Section 37 – Co-operation by

doing one of several acts

Important Sections
constituting an offence.
of IPC Section 38 – Persons concerned
in criminal act may be guilty of
Section 1 – Title and extent of different offences.
operation of the Code. Section 39 – “Voluntarily”.
Section 2 – Punishment of Section 40 – “Offence”.
offences committed within India.
Section 3 – Punishment of
offences committed beyond but Section 52 – “Good faith”.
which by law may be tried within Section 52A – “Harbour”.
India. Section 53 – Punishment.
Section 4 – Extension of Code to Section 73 – Solitary
extra-territorial offences. confinement.
Section 8 – Gender. Section 74 – Limit of solitary
Section 11 – [Link] 19 confinement.
to 26 – “Judge”, “Court of
Justice”, “Public Servant”, Section 76 to 106 – CHAPTER
“Movable property”, “Wrongful IV (76-106) – General Exceptions
gain”, “Wrongful loss”, “Gaining Section 107 to 120 – CHAPTER
wrongfully, losing wrongfully”, V (107-120) – Abetment
“Dishonestly”, “Fraudulently”, Section 120A – Definition of
“Reason to believe”. criminal conspiracy.
Section 34 – Acts done by Section 120B – Punishment of
several persons in furtherance of criminal conspiracy.
common intention. Section 121 – Waging, or
Section 35 – When such an act attempting to wage war, or
is criminal by reason of its being abetting waging of war, against
done with criminal knowledge or the Government of India.
intention. Section 124A – Sedition.
Section 36 – Effect caused partly
by act and partly by omission. Section 141 – Unlawful
assembly.
Section 142 – Being a member Section 191 – Giving false
of unlawful assembly. evidence.
Section 143 – Punishment.
Section 144 – Joining unlawful Section 268 – Public nuisance.
assembly armed with a deadly Section 292 – Sale, etc., of
weapon. obscene books, etc.
Section 145 – Joining or Section 293 – Sale, etc., of
continuing in unlawful assembly, obscene objects to young
knowing it has been commanded persons.
to disperse. Section 294 – Obscene acts and
songs.
Section 146 – Rioting. Section 295 – Injuring or defiling
Section 147 – Punishment for a place of worship with intent to
rioting. insult the religion of any class.
Section 148 – Rioting, armed Section 295A – Deliberate and
with a deadly weapon. malicious acts intended to
Section 149 – Every member of outrage religious feelings of any
unlawful assembly guilty of class by insulting its religion or
offence committed in prosecution religious beliefs.
of a common object. Section 296 – Disturbing
Section 159 – Affray. (6 religious assembly.
Differences between Rioting and
Affray) Section 299 – Culpable homicide
to Section 309 – Attempt to
commit suicide.
Section 319 – Hurt to Section
Section 179 – Refusing to
338 – Causing grievous hurt by
answer public servant authorised
act endangering the life or
to question.
personal safety of others.
Section 182 – False information,
Section 339 – Wrongful restraint.
with intent to cause a public
Section 340 – Wrongful
servant to use his lawful power to
confinement.
the injury of another person.
Section 349 – Force. twelve years of age.
Section 350 – Criminal force.
Section 351 – Assault.
Section 376E – Punishment for
Section 354 – Assault or criminal repeat offenders.
force to woman with intent to Section 377 – Unnatural
outrage her modesty. offences.
Section 354A – Sexual
harassment and punishment for Section 378 – Theft.
sexual harassment. Section 383 – Extortion.
Section 354B – Assault or use of Section 390 – Robbery.
criminal force to woman with Section 391 – Dacoity.
intent to disrobe. Section 396 – Dacoity with
Section 354C – Voyeurism. murder.
Section 354D – Stalking. Section 399 – Making
preparation to commit dacoity.
Section 359 – Kidnapping.
Section 360 – Kidnapping from Section 403 – Dishonest
India. misappropriation of property.
Section 361 – Kidnapping from Section 405 – Criminal breach of
lawful guardianship. trust.
Section 362 – Abduction. Section 410 – Stolen Property.
Section 413 – Habitually dealing
Section 375 – Rape. in stolen property.
Section 376 – Punishment for Section 414 – Assisting in the
rape. concealment of stolen property.
Section 376D – Gang rape. Section 415 – Cheating.
Section 376DA – Punishment for Section 420 – Cheating and
gang rape on woman under dishonestly inducing delivery of
sixteen years of age. property.
Section 376DB – Punishment for
gang rape on woman under
Section 425 – Mischief. Section 509 – Word, gesture or
act intended to insult the modesty
Section 441 – Criminal Trespass of a woman.
to Section 446 – House-breaking Section 511 – Attempts to
by night. commit offences.
Section 493 – Cohabitation
caused by a man deceitfully
inducing a belief of lawful
marriage.
Section 494 – Marrying again
during the lifetime of husband or
wife.
Section 495 – Same offence with
concealment of former marriage
from person with whom
subsequent marriage is
contracted.
Section 496 – Marriage
ceremony fraudulently gone
through without lawful marriage.
Section 497 – Adultery.
Section 498 – Enticing or taking
away or detaining with criminal
intent a married woman.
Section 498A – Cruelty by
husband or relatives of the
husband.

Section 499 – Defamation.

Section 503 – Criminal
intimidation.
Section 506 – Punishment for
criminal intimidation.
 Section 59 – Discharge of
person apprehended.
Important Sections
of CrPC Section 61 to Section 69 –
Section 2 – Definitions. Summons.
Section 6 – Classes of Criminal Section 70 to Section 81 –
Courts. Warrant of arrest.
Section 9 – Court of Session.
Section 10 – Subordination of Section 82 – Proclamation for
Assistant Sessions Judges. person absconding.
Section 11 – Courts of Judicial Section 83 – Attachment of
Magistrates. property of person absconding.
Section 12 – Chief Judicial Section 84 – Claims and
Magistrate and Additional Chief objections to attachment.
Judicial Magistrate, etc. Section 85 – Release, sale and
Section 13 – Special Judicial restoration of attached property.
Magistrates. Section 86 – Appeal from order
rejecting application for
Section 30 – Sentence of restoration of attached property.
imprisonment in default of fine. Section 87 – Issue of warrant in
Section 31 – Sentence in cases lieu of, or in addition to,
of conviction of several offences summons.
at one trial. Section 88 – Power to take bond
for appearance.

Section 41 to Section 54 –
Arrest of Persons. Section 93 – When
Section 56 – Person arrested to search-warrant may be issued.
be taken before Magistrate or Section 97 – Search for persons
officer in charge of police station. wrongfully confined.
Section 57 – Person arrested not
to be detained more than Section 102 – Power of police
twenty-four hours. officer to seize certain property.
Section 106 – Security for Section 144 – Power to issue
keeping the peace on conviction. order in urgent cases of nuisance
Section 107 – Security for or apprehended danger.
keeping the peace in other
cases. Section 154 to Section 176 –
Section 108 – Security for good CHAPTER XII, Information to the
behaviour from persons Police and their Powers to
disseminating seditious matters. Investigate.
Section 177 to Section 189 –
CHAPTER XIII, Jurisdiction of the
Section 109 – Security for good Criminal Courts in Inquiries and
behaviour from suspected Trials.
persons.
Section 110 – Security for good Section 190 – Cognizance of
behaviour from habitual offences by Magistrates.
offenders. Section 195 – Prosecution for
contempt of lawful authority of
public servants, for offences
against public justice and for
Section 125 to Section 128 –
offences relating to documents
CHAPTER IX, Order for
given in evidence.
Maintenance of Wives, Children
Section 196 – Prosecution for
and Parents.
offences against the State and
Section 129 – Dispersal of
for criminal conspiracy to commit
assembly by use of civil force.
such offence.
Section 130 – Use of armed
Section 198 – Prosecution for
forces to disperse assembly.
offences against marriage.
Section 132 – Protection against
Section 199 – Prosecution for
prosecution for acts done under
defamation.
preceding sections.
Section 133 – Conditional order
for removal of nuisance. Section 200 to Section 203 –
CHAPTER XV, Complaints to Section 307 – Power to direct
Magistrates. tender of pardon.
Section 204 – Issue of process. Section 311 – Power to summon
material witness, or examine
Section 211 to Section 224 – person present.
CHAPTER XVII, The Charge. Section 313 – Power to examine
Section 225 to Section 237 – the accused.
CHAPTER XVIII, Trial Before a Section 315 – Accused person
Court of Session. to be competent witness.
Section 238 to Section 250 –
CHAPTER XIX, Trial of Warrant Section 320 – Compounding of
Cases by Magistrates. offences.
Section 251 to Section 259 – Section 366 – Sentence of death
CHAPTER XX, Trial of Summons to be submitted by Court of
Cases by Magistrates. Session for confirmation.
Section 368 – Power of High
Section 260 – Power to try Court to confirm sentence or
summarily. annul conviction.
Section 261 – Summary trial by Section 395 – Reference to High
Magistrate of the second class. Court.
Section 262 – Procedure for
summary trials. Section 401 – High Court’s
Section 265A to Section 265L – powers of revision.
CHAPTER XXIA, Plea Section 436 – In what cases bail
Bargaining. to be taken.
Section 436A – Maximum period
Section 300 – Person once for which an undertrial prisoner
convicted or acquitted not to be can be detained.
tried for same offence. Section 437 – When bail may be
Section 304 – Legal aid to taken in case of non-bailable
accused at State expense in offence.
certain cases.
Section 437A – Bail to require
accused to appear before next
appellate Court.
Section 438 – Direction for grant
of bail to person apprehending
arrest.
Section 439 – Special powers of
High Court or Court of Session
regarding bail.

Section 460 – Irregularities

which do not vitiate proceedings.
Section 461 – Irregularities
which vitiate proceedings.
Section 468 – Bar to taking
cognizance after lapse of the
period of limitation.
Section 482 – Saving of inherent
power of High Court.
 Section 15 – Facts bearing on
question whether act was
Important Sections
accidental or intentional.
of the Indian Section 17 – Admission defined.
Section 21 – Proof of admission
Evidence Act against persons making them,
Section 3 – Interpretation and by or on their behalf.
Clause. Section 22A – When oral
Section 4 – May Presume. admissions as to contents of
Section 5 – Evidence may be electronic records are relevant.
given of facts in issue and Section 24 – Confession by
relevant facts. inducement, threat or promise
Section 6 – Relevancy of facts when irrelevant in criminal
forming part of same transaction. proceeding.
Section 7 – Facts which are Section 25 – Confession to
occasion, cause or effect of facts police officer not to be proved.
in issue. Section 26 – Confession by
Section 8 – Motive preparation accused while in custody of
and previous or subsequent police not to be proved against
conduct. him.
Section 9 – Facts necessary to
explain or introduce relevant Section 27 – How much of
facts. information received from
Section 10 – Things said or done accused may be proved.
by conspirator in reference to Section 28 – Confession made
common design. after removal of impression
Section 11 – When Facts not caused by inducement, threat or
otherwise relevant become promise, relevant.
relevant. Section 31 – Admissions not
Section 14 – Facts showing conclusive proof but may estop.
existence of state of mind or of
body or bodily feeling.
Section 32 – Case in which Section 74 – Public documents.
statement of relevant fact by Section 75 – Private documents.
person who is dead or cannot be (Difference between Public and
found, etc is relevant. Private Documents.)
Section 90 – Presumption as to
Section 40 to Section 44 – documents thirty years old.
Judgments of Courts of Justice, Section 91 – Evidence of terms
When Relevant. of contracts, grant and other
Section 45 – Opinions of dispositions of property reduced
experts. to form of documents.
Section 47 – Opinions as to
handwriting when relevant. Section 110 – Burden of proof as
Section 51 – Grounds of opinion to ownership.
when relevant. Section 111 – Proof of good faith
Section 52 to Section 55 – in transactions where one party is
Character When Relevant. in relation of active confidence.
Section 56 to Section 58 – Section 111A – Presumption as
Facts Which Need Not be to certain offences.
Proved. Section 112 – Birth during
Section 59 – Proof of facts by marriage, conclusive proof of
oral evidence. legitimacy.
Section 60 – Oral evidence must Section 113 – Proof of cession of
be direct. territory.
Section 62 – Primary evidence. Section 113A – Presumption as
Section 63 – Secondary to abetment of suicide by a
Evidence. married women.
Section 65 – Cases in which Section 113B – Presumption as
secondary evidence relating to to dowry death.
documents may be given. Section 114 – Court may
Section 65B – Admissibility of presume existence of certain
electronic records. facts.
Section 114A – Presumption as Section 145 –
to absence of consent in certain Cross-examination as to previous
prosecutions for rape. statements in writing.
Section 115 to Section 117 – Section 151 – Indecent and
Estoppel. scandalous questions.
Section 157 – Former
Section 118 – Who may testify? statements of witness may be
Section 119 – Witness unable to proved to corroborate later
communicate verbally/Dumb testimony as to same fact.
witness. Section 159 – Refreshing
Section 122 – Communications memory.
during marriage. Section 167 – No new trail for
Section 123 – Evidence as to improper admission or rejection
affairs of State. of evidence.
Section 124 – Official
communications.

Section 132 – Witness not

excused from answering on
ground that answer will criminate.
Section 133 – Accomplice.
Section 134 – Number of
witnesses.
Section 137 –
Examination-in-chief.
Section 141 – Leading
questions.
Section 142 – When they must
not be asked.
Section 143 – When they must
be asked.
 Section 19. Suits for
compensation for wrongs to
Important Sections
person or movable.
of the Civil Section 20. Other suits to be
instituted where defendants
Procedure Code reside or cause of action arises.
The sections of CPC provide Section 21. Objections to
provisions that are related to jurisdiction.
general principles of jurisdiction. Section 21A. Bar on suit to set
aside decree on objection as to
place of suing.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 22. Power to transfer
Section 6. Pecuniary jurisdiction.
suits which may be instituted in
Section 9. Courts to try all civil
more than one Court.
suits unless barred.
Section 23. To what Court
Section 10. Stay of suit.
application lies.
Section 11. Res-judicata.
Section 24. General power of
Section 12. Bar to further suit.
transfer and withdrawal.
Section 25. Power of Supreme
Section 13. When foreign Court to transfer suits, etc.
judgment not conclusive.
Section 14. Presumption as to
Section 26. Institution of suits.
foreign judgments.
Section 27. Summons to
Section 15. Court in which suits
defendants.
to be instituted.
Section 28. Service of summons
Section 16. Suits to be instituted
where defendant resides in
where subject-matter situate.
another State.
Section 17. Suits for immovable
Section 29. Service of foreign
property situate within jurisdiction
summonses.
of different Courts.
Section 30. Power to order
Section 18. Place of institution of
discovery and the like.
suit where local limits of
Section 31. Summons to
jurisdiction of Courts are
witness.
uncertain.
Section 32. Penalty for default. Section 96 to Section 112 –
Section 33. Judgment and Appeals.
decree. Section 113 to Section 115 –
Section 34. Interest. Reference, Review and Revision.
Section 35. Costs.
Section 144. Application for
Section 39. Transfer of decree. restitution.
Section 46. Precepts. Section 148. Enlargement of
Section 52. Enforcement of time.
decree against legal Section 148A. Right to lodge a
representative. caveat.
Section 55. Arrest and detention. Section 151. Saving of inherent
Section 56. Prohibition of arrest powers of Court.
or detention of women in Section 152. Amendment of
execution of decree for money. judgments, decrees or orders.
Section 60. Property liable to Section 153. General power to
attachment and sale in execution amend.
of decree.

