences relating to weights and
measures 264 to 267
Offences affecting public health, safety,
convenience, decency and morals
268 to 294-A
Various forms of Public nuisance
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CLASSES OF OFFENCES
Offences relating to religion 295 to
298
Offences affecting human body 299
to 377
Culpable homicide, murder, dowry death,
hurt and grievous hurt, kidnapping and
abduction, rape
CLASSES OF OFFENCES
Offences against property 378 to 462
Theft, extortion, robbery, dacoity, criminal
misappropriation, criminal breach of trust,
cheating, mischief and trespass
CLASSES OF OFFENCES
Offences relating to marriage 493 to
498
Adultery, bigamy
SOME IMPORTANT
SPECIFIC OFFENCES
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WAGING WAR
Rebellion or insurrection or uprising
with an intention to strike at the
authority of Government of India
Conspiracy, abetment, attempt and
preparation to wage war and
concealment of the design to wage war
punishable under the Indian Penal
Code.
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SEDITION
By words spoken or written
Spreading or attempting to spread
hatred, contempt or disaffection
Towards Government established by
law
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RIOTING
Force or Violence
Used by an unlawful assembly
To achieve the common object of such
assembly
Every member of the assembly liable
for rioting
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UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY
An assembly of 5 or more persons
With the object of
committing an offence,
resisting the execution of any law or legal process
or
using criminal force to
overawe public authorities
take possession of any property
deprive any person of the enjoyment of any
incorporeal right or
compel him to do an unlawful act or omit doing a
legal duty
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OFFENCES
AFFECTING
HUMAN BODY
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HOMICIDE
Killing of a human being by another
human being
LAWFUL HOMICIDE
When the death is caused by a person
under circumstances which are excusable
or justifiable
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UNLAWFUL HOMICIDE
Unlawful homicide may be
Murder
Culpable homicide not amounting to
murder
Homicide by negligence
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MURDER (S.300)
Death caused by doing an act
With an intention of causing death
With an intention of causing bodily injury
which is sufficient in the ordinary course
of nature to cause death
With the knowledge that it is dangerous
and the most probable result of it would be
death
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HOMICIDE BY NEGLIGENCE
(S.304A)
Death is caused by a rash and negligent
act and
Such act does not amount to culpable
homicide
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