357 Assault or use of criminal Imprisonment for 1 year, force in attempt wrongfully or fine of 1,000 rupees, to confine a person. or both.

358 Assault or use of criminal fo- Simple imprisonment for rce on grave and sudden provocation. one month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.

363 Kidnapping Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Magistrate of the first class. 1054 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

363A Kidnapping or obtaining the cus- Imprisonment for 10 years tody of a minor in order that and fine. such minor may be employed or used for purposes of begging. Maiming a minor in order that Imprisonment for life and such minor may be employed or fine used for purposes of begging.

364 Kidnapping or abducting in order Imprisonment for life, or to murder. rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

1*364A Kidnapping for ransom, etc Death, or imprisonment for life, and fine.

365 Kidnapping or abducting with in- Imprisonment for 7 years tent secretly and wrongfully to and fine. confine a person.

366 Kidnapping or abducting a woman Imprisonment for 10 years to compel her marriage or to fine. cause her defilement, etc.

367 Kidnapping or abducting in order Ditto to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc. 368 Concealing or keeping in confine- Punishment for kidnapping ment a kidnapped person. or abduction. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Court by which the kidnapping or abduction is triable.

369 Kidnapping or abducting a child Imprisonment for 7 years with intent to take property and fine. from the person of such child.

371 Habitual dealing in slaves Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. 372 Selling or letting to hire a minor Imprisonment for 10 years for purposes of prostitution, and fine. etc.

373 Buying or obtaining possession of Ditto a minor for the same purposes.

374 Unlawful compulsory labour Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.

376 Rape Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years and fine. Intercourse by a man with his Imprisonment for two yea- wife not being under twelve years rs or fine or both. of age.

376A Intercourse by a man with his wife Imprisonment for two yea- during separation. rs and fine.

376B Intercourse by public servant Imprisonment for five with woman in his custody. years and fine.

376C Intercourse by superintendent Ditto of jail, remand home, etc.

376D Intercourse by manager, etc., of Ditto a hospital with any woman in that hospital. 377 Unnatural offences Ditto

380 Theft in a building, tent or Imprisonment for 7 years vessel and fine. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Non-cognizable Bailable Ditto. Cognizable Non-bailable Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Any Magistrate. Cognizable Non-bailable Court of Session. Non-cognizable Bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable (but no arrest Ditto. shall be made without a warrant or without an order of a Magistrate). Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Non-bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 43 of 1983, s.5. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1056 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

381 Theft by clerk or servant of pro- Imprisonment for 7 years perty in possession of master or fine. employer.

382 Theft, after preparation having Rigorous imprisonment for been made for causing death, or 10 years and fine. hurt, or restraint, or fear of death, or of hurt, or of restr- aint,in order to the committing of such theft, or to retiring after committing it, or to reta- ining property taken by it.

385 Putting or attempting to put in Imprisonment for 2 years, fear of injury, in order to com- or fine, or both. mit extortion.

386 Extortion by putting a person in Imprisonment for 10 years fear of death or grievous hurt. and fine.

387 Putting or attempting to put a Imprisonment for 7 years person in fear of death or grie- and fine. vous hurt in order to commit extortion.

388 Extortion by threat of accusation Imprisonment for 10 years of an offence punishable with and fine. death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years. If the offence threatened be an Imprisonment for life unnatural offence. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable Non-bailable Any Magistrate Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Ditto Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto.

Putting a person in fear of ac- Imprisonment for 10 cusation of an offence punisha- years and fine. ble with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years in order to commit extor- tion. If the offence be an unnatural Imprisonment for life. offence. 392 Robbery Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. If committed on the highway Rigorous imprisonment for between sunset and sunrise. 14 years and fine.

393 Attempt to commit robbery Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

394 Person voluntarily causing hurt Imprisonment for life or in committing or attempting to Rigorous imprisonment for commit robbery, or any other 10 years and fine. person jointly concerned in such robbery.

396 Murder in dacoity Death, imprisonment for life, or rigorous impris- onment for 10 years and fine.

397 Robbery or dacoity with attempt Rigorous imprisonment for to cause death or grievous hurt. not less than 7 years.

398 Attempt to commit robbery or Ditto. dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.

399 Making preparation to commit Rigorous imprisonment for dacoity. 10 years and fine.

400 Belonging to a gang of persons Imprisonment for life, or associated for the purpose of rigorous imprisonment for habitually committing dacoity. 10 years and fine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

401 Belonging to a wandering gang of Rigorous imprisonment for persons associated for the pur- 7 years and fine. pose of habitually committing thefts.