Important Orders
Section 77. Letter of request.
Section 78. Commissions issued and Rules of Civil
by foreign Courts.
Section 79. Suits by or against
Procedure Code
Government. The Orders and Rules of Civil
Section 80. Notice. Procedure Code prescribe
Section 82. Execution of decree. procedures and methods that
Section 89. Arbitration. govern civil proceedings in the
country.
Section 91. Public nuisances
and other wrongful acts affecting
the public.
Section 92. Public charities.
Order 1 – PARTIES TO Rule 1. Summons.
Rule 3. Court may order
SUITS
defendant or plaintiff to appear in
Rule 1. Who may be joined as person.
plaintiffs. Rule 9. Delivery or transmission
Rule 3. Who may be joined as of summons for service.
defendants. Rule 9A. Summons given to the
Rule 9. Mis-joinder and plaintiff for service.
non-joinder. Rule 15. Where service may be
Rule 10. Suit in name of wrong on an adult member of
plaintiff. defendant’s family.
Rule 13. Objections as to Rule 17. Procedure when
non-joinder or mis-joinder. defendant refuses to accept
service, or cannot be found.
Rule 20. Substituted service.
Order 2 – FRAME OF Rule 24. Service on defendant in
SUIT prison.
Rule 28. Service on soldiers,
Rule 1. Frame of suit.
sailors or airmen.
Rule 3. Joinder of causes of
Rule 30. Substitution of letter for
action.
summons.
Rule 7. Objections as to
mis-joinder.
Order 6 – PLEADINGS
Order 4 – INSTITUTION GENERALLY
OF SUITS Rule 1. Pleading.
Rule 2. Pleading to state material
Rule 1. Suit to be commenced by
facts and not evidence.
plaint.
Rule 3. Forms of pleading.
Rule 2. Register of suits.
Rule 16. Striking out pleadings.
Rule 17. Amendment of
Order 5 – ISSUE AND pleadings.
SERVICE OF SUMMONS
Rule 18. Failure to amend after CONSEQUENCE OF
order.
NON-APPEARANCE
Rule 1. Parties to appear on day
Order 7 – PLAINT
fixed in summons for defendant
Rule 1. Particulars to be to appear and answer.
contained in plaint. Rule 3. Where neither party
Rule 4. When plaintiff sues as appears, suit to be dismissed.
representative. Rule 5. Dismissal of suit where
Rule 10. Return of plaint. plaintiff after summons returned
Rule 11. Rejection of plaint. unserved, fails for one month to
Rule 14. Production of document apply for fresh summons.
on which plaintiff sues. Rule 6. Procedure when only
plaintiff appears.
Rule 8. Procedure where
Order 8 – WRITTEN defendant only appears.
STATEMENT, SET-OF Rule 13. Setting aside decree
AND COUNTER-CLAIM ex-parte against defendant.
Rule 14. No decree to be set
Rule 1. Written statement. aside without notice to opposite
Rule 1A. Duty of defendant to party.
produce documents upon which
relief is claimed or relied upon by
him. Order 10- EXAMINATION
Rule 6. Particulars of set-off to OF PARTIES BY THE
be given in written statement. COURT
Rule 6A. Counter-claim by
defendant. Rule 1. Ascertainment whether
Rule 6B. Counter-claim to be allegations in pleadings are
stated. admitted or denied.
Rule 1A. Direction of the court to
opt for any one mode of
Order 9- APPEARANCE alternative dispute resolution.
OF PARTIES AND
Rule 3. Substance of Rule 6. Summons to produce
examination to be written. document.
Rule 10. Procedure whose
witness fails to comply with
Order 14- SETTLEMENT
summons.
OF ISSUES AND Rule 12. Procedure if witness
DETERMINATION OF fails to appear.
SUIT ON ISSUES OF
LAW OR ON ISSUES Order 17-
AGREED UPON ADJOURNMENTS
Rule 1. Framing of issues. Rule 1. Court may grant time and
Rule 3. Materials from which adjourn hearing.
issues may be framed. Rule 2. Procedure if parties fail to
Rule 5. Power to amend and appear on day fixed.
strike out issues. Rule 3. Court may proceed
notwithstanding either party fails
to produce evidence, etc.
Order 15- DISPOSAL OF
THE SUIT AT THE FIRST
HEARING Order 20- JUDGMENT
AND DECREE
