IPC

IPC


IMPORTANT SECTIONS RELATED TO INJURY, DEATH, MURDER & SUICIDE

Section (IPC)

Offence

44

Injury

46

Death

299

Culpable homicide amounting to murder

300

Murder definition

302

Murder punishment

304

Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

304-A

Causing death by rash and negligence act 

2 years Punishment 

304-B

Dowry death

306

Abetment of suicide

307

Attempt to murder

309

Attempt to commit suicide

319

Hurt

320

Grievous hurt:If a person is unable to follow his ordinary pursuits for a period of 20 days as a result of the injury Includes:

  • Emasculation.
  • Permanent privation of the sight of either eye.
  • Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear
  • Privation of any member or joint.
  • Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint.
  • Permanent disfiguration of the head or face /vitriolage 
  • Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
  • Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.

351

Assault

326 A & B

Causing grievous hurt by throwing acid

  SECTION RELATED TO SEXUAL OFFENCES, ABORTION, PREGNANCY, & INFANTICIDE 

290 1PC

Frotteurism

294 IPC

Exhibitionism

297 IPC

Necrophilia, Necrophagia

312 IPC

Causing miscarriage/criminal abortion

314 IPC

Death of patient caused by miscarriage

317 IPC

Abandoning a girl child

318 IPC

Concealment of birth of a girl child

321 IPC

Voluntarily causing hurt

354 IPC

Indecent assault

354 – A

Sexual harassment

354 – C

Voyeurism

354 – D

Stalking

370 (PC

Trafficking

375 IPC

Rape definition

376 IPC

Punishment for rape

377 IPC

Unnatural sexual  offences(SODOMY)

497 (PC

Adultery

416 CrPC

High court has the power to postpone the execution of death sentence of a pregnant woman until 6 months after delivery or to commute it

 PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE-Section 376 IPC 

Section 228 A

 Disclosing identity of rape victim 

S 376 (1) IPC

 Punishment for rape

7 years imprisonment + fine

S 376 (2) IPC 

Rape committed

  • By Police officer
  • By Public servant taking advantage of his official position on a women working under him
  • By Member of armed forces
  • By Custodial rape
  • By Relative, guardian or teacher
  • During Communal violence
  • On pregnant women
  • Women < 16 years
  • On women suffering from mental or physical disability
  • Causes grievous injury, disfigures or endangers life of a
  • woman
  • Repeatedy on the same woman

S 376-A IPC:

  Rape resulting in death or persistent vegetative state

S 376-B IPC: 

Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation

S 376-C IPC: 

Sexual intercourse by a person on authority

S 376-D IPC:

Gang rape

S 376-E IPC: 

Repeat offenders

SECTION RELATED TO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY & CONSENT

82 IPC

A child under 7 years of age is incapable of committing an offence

84 IPC

Criminal responsibility of mentally ill/ Plead for Insanity

85 IPC

An act done by a person, due to intoxication is not an offence, if he is intoxicated without his knowledge or against his will

86 IPC

An intoxicated (voluntary drunkenness) person is criminally responsible, if he had intention or knowledge of committing a crime

87 IPC

A person above 18 years of age can give valid consent to suffer any harm, which may result from an act not intended or not known to cause death or grievous hurt

89 IPC

A child under 12 years and an insane person cannot give valid consent

90 IPC

Consent given by a person under fear of injury, intoxication, misunderstanding of a fact is not valid

92 IPC

Any harm caused in good faith, even without the person’s consent is not an offence

193 IPC

  • Defines punishment for fabricating false evidence 
  • The witness is liable to be prosecuted for perjury, and the imprisonment may extend upto seven years

SECTION RELATED TO POISIONING:

39 CrPC

176 IPC

Private practitioner should inform the police or magistrate, if he

suspects homicidal poisoning

309 IPC

Private practitioner need not inform the police if he is sure that the poisoning is suicidal