402 Being one Of five or more persons Ditto. assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity.

403 Dishonest misappropriation of Imprisonment for 2 years, movable property, or convert- or fine, or both. ing it to one's own use.

404 Dishonest misappropriation of Imprisonment for 3 years property, knowing that it was and fine. in possession of a deceased person at his death, and that it has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to it. If by clerk or person employed Imprisonment for 7 years by deceased. and fine.

406 Criminal breach of trust Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

407 Criminal breach of trust by a Imprisonment for 7 years carrier, wharfinger, etc. and fine. 408 Criminal breach of trust by a Ditto. clerk or servant.

409 Criminal breach of trust by public Imprisonment for life, or servant or by banker, merchant imprisonment for 10 years or agent, etc. and fine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class' Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Non-bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto.

411 Dishonestly receiving stolen pro- Imprisonment for 3 years, perty knowing it to be stolen. or fine, or both.

412 Dishonestly receiving stolen pro- Imprisonment for life, or perty knowing that it was rigorous imprisonment for obtained by dacoity. 10 years and fine.

413 Habitually dealing in stolen pro- Imprisonment for life, or perty. imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

414 Assisting in concealment or dis- Imprisonment for 3 years, posal of stolen property, or fine, or both. knowing it to be stolen.

417 Cheating Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. 418 Cheating a person whose interest Imprisonment for 3 years, the offender was bound, either or fine, or both. by law or by legal contract, to protect.

420 Cheating and thereby dishonestly Imprisonment for 7 years inducing delivery of property, and fine. or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable secu- rity.

421 Fraudulent removal or conceal- Imprisonment for 2 years, ment of property, etc., to or fine, or both. prevent distribution among creditors.

422 Fraudulently preventing from Ditto. being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender.

423 Fraudulent execution of deed of Ditto. transfer containing a false state- ment of consideration. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Non-cognizable Bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

424 Fraudulent removal or conceal- Imprisonment for 2 years, ment of property, of himself or or fine, or both. any other person or assisting in the doing thereof, or dishonestly releasing any demand or claim to which he is entitled.

427 Mischief, and thereby causing Imprisonment for 2 years, damage to the amount of 50 or fine, or both. rupees or upwards.

428 Mischief of by killing,poisoning, Ditto maiming or rendering useless any animal of the value of 10 rupees or upwards.

429 Mischief by killing, poisoning, Imprisonment for 5 years, maiming or rendering useless or fine, or both. any elephant, camel, horse, etc., whatever may be its value, or any other animal of the value of 50 rupees or upwards.

430 Mischief by causing diminution Ditto. of supply of water for agricul- tural purposes, etc.

431 Mischief by injury to public Ditto. road, bridge, navigable river, or navigable channel, and rendering it impassable or less safe for travelling or conveying property. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-congnizable Bialable Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto.

432 Mischief by causing inundation Ditto or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.

433 Mischief by destroying or moving Imprisonment for 7 years, or rendering less useful a light- or fine, or both. house or sea-mark, or by exhibit- ing false lights.

434 Mischief by destroying or moving, Imprisonment for 1 years, etc., a landmark fixed by public or fine, or both. authority.

435 Mischief by fire or explosive Imprisonment for 7 years substance with intent to cause and fine. damage to an amount of 100 rupees or upwards, or, in case of agricultural produce, 10 ru- pees or upwards.

436 Mischief by fire or explosive Imprisonment for life, substance with intent to destroy or imprisonment for 10 a house, etc. years and fine.

437 Mischief with intent to destroy or Imprisonment for 10 years make unsafe a decked vessel or and fine. a vessel of 20 tonnes burden.

438 The mischief described in the last Imprisonment for life, section when committed by fire or imprisonment for 10 or any explosive substance. years, and fine.

439 Running vessel ashore with intent Imprisonment for 10 years to commit theft, etc. and fine.

440 Mischief committed after prepara- Imprisonment for 5 years tion made for causing death, or and fine. hurt, etc.

447 Criminal trespass Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

448 House-trespass Imprisonment for one year, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Ditto Any Magistrate. Cognizable] Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Non-bailable Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1062. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 449 House-trespass in order to the Imprisonment for life, or commission of an offence puni- rigorous imprisonment for shable with death. 10 years and fine. 450 House-trespass in order to the Imprisonment for 10 years commission of an offence puni- and fine. shable with imprisonment for life,

451 House-trespass in order to the Imprisonment for 2 years commission of an offence puni- and fine. shable with imprisonment. If the offence is theft Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

452 House-trespass, having made pre- Imprisonment for 7 years paration for causing hurt, and fine. assault, etc.

453 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 2 years breaking. and fine.

