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CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES

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..... 3 4 5 6 49 Abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment. Same as for offence abetted. According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable. According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable. Court by which offence abetted is triable. 50 Abetment of any offence, if the person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor. Same as for offence abetted. According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable. According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable. Court by which offence abetted is triable. 51 Abetment of any offence, when one act is abetted and a different act is done; subject to the proviso. Same as for offence intended to be abetted. According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable. According as offence ab .....

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..... ce abetted is triable. If the abettor or the person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent the offence. Imprisonment extending to one-half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both. According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable. According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable. Court by which offence abetted is triable. 57 Abetting commission of an offence by the public or by more than ten persons. Imprisonment which may extend to 7 years and fine. According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable. According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable. Court by which offence abetted is triable. 58 (a) Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be committed. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable. Non-bailable. Court by whic .....

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..... imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards. Same as for abetment of the offence which is the object of the conspiracy. According as the offence which is the object of conspiracy is cognizable or non-cognizable. According as offence which is object of conspiracy is bailable or non-bailable. Court by which abetment of the offence which is the object of conspiracy is triable. 61(2)(b) Any other criminal conspiracy. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 62 Attempting to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence. One half of the imprisonment for life, or imprisonment not exceeding one- half of the longest term, provided for the offence, or fine, or both. According as the offence is cognizable or non-cognizable. According as the offence is cognizable o .....

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..... 67 Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation. Imprisonment for not less than 2 years but which may extend to 7 years and fine. Cognizable (only on the complaint of the victim). Bailable. Court of Session. 68 Sexual intercourse by a person in authority, etc. Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 5 years, but which may extend to 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 69 Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc. Imprisonment which may extend to 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 70(1) Gang rape. Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. .....

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..... ich may extend to 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Court of Session. Second or subsequent conviction. Imprisonment for not less than 3 years but which may extend to 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 78(2) Stalking. Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. Second or subsequent conviction. Imprisonment up to 5 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Any Magistrate 79 Uttering any word or making any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman, etc. Simple imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 80(2) Dowry death. Imprisonment for not less than 7 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life. Cognizable. .....

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..... Court of Session. 88 Causing miscarriage. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. If the woman be quick with child. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 89 Causing miscarriage without women's consent. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 90(1) Death caused by an act done with intent to cause miscarriage. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 90(2) If act done without women's consent. Imprisonment for life, or as above. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. .....

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..... itution, etc. Imprisonment for not less than 7 years but which may extend to 14 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 90(1) Death caused by an act done with intent to cause miscarriage. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 90(2) If act done without women's consent. Imprisonment for life, or as above. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 91 Act done with intent to prevent a child being born alive, or to cause it to die after its birth. Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 92 Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. .....

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..... h or with imprisonment for life and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 104 Murder by life-convict. Death or imprisonment for life, which shall mean the remainder of that person's natural life. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 105 Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, if act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc. Imprisonment for life, or Imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. If act be done with knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, etc. Imprisonment for 10 years and with fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 106(1) Causing death by negligence. Imprisonment for 5 years and fine. Cogn .....

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..... Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 111(2)(b) In any other case. Imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and fine of not less than 5 lakh rupees. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 111(3) Abetting, attempting, conspiring or knowingly facilitating the commission of organised crime. Imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and fine of not less than 5 lakh rupees. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 111(4) Being a member of an organised crime syndicate. Imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and fine of not less than 5 lakh rupees. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 111(5) Intentionally harbouring or concealing any person who committed offence of organised .....

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..... (5) Being a member of an organisation involved in terrorist act. Imprisonment for life and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 113(6) Harbouring, concealing, etc., of any person who committed a terrorist act. Imprisonment for not less than 3 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 113(7) Possessing property derived or obtained from commission of terrorist act. Imprisonment for life and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 115(2) Voluntarily causing hurt. Imprisonment for 1 year or fine of 10,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 117(2) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailab .....

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..... Non-bailable. Court of Session. 121(1) Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 121(2) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Imprisonment not less than 1 year, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 122(1) Voluntarily causing hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation. Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 122(2) Causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation. Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine of 10,000 ru .....

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..... 127(4) Wrongfully confining for 10 or more days. Imprisonment for 5 years and fine of 10,000 rupees. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 127(5) Keeping any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ has been issued for his liberation. Imprisonment for 2 years in addition to any term of imprisonment to under any other section and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 127(6) Wrongful confinement in secret. Imprisonment for 3 years in addition to other punishment which he is liable to and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 127(7) Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 127(8) .....

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..... on-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 139(2) Maiming a child for purposes of begging. Imprisonment not be less than 20 years which may extend to remainder of that person's natural life, and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 140(1) Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder. Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 140(2) Kidnapping for ransom, etc. Death, or imprisonment for life and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 140(3) Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 140(4) Kidnapping or abducting in orde .....

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..... . Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 144(1) Exploitation of a trafficked child. Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 5 years but which may extend to 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 144(2) Exploitation of a trafficked person. Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 3 years but which may extend to 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 145 Habitual dealing in slaves. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 146 Unlawful compulsory labour. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 147 Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, aga .....

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..... e. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 156 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war in his custody to escape. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 157 Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape. Simple imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 158 Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 159 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce an officer, soldier, sailor or airman from his allegiance or duty. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. .....

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..... class. 174 Undue influence or personation at an election. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 175 False statement in connection with an election. Fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 176 Illegal payments in connection with elections. Fine of 10,000 rupees. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 177 Failure to keep election accounts. Fine of 5,000 rupees. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 178 Counterfeiting coins, government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable Court of Session. .....

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..... Any Magistrate. 187 Person employed in a Mint causing coin to be of a different weight or composition from that fixed by law. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 188 Unlawfully taking from a Mint any coining instrument. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 189(2) Being member of an unlawful assembly. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 189(3) Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperse. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 189(4) Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon. I .....

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..... ause riot, if rioting be committed. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. If not committed. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 193(1) Owner or occupier of land not giving information of riot, etc. Fine of 1,000 rupees. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 193(2) Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent it. Fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 193(3) Agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed not using all lawful means to prevent it. Fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 194(2) Committing affray. Imprisonme .....

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..... Magistrate of the first class. 200 Non-treatment of victim by hospital. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 201 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 202 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade. Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both, or community service. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 203 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property. Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both and confiscation of property, if purchased. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 204 Personating a .....

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..... Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. In a case where declaration has been made under sub-section (4) of section 84 of this Sanhita pronouncing a person as proclaimed offender. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 210(a) Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce or deliver it. Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. The Court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVIII; or, if not committed, in a Court, any Magistrate. 210(b) If the document is required to be produced in or delivered to a Court. Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 10,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. The Court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter .....

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..... Refusing to sign a statement made to a public servant when legally required to do so. Simple imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 3,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. The Court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVIII; or, if not committed, in a Court, any Magistrate. 216 Knowingly stating to a public servant on oath as true that which is false. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 217 Giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person. Imprisonment for 1 year, or with fine of 10,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 218 Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 10,000 rupees, or b .....

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..... Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 225 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 226 Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restraint exercise of lawful power. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both, or community service. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 229(1) Intentionally giving or fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceeding. Imprisonment for 7 years and 10,000 rupees. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 229(2) Giving or fabricating false evidence in any other case. Imprisonment for 3 years and 5,000 rupees. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 230(1) .....

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..... e as for giving false evidence. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable. 236 False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidence. The same as for giving false evidence. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable. 237 Using as true any such declaration known to be false. The same as for giving false evidence. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable. 238(a) Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it to screen the offender, if a capital offence. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. According as the offence in relation to which disappearance of evidence is caused is cognizable or non-cognizable. Bailable. Court of Session. .....

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..... or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 245 Fraudulently suffering a decree to pass for a sum not due, or suffering decree to be executed after it has been satisfied. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 246 False claim in a Court. Imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 247 Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due, or causing a decree to be executed after it has been satisfied. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 248(a) False charge of offence made with intent to injure. Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine of 2 lakh rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. .....

