1The Penal Code, 1860

( ACT NO. XLV OF 1860 )

Of Offences affecting Life

299. Culpable homicide

300. Murder

When culpable homicide is not murder

301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended

302. Punishment for murder

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

306. Abetment of suicide

307. Attempt to murder Attempts by life-convicts

308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide

309. Attempt to commit suicide

310. Thug

311. Punishment

Of the causing of Miscarriage, of Injuries to unborn Children, of the Exposure of Infants, and of the Concealment of Births.

312. Causing miscarriage

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

319. Hurt

320. Grievous hurt

321. Voluntarily causing 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

326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt in respect of both eyes, hand or face by means of corrosive substance, etc.

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

339. Wrongful restraint

340. 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

349. Force

350. Criminal force

351. 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

359. Kidnapping

360. Kidnapping from Bangladesh, etc.

361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship

362. Abduction

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

366A. Procuration of minor girl

366B. Importation of girl from foreign country

366. Kidnapping or abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.

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

375. Rape

376. Punishment for rape

Of Unnatural Offences

377. Unnatural offences

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