How Many IPC sections in India

The full form of IPC is the Indian Penal Code. The IPC section Act is used to give punishment to a person who is guilty of a crime. And it was applied to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir till the year 2019. But because of Article 370, now it is also applied to Jammu and Kashmir. In this criminal code, we can find punishment for all types of offences like child marriages, Adultery, murders, rapes, public Tranquility, against Property, affecting the human body, etc….

How Many Sections are in IPC?

The code has been written in 23 chapters, which are also classified as 511 IPC sections in the following table.

About IPC sections.

The IPC section means the Indian Penal Code section. The IPC sections were written by a famous British Historian and Whig Politician called Thomas Babington Macaulay. IPC is a criminal code of India. It came into force in 1862 during crown rule. In 1947, the code was inherited by both India and Pakistan after the partition of British India. After partition, Pakistan changed its name to PPC, known as Pakistan Penal Code. and also it is adopted directly or indirectly by many other countries which are former British colonials.

The punishments classified by the IPC for the offences are:

• First--Death;

• Secondly--Imprisonment for life;

• Thirdly–” Penal servitude;" was rep. by Act 17 of 1949;

• Fourthly--Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:-

• (1) Rigorous, that is with hard labour;

• (2) Simple;

• Fifthly.--Forfeiture of property;

• Sixthly--Fine.

Important IPC sections

This Act is Aim to provide a general penal code for India. Though not the initial objective, the Act does not repeal the penal laws in force at the time of coming into force in India.

• According to Section 377 - Unnatural offences.--Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

• According to section 367 - Kidnapping or abducting to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.--Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person into such a person may be subjected, or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being subjected to grievous hurt, or slavery, or an unnatural lust of any person, or knowing it to be likely that such person will be so subjected or disposed of, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Notes

1. Thomas Babington Macaulay found the Indian Penal Code in 1860.

2. In chapter 16 sections 299 to 311 are related to the offences of Murder.

3. The punishments are classified by the IPC to the offences, they are:

• First--Death;

• Secondly--Imprisonment for life;

• Thirdly– ”Penal servitude;" was rep. by Act 17 of 1949;

• Fourthly--Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:-

• (1) Rigorous, that is with hard labour;

• (2) Simple;

• Fifthly.--ForfeChapter 9iture of property;

• Sixthly--Fine.

4. Chapter 9 starts from sections 161 to 171 which describes Offences by or relating to Public Servants and Chapter 9A starts from sections 171A to 171I which describes Offences Relating to Elections.

   The IPC sections are applied to Jammu and Kashmir by Article 370.