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..... ate of the first class. 251(b) If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 251(c) If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years. Imprisonment for one- fourth of the longest term, provided for the offence, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 252 Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 253(a) Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered, if the offence is punishable with death. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizab .....

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..... h or without fine. According as the offence in relation to which such omission has been made is cognizable or non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 259(b) If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years. Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 259(c) If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years. Imprisonment for 2 years, with or without fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 260(a) Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend person under sentence of a Court if under sentence of death. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 14 years, with or without fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable Court of Session. 260(b) If under sentence of impriso .....

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..... 264 Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for: (a) in case of intentional omission or sufferance; Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. (b) in case of negligent omission or sufferance. Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 265 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 266 Violation of condition of remission of punishment. Punishment of original sentence, or if part of the punishment has been undergone, the residue. Cognizable. Non-bailable. The Court by which the original offe .....

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..... for sale so as to lessen its efficacy, or to change its operation, or to make it noxious. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 277 Sale of adulterated drugs. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 278 Knowingly selling of drug as a different drug or preparation. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 279 Fouling water of public spring or reservoir. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 280 Making atmosphere noxious to health. Fine of 1,000 rupees. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. .....

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..... Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 291 Negligent conduct with respect to animal. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 292 Committing public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for. Fine of 1,000 rupees.` Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 293 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue. Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both. Cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 294(2) Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc. On first conviction, with imprisonment for 2 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees, and, in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 5 years, and with fine of 10,000 rupees. .....

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..... Magistrate. 303(2) Theft. Rigorous imprisonment for not be less than 1 year but which may extend to 5 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Any Magistrate. Where value of property is less than 5,000 rupees. Upon return of the value of property or restoration of the stolen property, shall be punished with community service. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 304(2) Snatching. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Any Magistrate. 305 Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Any Magistrate. 306 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master or employer. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. .....

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..... us imprisonment for 14 years. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 309(5) Attempt to commit robbery. Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 309(6) Causing hurt. Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 310(2) Dacoity. Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 310(3) Murder in dacoity. Death, imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for not less than 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 310(4) Making preparation to commit dacoity. R .....

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..... h of trust. Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 316(3) Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 316(4) Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 316(5) Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 317(2) Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Cognizable. Non-bailable. .....

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..... able. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 322 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 323 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, of himself or any other person or assisting in the doing thereof, or dishonestly releasing any demand or claim to which he is entitled. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 324(2) Mischief. Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 324(3) Mischief causing loss or damage to any property including property of Government or Local Authority. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. A .....

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..... strate of the first class. 326(e) Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 326(f) Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 326(g) Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 327(1) Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tonnes burden. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 327(2) The mischief described in the .....

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..... trespass or house-breaking after preparation made for causing hurt, assault, etc. Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 331(6) Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night, after preparation made for causing hurt, etc. Imprisonment for 14 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 331(7) Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house- trespass or house-breaking. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 331(8) Death or grievous hurt caused by one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night, etc. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Court of Session. 332(a) House-trespass .....

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..... s likely to be used for that purpose. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 337 Forgery of a record of a Court or of a Registrar of Births, etc., kept by a public servant. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine Non-cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 338 Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 339 Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, .....

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..... 338 or possessing counterfeit marked material. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 342(2) Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 338 or possessing counterfeit marked material. Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 343 Fraudulently destroying or defacing, or attempting to destroy or deface, or secreting, a will, etc. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Non-cognizable. Non-bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 344 Falsification of accounts. Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 345(3) Using a false property .....

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..... on-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 351(3) If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc. Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 351(4) Criminal intimidation by anonymous communication or having taken precaution to conceal whence the threat comes. Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to the punishment under section 351(1). Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 352 Insult intended to provoke breach of the peace. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Any Magistrate. 353(1) False statement, rumour, etc., circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public peace. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Non-bailable. .....

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..... Non-cognizable. Bailable. Court of Session. Printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatory, in any other case. Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of the first class. 356(4) Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter against the President or the Vice- President or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union territory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor. Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Court of Session. Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter in any other case. Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Magistrate of th .....

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