IPC Chapter 16: Offences affecting the Human Body
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
- Section 299. Culpable homicide
- Section 300. Murder
- Section 301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
- Section 302. Punishment for murder
- Section 303. Punishment for murder by life-convict
- Section 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- Section 304A. Causing death by negligence
- Section 304B. Dowry death
- Section 305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
- Section 306. Abetment of suicide
- Section 307. Attempt to murder
- Section 308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide
- Section 309. Attempt to commit suicide
- Section 310. Thug
- Section 311. Punishment
- Section 312. Causing miscarriage
- Section 313. Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent
- Section 314. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
- Section 315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
- Section 316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
- Section 317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
- Section 318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
- Section 319. Hurt
- Section 320. Grievous hurt
- Section 321. Voluntarily causing hurt
- Section 322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- Section 323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
- Section 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- Section 325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- Section 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- Section 326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc
- Section 326B. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
- Section 327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- Section 328. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
- Section 329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- Section 330. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- Section 331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- Section 332. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- Section 333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- Section 334. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
- Section 335. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
- Section 336. Act endangering life or personal safety of others
- Section 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
- Section 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
- Section 339. Wrongful restraint
- Section 340. Wrongful confinement
- Section 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint
- Section 342. Punishment for wrongful Confinement
- Section 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days
- Section 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
- Section 345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
- Section 346. Wrongful confinement in secret
- Section 347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act
- Section 348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
- Section 349. Force
- Section 350. Criminal force
- Section 351. Assault
- Section 352. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
- Section 353. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
- Section 354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
- Section 354A. Sexual harassment and punishment for Sexual Harassment
- Section 354B. Assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe
- Section 354C. Voyeurism
- Section 354D. Stalking
- Section 355. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
- Section 356. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
- Section 357. Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
- Section 358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
- Section 359. Kidnapping
- Section 360. Kidnapping from India
- Section 361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
- Section 362. Abduction
- Section 363. Punishment for kidnapping
- Section 363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
- Section 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
- Section 364A. Kidnapping for ransom, etc
- Section 365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
- Section 366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
- Section 366A. Procreation of minor girl
- Section 366B. Importation of girl from foreign country
- Section 367. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc
- Section 368. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
- Section 369. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
- Section 370. Trafficking of person
- Section 370A. Exploitation of a trafficked person
- Section 371. Habitual dealing in slaves
- Section 372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
- Section 373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
- Section 374. Unlawful compulsory labour
- Section 375. Rape
- Section 376. Punishment for rape
- Section 376A. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegitative state of victim
- Section 376AB. Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age
- Section 376B. Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation
- Section 376C. Intercourse by person in authority
- Section 376D. Gang Rape
- Section 376DA. Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
- Section 376DB. Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
- Section 376E. Punishment for repeat offenders
- Section 377. Unnatural offences [Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court]