PAHUJA LAW ACADEMY

Subject: Indian Penal Code

Topic Judgments

Defining Key Words Section use in Term of Punishment

Section charge
299 Culpable Homicide
 Act with intention to cause death. 304(I) with Life Imprisonment or
intention either description 10 year
 Causing bodily injury likely to cause + fine
death. 304(II) without With description upto 10
 Knowledge such act likely to cause intention act year, fine or both.
death. 3 year or fine or both upto
7 year or fine or both.
300 Murder
 Culpable Homicide is murder if act 302 Death or life imprisonment
done with intention to cause death. and fine.
 Knowledge likely to cause death.
 Injury inflicted is sufficient in the Act (1) upto 10 year
ordinary course to cause death. (2) Life Imprisonment or
 Act so imminently dangerous to cause Hurt caused upto 10 year
death in all probability.
Exception 1: Grave & Sudden
provocation.
Exception 2: Private defence of person
or property.
Exception 3: Being public servant or
aiding public servant.
Exception 4: Sudden fight without
Premeditation.
Exception 5: Consent to risk. Being 302 (3) Life Imprisonment or
above 10 years  Life convict death
301 Transfer of Malice (Imputation of 302 Death or Life
Knowledge) cause death of: Imprisonment and fine
 Person who’s death neither intended
nor knows.
 Punished as if he cause death of
intended person.
304A Causing death by negligence: 304A E description 2 year or
 Rash & Negligent Act fine or both
Section 80 Accident (exception)
 Accident or misfortune
 W/o criminal intention
 Lawful act  Missing becomes
304A
 Lawful manner
 Lawful means
 Proper care & caution
304B Dowry Death 304B 7 years to Life
 Caused by burns or bodily injury Imprisonment
  Otherwise than in normal
circumstances
 W/1 7 years of marriage
 Shown: Before death subject foeruelty
 Husband or relative of husband.
305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane 305 Death or Life
 Under age 18, declivous, idiot Imprisonment or upto 10
 State of intoxication. years + fine
306 Abetment of suicide 306 Upto 10 years +fine
309 Attempt to suicide 309 1 year or fine or both
310 Thug: Habitually associated 311 Life Imprisonment + fine
 Robbery
 Child stealing
 By means of or accompanied
murder
312 Miscarriage
Causing miscarriage not in good faith 312 3 years or fine or both
# quick with child 312 Upto 1 year + fine
313 Without Consent 313 Life Imprisonment or
# whether quick with child or not either description upto 10
years + fine
314 Death caused in Section 312 314 Upto 10 years + fine
Death caused in Section 313 314 Life Imprisonment or upto
# Knowledge of likely to cause death: 10 years + fine
Not required.
319 HURT 323 1 year or fine 1k or both.
321 Bodily pain, disease or infirmity.
Voluntarily causing hurt: Intention or
Knowledge.
324 Dangerous weapons or means: 324 3 years or fine or both.
 Shooting
 Stabbing
 Cutting
 Or any instruments
# fire, heat, explosive, enimal
327 Hurt to extort property or valuable 327 10 years + fine
security: sufferer
 person interested in
sufferer
334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation 334 1 year or 500/- fine or both
320 Grievous Hurt
1. Emasculations
2. Either eye’s sight
3. Rearing of either ear Privation
4. Any member or joint
5. Impairing possess of member or joint
6. Disfiguring face or head
7. Fracture or dislocation of bone or tooth
8. 20 days of bodily pass on unable to do
ordinary pursuits.
322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt 325 7 years + fine
335 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt or 335 4 year or 2k fine or both
provocation.
326 Dangerous Weapon 326 Life Imprisonment or
either description 10 years
 + fine
339 Wrongful Restraint: 341 Simple Imprisonment 1
 Obstructs any person year or fine 500/- a both
 Proceeding in any direction
 Having right to proceed
Exception: Private land or water: In
good faith, believes right to
obstruct.
340 Wrongful Confinement: 342 Either description
 Restrains any person 1 year or fine 1k or both
 Proceeding beyond certain
circumscribing limit
# 504 Interactional insult to provoke
350 Criminal Force: 352 3 month or fine 500/- or
cause motion both
(1) Uses force (349) change motion
by cessation of
motion.

 Owner bodily power

 Disposing any substance
 Inducing animal to move
(2) In order to commit offence
(3) Such force will cause injury
fear
annoyance
# grave and sudden provocation in
question of fact
351 Gesture intenting to 3 month or fine 500/- or
Assault apprehend 352 both
Preparation that criminal
force is
about to use
# Words are not assault.
354 Outraging Modesty 354 1 year or upto 5 years or
fine or both.
354A Sexual Harrassement 354A 1 year or fine or both
(1) (i) Advances
(ii) Favours
(iii) Showing pornography
(2) (iv) Coloured remarks
354B Assault or criminal force to disrobe 354B More than 3 years upto 7
years + fine
354C Voyeurism 354C 1 year upto 3 years + fine
&
3 years upto 7 years + fine
354D Stalking 354D 3 years + fine &
5 years + fine
359 Kidnapping 363, kidnapping Upto 7 years + fine
360 Kidnapping from India
361 Kidnapping from Lawful Guardian 364, kidnapping + R1 upto 10 years + fine
murder
362 Abductions 364A, kidnap for Death or Life
rescission Imprisonment + fine
370 Threats 370,Exception (2) 7 years upto 10 year + fine
Using force More than 1 person 10 years upto life
Traffcking by By abduction Exception (3) imprisonment
Fraud Minor (4) 10 years upto life
Abuse of power imprisonment
Inducing or payment. More than 1 14 years upto life
minor (5) imprisonment

Habitual (6) Life imprisonment

Public servant (7) Life imprisonment
375 Rape 376 10 year upto life
imprisonment + fine