Rule 1. Parties not at issue.
Rule 2. One of several Rule 1. Judgment when
defendants not at issue. pronounced.
Rule 3. Parties at issue. Rule 6. Contents of decree.
Rule 4. Failure to produce Rule 6A. Last paragraph of
evidence. judgment to indicate in precise
terms the reliefs granted.
Rule 12. Decree for possession
Order 16- SUMMONING and mesne profits.
AND ATTENDANCE OF
WITNESSES Order 20A- COSTS
Rule 1. Provisions relating to Order 26- COMMISSIONS
certain items.
Rule 2. Costs to be awarded in Rule 1. Cases in which Court
accordance with the rules made may issue commission to
by High Court. examine witness.
Rule 9. Commissions to make
local investigations.
Order 21- EXECUTION Rule 10. Procedure of
OF DECREES AND Commissioner.
ORDERS Rule 10A. Commission for
scientific investigation.
Rule 3. Lands situate in more Rule 10B. Commission for
than one jurisdiction. performance of a ministerial act.
Rule 6. Procedure where Court Rule 10C. Commission for the
desires that its own decree shall sale of movable property.
be executed by another Court. Rule 11. Commission to examine
Rule 9. Execution of High Court or adjust accounts.
of decree transferred by other Rule 13. Commission to make
Court. partition of immovable property.
Rule 11. Oral application. Rule 16. Powers of
Rule 18. Execution in case of Commissioners.
cross-decrees. Rule 19. Cases in which High
Rule 19. Execution in case of Court may issue commission to
cross-claims under same decree. examine witness.
Rule 24. Process for execution.
Rule 26. When Court may stay
execution. Order 32- SUITS BY OR
Rule 42. Attachment in case of AGAINST MINORS AND
decree for rent or mesne profits PERSONS OF UNSOUND
or other matter, amount of which
MIND
to be subsequently determined.
Rule 58. Adjudication of claims Rule 1. Minor to sue by next
to, or objections to attachment of, friend.
property. Rule 2A. Security to be furnished
by next friend when so ordered. dismissed.
Rule 4. Who may act as next Rule 11. Property attached
friend or be appointed guardian before judgment not to be
for the suit. re-attached in execution of
decree.
Rule 11A. Provisions applicable
Order 33- SUITS BY
to attachment.
INDIGENT PERSONS Rule 12. Agricultural produce not
Rule 1. Suits may be instituted attachable before judgment.
by indigent person.
Rule 3. Presentation of Order 39- TEMPORARY
application. INJUNCTIONS AND
Rule 4. Examination of applicant.
Rule 5. Rejection of application.
INTERLOCUTORY
Rule 9. Withdrawal of permission ORDERS
to sue as an indigent person.
Rule 1. Cases in which
temporary injunction may be
Order 35- granted.
INTERPLEADER Rule 3A. Court to dispose of
application for injunction within
Rule 1. Plaint in interpleader-suit. thirty days.
Rule 5. Agents and tenants may
not institute interpleader suits.
Order 40-
APPOINTMENT OF
Order 38- ARREST AND
RECEIVERS
ATTACHMENT BEFORE
JUDGEMENT Rule 1. Appointment of receivers.
Rule 3. Duties.
Rule 7. Mode of making
attachment.
Rule 9. Removal of attachment
when security furnished or suit
Order 41- APPEALS Order 46- REFERENCE
FROM ORIGINAL Rule 1. Reference of question to
DECREES High Court.
Rule 4A. Reference to high Court
Rule 2. Grounds which may be
under proviso to section 113.
taken in appeal.
Rule 5. Stay by Appellate Court.
Rule 37. Certified copy of decree Order 47- REVIEW
to be sent to Court whose decree
appealed from. Rule 1. Application for review of
judgment.
Rule 4. Application where
Order 42- APPEALS rejected.
FROM APPELLATE
DECREES
Rule 1. Procedure.

Order 43- APPEALS

FROM ORDERS
Rule 1A. Right to challenge
non-appealable orders in appeal
against decree.

Order 44- APPEALS BY

INDIGENT PERSONS
Rule 1. Who may appeal as an
indigent person.
Rule 3. Inquiry as to whether
applicant is an indigent person.