IPC Chapter 17: Offences Against Property

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).

  1. Section 378. Theft
  2. Section 379. Punishment for theft
  3. Section 380. Theft in dwelling house, etc
  4. Section 382. Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft
  5. Section 383. Extortion
  6. Section 384. Punishment for extortion
  7. Section 385. Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
  8. Section 386. Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
  9. Section 387. Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
  10. Section 388. Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc
  11. Section 389. Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
  12. Section 390. Robbery
  13. Section 391. Dacoity
  14. Section 392. Punishment for robbery
  15. Section 393. Attempt to commit robbery
  16. Section 394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
  17. Section 395. Punishment for dacoity
  18. Section 396. Dacoity with murder
  19. Section 397. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
  20. Section 398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
  21. Section 399. Making preparation to commit dacoity
  22. Section 400. Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
  23. Section 401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
  24. Section 402. Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
  25. Section 403. Dishonest misappropriation of property
  26. Section 404. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
  27. Section 405. Criminal breach of trust
  28. Section 406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust
  29. Section 407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc
  30. Section 408. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
  31. Section 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
  32. Section 410. Stolen Property
  33. Section 411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property
  34. Section 412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
  35. Section 413. Habitually dealing in stolen property
  36. Section 414. Assisting in concealment of stolen property
  37. Section 415. Cheating
  38. Section 416. Cheating by personation
  39. Section 417. Punishment for cheating
  40. Section 418. Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
  41. Section 419. Punishment for cheating by personation
  42. Section 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
  43. Section 421. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
  44. Section 422. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
  45. Section 423. Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
  46. Section 424. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
  47. Section 425. Mischief
  48. Section 426. Punished for mischief
  49. Section 427. Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
  50. Section 428. Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
  51. Section 429. Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees
  52. Section 430. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
  53. Section 431. Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
  54. Section 432. Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
  55. Section 433. Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
  56. Section 434. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land- mark fixed by public authority
  57. Section 435. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees
  58. Section 436. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc
  59. Section 437. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
  60. Section 438. Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance
  61. Section 439. Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
  62. Section 440. Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
  63. Section 441. Criminal trespass
  64. Section 442. House trespass
  65. Section 443. Lurking house-trespass
  66. Section 444. Lurking house-trespass by night
  67. Section 445. Housing breaking
  68. Section 446. House-breaking by night
  69. Section 447. Punishment for criminal trespass
  70. Section 448. Punishment for house-trespass
  71. Section 449. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
  72. Section 450. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
  73. Section 451. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
  74. Section 452. House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
  75. Section 453. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
  76. Section 454. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
  77. Section 455. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
  78. Section 456. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
  79. Section 457. Lurking house trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
  80. Section 458. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
  81. Section 459. Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house trespass or house-breaking
  82. Section 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
  83. Section 461. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
  84. Section 462. Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody