CONTENTS
SECTIONS
1. Title and extent of operation of the Code
2. Punishment of offences committed within Bangladesh
3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Bangladesh
4.Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
6. Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions
7. Sense of expression once explained
Gaining wrongfully. Losing wrongfully.
27. Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant.
32. Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
35. When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention
36. Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
37. Co-operation by doing one of several Acts constituting an offence
38. Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences
43. “Illegal” “Legally bound to do”
53A. Construction of reference to transportation
54. Commutation of sentence of death
55. Commutation of sentence of [ imprisonment ] for life
55A. Saving for President’s prerogative
57. Fractions of terms of punishment
60. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment, wholly or partly rigorous or simple
64. Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
65. Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
66. Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
67. Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
68. Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
69. Termination of imprisonment on payment of propor-tional part of fine
71. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
74. Limit of solitary confinement
76. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
77. Act of judge when acting judicially
78. Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
79. Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
80. Accident in doing a lawful act
81. Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent and to prevent other harm
82. Act of a child under nine years of age
83. Act of a child above nine and under twelve of immature understanding
84. Act of a person of unsound mind
85. Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
86. Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
87. Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
88. Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit
89. Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian
90. Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
91. Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
92. Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
93. Communication made in good faith
94. Act to which a person is compelled by threats
Of the Right of the Private Defence
96. Things done in private defence
97. Right of private defence of the body and of property
98. Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
99. Acts against which there is no right private defence
Extent to which the right may be exercised
100. When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
101. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
102. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
103. When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
104. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
105. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
106. Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person
108A. Abetment in Bangladesh, of offences outside it
110. Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
111. Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
112. Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
114. Abettor present when offence is committed
117. Abetting commission of offence by the public, or by more than ten persons
119. Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent-
if offence be punishable with death, etc;
120. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
if offence be committed; if offence be not committed
120A. Definition of criminal conspiracy.
120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy
121. Waging or attempting to wage war, or abeting waging of war, against Bangladesh
121A. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121.
122. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Bangladesh
123. Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
123A. Condemnation of the creation of the State, and advocacy of abolition of its sovereignty
125. Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with Bangladesh
126. Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with Bangladesh
127. Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126
128. Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
129. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
130. Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
131. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
132. Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
134. Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
135. Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
137. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
138. Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
139. Persons subject to certain acts
140. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
142. Being member of unlawful assembly
144. Joining unlawful assembly, armed with deadly weapon
145. Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanding to disperse
148. Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
150. Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
152. Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
153A. Promoting enmity between classes
153B. Inducing students, etc. to take part in political activity
154. Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
155. Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
156. Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
157. Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
158. Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot; or to go armed
160. Punishment for committing affray
161. Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official ac
162. Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant
163. Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant
164. Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 162 or 163
165A. Punishment for abetment of offences defined in sections 161 and 165
165B. Certain abettors excepted
166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
168. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
170. Personating a public servant
171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined
171C. Undue influence at elections
171D. Personation at elections
171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
171G. False statement in connection with an election
171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election
171-I. Failure to keep election accounts
172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
173. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding or preventing publication thereof
174. Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
175. Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
176. Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
177. Furnishing false information
178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
179. Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question
180. Refusing to sign statement
183. Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
184. Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
185. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
186. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
187. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
188. Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
189. Threat of injury to public servant
190. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
192. Fabricating false evidence
193. Punishment for false evidence
196. Using evidence known to be false
197. Issuing or signing false certificate
198. Using as true a certificate known to be false
199. False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
200. Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
202. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
203. Giving false information respecting an offence committed
204. Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
205. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
208. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
209. Dishonestly making false claim in Court
210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure
215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
223. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
227. Violation of condition of remission of punishment
228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
229. Personation of a juror or assessor
230. “Coin” defined Bangladesh coin
232. Counterfeiting Bangladesh coin
233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Bangladesh coin
236. Abetting in Bangladesh the counterfeiting out of Bangladesh of coin
237. Import or export of counterfeit coin
238. Import or export of counterfeits of Bangladesh coin
239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
240. Delivery of Bangladesh coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
246. Fraudulently or dishonesty diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Bangladesh coin
248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
251. Delivery of Bangladesh coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
255. Counterfeiting Government stamp
256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp
257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
258. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit
262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used
263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps
264. Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
266. Being in possession of false weight or measure
267. Making or selling false weight or measure
269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
271. Disobedience to quarantine rule
272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
273. Sale of noxious food or drink
275. Sale of adulterated drugs
276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
277. Fouling water or public spring or reservoir
278. Making atmosphere noxious to health
279. Rash driving or riding on a public way
280. Rash navigation of vessel
281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or over-loaded vessel
283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal
290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
291. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
292. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
293. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
294B. Offering of prize in connection with trade, etc.
295. Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class
296. Disturbing religious assembly
297. Trespassing on burial places, etc.
298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings
Of Offences affecting Life
When culpable homicide is not murder
301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
303. Punishment for murder by life-convict
304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
304A. Causing death by negligence
304B. Causing death by rash driving or riding on a public way
305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
307. Attempt to murder Attempts by life-convicts
308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide
309. Attempt to commit suicide
Of the causing of Miscarriage, of Injuries to unborn Children, of the Exposure of Infants, and of the Concealment of Births.
313. Causing miscarriage without women's consent
314. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
If act done without women's consent
315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or person having care of it
318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
Of Hurt
322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act
328. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
330. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
332. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
334. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
335. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
336. Act endangering life or personal safety to others
337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
338A. Causing grievous hurt by rush driving or riding on a public way
Of Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement
341. Punishment for wrongful restraint
342. Punishment for wrongful confinement
343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days
344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
346. Wrongful confinement in secret
347. Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act
348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel restoration of property
Of Criminal Force and Assault
352. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
353. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outage her modesty
355. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
356. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
357. Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour
360. Kidnapping from Bangladesh, etc.
361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
363. Punishment for kidnapping
364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
364A. Kidnapping or abducting a person under the age of ten
365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
366. Kidnapping or abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
366A. Procuration of minor girl
366B. Importation of girl from foreign country
367. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.
368. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
369. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
370. Buying or disposing of any person as a slave
371. Habitual dealing in slaves
372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
374. Unlawful compulsory labour
Of Rape
Of Unnatural Offences
Of Theft
380. Theft in dwelling-house, etc.
381. Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
Of Extortion
385. Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
386. Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
387. Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
388. Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment, etc.
389. Putting person in fear of accusation of offence in order to commit extortion
Of Robbery and Dacoity
393. Attempt to commit robbery
394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
397. Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
399. Making preparation to commit dacoity
400. Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
402. Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
Of Criminal Misappropriation of Property
403. Dishonestly misappropriation of property
404. Dishonestly misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
Of Criminal Breach of Trust
406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust
407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
408. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
Of the Receiving of Stolen Property
411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property
412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
413. Habitually dealing in stolen property
414. Assisting in concealment of stolen property
Of Cheating
419. Punishment for cheating by personation
420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing deliver of property
Of Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property
422. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
424. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
Of Mischief
427. Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty taka
428. Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten taka
430. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
431. Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
432. Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
433. Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
434. Mischief of destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority
436. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.
437. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
438. Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance
439. Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
440. Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
Of Criminal Trespass
444. Lurking house trespass by night
447. Punishment for criminal trespass
448. Punishment for house-trespass
449. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
450. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
451. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
452. House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
453. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
456. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
459. Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
461. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
462. Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
Of the loss of property of Banking Company
462A. Penalty for negligent conduct of bank officers and employees
462B. Penalty for defrauding banking company
466. Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
468. Forgery for purpose of cheating
469. Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
471. Using as genuine a forged document
473. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise
477. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
477A. Falsification of accounts
Of Trade, Property and Other Marks
481. Using a false property mark
482. Punishment for using a false trade mark or property mark
483. Counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark used by another
484. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
485. Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark
486. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit trade mark or property mark
487. Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
488. Punishment for making use of any such false mark
489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
489A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
489B. Using as genuine a forged document
489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
489E. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
491. Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
493. Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
494. Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
496. Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
498. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published
Public conduct of public servants
Conduct of any person touching any public question
Publication of reports of proceedings of Courts
Merits of case decided in Court, or conduct of witnesses and others concerned
Censure passed in good faith by person having lawful authority over another
Accusation preferred in good faith to authorized person
Imputation made in good faith by person for protection of his or other’s interests
Caution intended for good of person to whom conveyed or for public good
500. Punishment for defamation
501. Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
502. Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter
504. Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
505. Statements conducing to public mischief
505A. Prejudicial act by words, etc.
506. Punishment for criminal intimidation
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.
507. Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
509. Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman