IPC Chapter 16: Offences affecting the Human Body

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).

  1. Section 299. Culpable homicide
  2. Section 300. Murder
  3. Section 301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
  4. Section 302. Punishment for murder
  5. Section 303. Punishment for murder by life-convict
  6. Section 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
  7. Section 304A. Causing death by negligence
  8. Section 304B. Dowry death
  9. Section 305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
  10. Section 306. Abetment of suicide
  11. Section 307. Attempt to murder
  12. Section 308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide
  13. Section 309. Attempt to commit suicide
  14. Section 310. Thug
  15. Section 311. Punishment
  16. Section 312. Causing miscarriage
  17. Section 313. Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent
  18. Section 314. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
  19. Section 315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
  20. Section 316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
  21. Section 317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
  22. Section 318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
  23. Section 319. Hurt
  24. Section 320. Grievous hurt
  25. Section 321. Voluntarily causing hurt
  26. Section 322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
  27. Section 323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
  28. Section 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
  29. Section 325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
  30. Section 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
  31. Section 326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc
  32. Section 326B. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
  33. Section 327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
  34. Section 328. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
  35. Section 329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
  36. Section 330. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
  37. Section 331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
  38. Section 332. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
  39. Section 333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
  40. Section 334. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
  41. Section 335. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
  42. Section 336. Act endangering life or personal safety of others
  43. Section 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
  44. Section 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
  45. Section 339. Wrongful restraint
  46. Section 340. Wrongful confinement
  47. Section 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint
  48. Section 342. Punishment for wrongful Confinement
  49. Section 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days
  50. Section 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
  51. Section 345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
  52. Section 346. Wrongful confinement in secret
  53. Section 347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act
  54. Section 348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
  55. Section 349. Force
  56. Section 350. Criminal force
  57. Section 351. Assault
  58. Section 352. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
  59. Section 353. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
  60. Section 354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
  61. Section 354A. Sexual harassment and punishment for Sexual Harassment
  62. Section 354B. Assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe
  63. Section 354C. Voyeurism
  64. Section 354D. Stalking
  65. Section 355. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
  66. Section 356. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
  67. Section 357. Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
  68. Section 358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
  69. Section 359. Kidnapping
  70. Section 360. Kidnapping from India
  71. Section 361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
  72. Section 362. Abduction
  73. Section 363. Punishment for kidnapping
  74. Section 363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
  75. Section 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
  76. Section 364A. Kidnapping for ransom, etc
  77. Section 365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
  78. Section 366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
  79. Section 366A. Procreation of minor girl
  80. Section 366B. Importation of girl from foreign country
  81. Section 367. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc
  82. Section 368. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
  83. Section 369. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
  84. Section 370. Trafficking of person
  85. Section 370A. Exploitation of a trafficked person
  86. Section 371. Habitual dealing in slaves
  87. Section 372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
  88. Section 373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
  89. Section 374. Unlawful compulsory labour
  90. Section 375. Rape
  91. Section 376. Punishment for rape
  92. Section 376A. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegitative state of victim
  93. Section 376AB. Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age
  94. Section 376B. Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation
  95. Section 376C. Intercourse by person in authority
  96. Section 376D. Gang Rape
  97. Section 376DA. Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
  98. Section 376DB. Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
  99. Section 376E. Punishment for repeat offenders
  100. Section 377. Unnatural offences [Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court]