Indian Penal Code ( IPC)
First law commission chaired by Lord Macaulay
Chapter Art,1833 under which the first Indian Law Commission was constituted
14th October,1837 the Draft Code submitted to the Governor General in Council
The Second Indian Law Commission was Constituted on 26th April 1845
Second Indian Law Commission on the Draft Penal Code submitted the Report in two part 1846 and 1847
Draft Code revised and presented to Governor General in Council in 1856
The code passed on 6th October,1860
Indian Constitution
The Constitution was enacted by the constituent assembly on 26th November 1949
It Came in to effect on 26 January 1950
The Indian Constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935
The drafting committee was appointed On 29 August 1947
A Draft Constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the Assembly on 4 November 1947
Indian Evidence Act
The Indian Evidence Act, identified as Act no. 1 of 1872, and called the Indian Evidence Act, 1872,
The act was proposed by Sir James Fitzjames Stephan
The Act has eleven chapter and 167 sections
The Indian Evidence Act came into force on 1st September 1872
Criminal Procedure Code
The Criminal Procedure code came into force came into force on 1 April 1974
It was enacted in 1973
The Act consists of 484 sections, 2 schedules and 56 forms.
The Criminal Procedure Code extends to the whole of India except the states in India of J&K
The prevailing law on crime prevention and punishment is embodied in two principal statutes: the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 repealing the old Code of 1898
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008
An Act further to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Sections in Indian Penal code with details
121 Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
121 A Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
122 Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
124 Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power
144. Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
147 Punishment for rioting
153A. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
171G. False statement in connection with an election
192 Fabricating false evidence
209 Dishonestly making false claim in Court
218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
264 Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
273 Sale of noxious food or drink
283 Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
300 Murder
301 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
304B Dowery death
322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
339 Wrongful restrain
340 Wrongful confinement
358 Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
359 Kidnapping
363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
378 Theft
380 Theft in dwelling house, etc
390 Robbery
405. Criminal breach of trust
410 Stolen Property
414 Assisting in concealment of stolen property
415 Cheating
464. Making a false document
466. Forgery of record of court or of public register ,etc.
477A. Falsification of accounts
489C Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
510 Misconduct in public by a drunken person
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