201 IPC

Not preserving samples with the intention of protecting the accused

OTHER SECTIONS RELATED TO MEDICAL PRACTIONARY:

IPC section

Definition

52

Nothing is said to be done in good faith which is done without due care and attention

74

Nonattendance in obedience to summons from court

175

Omission to produce document to public servant

176

Omission to give notice or information to public servant

177

Furnishing false information

179

Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question

191

Giving false evidence (Perjury)

197

Issuing or signing false certificate

201

Causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offenders

204

Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence

269

Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life

270

Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life

160

Police officer has the power to summon any witness (doctor) to police station for recording a statement

87 – 93

Legal protection to medical doctors

Other important sections

  • Section 53, CrPC: A registered medical practitioner can examine a person who is arrested on a charge of an offence using reasonable force, if requested by a police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector
  • Section 53-A CrPC: When a person is arrested on a charge of committing an offence of rape or an attempt to commit rape
  • S 363, 364, 366 IPC – kidnapping

DOWRY DEATH: 

S 304-B IPC

Death of a woman caused by any burn or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage

Punishment: 10 years imprisonment which may extend to life + fine

S 498-A IPC

Whoever (husband or relative) subjects woman to cruelty shall be punished with 3 years imprisonment

Cruelty – willful conduct that drives the woman to commit suicide or grave mental or physical injury to her or harassment with a view to coerce her for dowry

S 113-A &

S 113-B lEA

Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman and

Presumption as to dowry death

S 174 (3) CrPC

Procedure in dowry death

Exam Question
 
  • Cupable homicide not amounting to murder comes under 304 IPC
  • Criminal responsibility under IPC is not present if age is below 7 years
  • Article 377 of IPC deals with Unnatural sexual offence
  • Dislocation or loss of a tooth,Nasal bone fracture, Loss of hearing of one ear, Emasculation & Any hurt which endangers life come under section 320 of IPC
  • The witness is liable to be prosecuted for perjury, and the imprisonment may extend upto seven years falls under S.193 of I.P.C.
  • Issuing or signing a false certificate is punishable under IPC 197
  • A person is caught for destroying a document which would have been used as an evidence in the court comes under Sec IPC 204
  • Sec IPC 193 defines punishment for fabricating false evidence
  • IPC 304 A  is for Gross medical negligence
  • Dying declaration comes under 
  • Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life comes under S.269, IPC
  • S. 351, I.P.C.: An assault is an offer or threat or attempt to apply force to body of another in a hostile manner.
  • Section 228 A IPC section makes the printing or publication of the identity of the rape victim punishable
  • Criminal responsibility in Indian constitution is included in IPC section  84
  • 304-B IPC are concerned with dowry death
  • Sec 300: Murder
  • Sec 304 : Culpable homicide not amounting to murder 
  • Sec 307: Attempt to murder
  • Husband/relative of husband cruel behavior towards wife comes under which IPC section 498 A
  • Punishment under 304-A IPC 2 years
  • Sec 44 IPC defines injury
  • Sec. 320, Sec. 331, Sec. 326 of IPC are related to grievous hurt
  • Miscarriage is punishable under which IPC Sec 312
  • Punishment for rape is given under IPC  Sec. 376
  • Punishment for rape under Sec. 376(1) IPC is 7 years imprisonment + fine
  • Sec. 377 IPC deals with sodomy
  • To plead for insanity in a court of law, the IPC is Sec. 84
  • 320 IPC includes vitriolage i.e. potential cause of permanent disfigurement of face 
  • IPC 319 deals with Definition of hurt
  • IPC 321 deals with Voluntarily causing hurt
  • Hostile witness is covered under IPC section 191
  • IPC 314 deals with Death of patient caused by miscarriage
  • The legal responsibilities of an intoxicated person is given under Section of IPC 85
  • Section 53 IPC is An accused can be examined by a medical practitioner at request of police, even without his consent or by force
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