454 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 3 years breaking in order to the com- and fine. mission of an offence punishable with imprisonment. If the offence be theft Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

455 Lurking house-trespass or house- Ditto breaking after preparation made for causing hurt, assault, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable Non-bailable Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto.

456 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 3 years breaking by night. and fine.

457 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 5 years breaking by night in order to and fine. the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment. If the offence is theft Imprisonment for 14 years and fine.

458 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 14 years breaking by night,after pre- and fine. paration made for causing hurt, etc.

459 Grievous hurt caused whilst com- Imprisonment for life, or mitting lurking house-trespass imprisonment for 10 years or house breaking. and fine.

460 Death or grievous hurt caused by Ditto. one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night, etc.

461 Dishonestly breaking open or Imprisonment for 2 years, unfastening any closed recep- or fine, or both. tacle containing or supposed to contain property.

462 Being entrusted with any closed Imprisonment for 3 years, receptacle containing or sup- or fine, or both. posed to contain any property, and fraudulently opening the same.

CHAPTER XVIII-OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

465 Forgery Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Non-cognizable Bailable Magistrate of the first class. 1064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 466 Forgery of a record of a Court of Imprisonment for 7 years Justice or of a Registrar of and fine. Births, etc., kept by a public servant.

467 Forgery of a valuable security, Imprisonment for life, or will, or authority to make or imprisonment for 10 years transfer any valuable security, and fine. or to receive any money, etc. When the valuable security is a Ditto. promissory note of the Central Government.

468 Forgery for the purpose of Imprisonment for 7 years cheating. and fine.

469 Forgery for the purpose of harm- Imprisonment for 3 years ing the reputation of any person and fine. or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose.

471 Using as genuine a forged docu- Punishment for forgery of ment which is known to be such document. forged. When the forged document is a Ditto. promissory note of the Central Government. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of he first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto.

472 Making or counterfeiting a seal, Imprisonment for life, or plate, etc., with intent to com- imprisonment for 7 years mit a forgery punishable under and fine. section

467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.

473 Making or counterfeiting a seal, Imprisonment for 7 years plate, etc., with intent to com- and fine. mit a forgery punishable otherwise than under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.

474 Having possession of a document, Ditto. knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the descrip- tion mentioned in section 466 of the Indian Penal Code. If the document is one of the Imprisonment for life, or description mentioned in section imprisonment for 7 years 467 of the Indian Penal Code. and fine.

475 Counterfeiting a device or mark Ditto. used for authenticating documents described in section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material.

476 Counterfeiting a device or mark Imprisonment for 7 years used for authenticating documents and fine. other than those described in section 467 of the Indian penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. 1066 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

477 Fraudulently destroying or de- Imprisonment for life, or facing, or attempting to destroy imprisonment for 7 years or deface, or secreting a will, and fine. etc.

477A Falsification of accounts Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.

482 Using a false property with Imprisonment for 1 year, intent or injure any or fine, or both. person.

483 Counterfeiting a property mark Imprisonment for 2 years, used by another, with intent to or fine, or both. cause damage or injury.

484 Counterfeiting property mark Imprisonment for 3 years used by a public servant, or any and fine. mark used by him to denote the manufacture, quality, etc., of any property. 485 Fraudulently making or having Imprisonment for 3 years, possession of any die, plate or or fine, or both. other instrument for counter- feiting any public or private property mark. 486 Knowingly selling goods marked Imprisonment for 1 year, with a counterfeit property or fine, or both. mark. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Bailable Ditto Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate.

487 Fraudulently making a false Imprisonment for 3 years, mark upon any package or or fine, or both. receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods which it does not contain, etc.

489 Removing, destroying or defacing Imprisonment for 1 year, property mark with intent to or fine, or both. cause injury.

489A counterfeiting currency-notes or Imprisonment for life, or bank-notes. imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

489B Using as genuine forged or coun- Ditto terfeit currency-notes or bank- notes.

489C Possession of forged or counter- Imprisonment for 7 years, feit or currency-notes or bank- or fine, or both . notes.

489D Making or possessing machinery, Imprisonment for life, or instrument or material for forg- imprisonment for 10 years ing or counterfeiting currency- and fine. notes or bank-notes.

489E Making or using documents Fine of 100 rupees resembling currency-notes or bank-notes. On refusal to disclose the name Fine of 200 rupees. and address of the printer.

491 Being bound to attend on or Imprisonment for 3 supply the wants of a person months, or fine of 200 who is helpless from youth, rupees or both. unsoundness of mind or disease, and voluntarily omitting to do so. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Non-bailable Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. 1068. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

493 A man by deceit causing a woman Imprisonment for 10 years not lawfully married to him to and fine. believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit with him in that belief.

494 Marrying again during the life- Imprisonment for 7 years time of a husband or wife. and fine.

495 Same offence with concealment of Imprisonment for 10 years the former marriage from the and fine. Person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted.

496 A person with fraudulent inten- Imprisonment for 7 years tion going through the ceremony and fine. of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married.

498 Enticing or taking away or detain- Imprisonment for 2 years, ing with a criminal intent a or fine, or both. married woman.

498A Punishment for Imprisonment for Cognizable if information subjecting a three years and relating to the commiss- married woman fine. ion of the offence is to cruelty. given to an officer in charge of a police stat- ion by the person aggrieved by the offence or by any person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption or if there is no such relative, by any public servant belon- ging to such class or category as may be noti- fied by the State Government in this behalf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ins. by Act 46 of 1983, s.6. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

500 Defamation against the President Simple Imprisonment for 2 or the Vice-President or the years, or fine, or both. Governor of a State or Administ- rator 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. Defamation in any other case Ditto

501 (a) Printing or engraving matter Ditto knowing it to be defamatory against the President of 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 com- plaint made by the Public Prosecutor. (b) Printing or engraving matter Ditto knowing it to be defamatory, in any other case.

502 (a) Sale of printed or engraved Ditto substance containing defama- tory 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 terri- tory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when insti- tuted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor. Non-cognizable Bailable Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Sale of printed or engraved Simple imprisonment for 2 substance containing defamatory years, or fine, or both. matter, knowing it to contain such matter in any other case. CHAPTER XXII-CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT AND ANNOYANCE

504 Insult intended to provoke breach Imprisonment for 2 years, of the peace. or fine, or both.

505 False statement. rumour, etc., Imprisonment for 3 years, circulated witH intent to cause or fine, or both. mutiny or offence against the public peace. False statement,rumour, etc.,with Ditto intent to create enmity, hatred or ill-will between different classes. False statement, rumour, etc., Imprisonment for 5 years made in place of worship etc., and fine. with intent to create enmity, hatred or ill-will. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Bialable Magistrate of the first class. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto.

506 Criminal intimidation Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. If threat be to cause death or Imprisonment for 7 years, grievous hurt, etc. or fine, or both.

507 Criminal intimidation by anony- Imprisonment for 2 years, mous communication or having in addition to the punishment taken precaution to conceal under above section. whence the threat comes. 508 Act caused by inducing a person Imprisonment for 1 year, to believe that he will be or fine, or both. rendered an object of Divine displeasure. 509 Uttering any word or making any Simple imprisonment for 1 gesture intended to insult the year, or fine, or both. modesty of a woman, etc.

510 Appearing in a public place, etc., Simple imprisonment for in a state of intoxication, and 24 hours, or fine of 10 causing annoyance to any person. rupees, or both. person. CHAPTER XXIII-ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES.

511 Attempting to commit offences Imprisonment for life or punishable with imprisonment imprisonment not exceed- for life or imprisonment, and in ing half of the longest such attempt doing any act term provided for the towards the commission of the offence, or fine, or offence. both. Non-cognizable Bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto. According as the According as the The Court by which the offence is cognizable offence attempted offence attempted is or non-cognizable. by the offender is triable. bailable or not. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1072

II.-CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE AGAINST OTHER LAWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Offence Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If punishable with Cognizable Non-bailable Court of death, imprisonment Session. for life or impris- onment for more than 7 years. If punishable with Ditto Ditto Magistrate of imprisonment for 3 the first years and upwards class. but not more than 7 years. If punishable with Non-cognizable Bailable Any imprisonment for less Magistrate. than 3 years or with fine only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1073 SCHE (See section 476)