IPC Law Notes

Sexual Offences Under IPC (Section 375-376E) SECTION 375: RAPE I. INTRODUCTION – Definition According to Oxford Dictionary Rape is “the act of physically forcing a …

I. DEFINITION OF CRIME Stages in Commission of Crime According to Oxford English Dictionary crime is “an act punishable by law as forbidden by statute …

Unlawful Assembly Under IPC SECTION 141: Unlawful Assembly I. Object of Section 141 To prevent the resort to criminal force by five or more to …

I. INTRODUCTION As per Coleridge, sedition denotes a tumult, an insurrection, popular commotion or an uproar, it implies violence or lawlessness in some form. It …

SECTION 354: ASSAULT OR CRIMINAL FORCE TO WOMAN WITH INTENT OF OUTRAGING THE MODESTY OF A WOMAN I. INTRODUCTION & SCOPE Outraging the Modesty of …

I. INTRODUCTION S. 498-A had been inserted by an amendment in 1986 with the underlying object of curbing & combating the cases of dowry death …

SECTION 499 – DEFAMATION UNDER IPC I. INTRODUCTION According to Salmond “Defamation is the publication of a false and defamatory statement about another person without …

I. INTRODUCTION Section 498-A (Cruelty by Husband or Relative of Husband) had been enacted in 1983 with the object of combating the cases of dowry …

SECTION 403 Criminal Misappropriation of Property under IPC I. INTRODUCTION Section 403 defines criminal misappropriation of property and prescribes penalty thereof. Before understanding the section …

SECTION 349: FORCE I. INTRODUCTION- When is a person said to use force ? Oxford Dictionary defines force as “coercion or compulsion, especially with the …

I. INTRODUCTION In English Law ‘Larceny’ & ‘Embezzlement’ are offences, what in India are known as theft, criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. As …

I. INTRODUCTION S. 494 of IPC punishes the offence of bigamy in India. The object of this section is to punish persons who take a …

I. Introduction The Oxford Dictionary defines obscenity as “offensive to modesty or decency expressing or suggesting unchaste and lustful ideas; impose, incident, lewd.” It generally …

I. INTRODUCTION – General Principle As a general rule, in order to hold a person criminally liable, a criminal intent is necessary and therefore capacity …

I. INTRODUCTION S. 304-A deals with death by negligence. In English Law it is known as manslaughter by negligence. It deals with cases where death …

I. INTRODUCTION Origin of the word – The word homicide has been derived from the latin word “homo” which means a man, and “caedere” which …

I. INTRODUCTION A conspiracy exists not merely in the intention of two or more persons but in the agreement of two or more to do …

I. Principle of Joint Liability in Common Intention According to S. 34 of IPC, when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance …

I. INTRODUCTION A corporation is an artificial person created by a legal process known as incorporation. Its existence is distinct from the members who compose …