| Contents | |
| Sections | Particulars |
| Chapter I | Introduction |
| 1 | Title and extent of operation of the Code |
| 2 | Punishment of offences committed within India |
| 3 | Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within India |
| 4 | Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences |
| 5 | Certain laws not to be affected by this Act |
| Chapter II | General Explanations |
| 6 | Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions |
| 7 | Sense of expression once explained |
| 8 | Gender |
| 9 | Number |
| 10 | Man, Woman |
| 11 | Person |
| 12 | Public |
| 13 | [Titled Queen repealed by the Govt. of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1950] |
| 14 | Servant of Government |
| 15 | [Titled British India repealed by the Govt. of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937] |
| 16 | [Titled Government of India repealed by the Govt. of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937] |
| 17 | Government |
| 18 | India |
| 19 | Judge |
| 20 | Court of Justice |
| 21 | Public Servant |
| 22 | Movable property |
| 23 | Wrongful gain |
| 24 | Dishonestly |
| 25 | Fraudulently |
| 26 | Reason to believe |
| 27 | Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant |
| 28 | Counterfeit |
| 29 | Document |
| 30 | Valuable security |
| 31 | A will |
| 32 | Words referring to acts include illegal omissions |
| 33 | Act, Omission |
| 34 | Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention |
| 35 | When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention |
| 36 | Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission |
| 37 | Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence |
| 38 | Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences |
| 39 | Voluntarily |
| 40 | Offence |
| 41 | Special law |
| 42 | Local law |
| 43 | Illegal, Legally bound to do |
| 44 | Injury |
| 45 | Life |
| 46 | Death |
| 47 | Animal |
| 48 | Vessel |
| 49 | Year, Month |
| 50 | Section |
| 51 | Oath |
| 52 | Good faith |
| 52A | Harbor |
| Chapter III | Of Punishments |
| 53 | Punishment |
| 53A | Construction of reference to transportation |
| 54 | Commutation of sentence of death |
| 55 | Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life |
| 55A | Definition of appropriate Government |
| 56 | [Titled Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude, proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life repealed by the Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act, 1949, w.e.f. 6th. April, 1949] |
| 57 | Fractions of terms of punishment |
| 58 | [Titled Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955, w.e.f. 1st. January, 1956] |
| 59 | [Titled Transportation instead of imprisonment repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955, w.e.f. 1st. January, 1956] |
| 60 | Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple |
| 61 | [Titled Sentence of forfeiture of property repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921] |
| 62 | [Titled Forfeiture of property in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921] |
| 63 | Amount of fine |
| 64 | Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine |
| 65 | Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable |
| 66 | Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine |
| 67 | Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only |
| 68 | Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine |
| 69 | Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine |
| 70 | Fine leviable within six years or during imprisonment-Death not to discharge property from liability |
| 71 | Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences |
| 72 | Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which |
| 73 | Solitary confinement |
| 74 | Limit of solitary confinement |
| 75 | Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction |
| Chapter IV | General Exceptions |
| 76 | Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law |
| 77 | Act of Judge when acting judicially |
| 78 | Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court |
| 79 | Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law |
| 80 | Accident in doing a lawful act |
| 81 | Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm |
| 82 | Act of a child under seven years of age |
| 83 | Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding |
| 84 | Act of a person of-unsound mind |
| 85 | Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will |
| 86 | Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated |
| 87 | Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent |
| 88 | Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit |
| 89 | Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian |
| 90 | Consent known to be given under fear or misconception |
| 91 | Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused |
| 92 | Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent |
| 93 | Communication made in good faith |
| 94 | Act to which a person is compelled by threats |
| 95 | Act causing slight harm |
| 96 | Things done in private defense |
| 97 | Right of private defense of the body and of property |
| 98 | Right of private defense against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc. |
| 99 | Acts against which there is no right of private defense |
| 100 | When the right of private defense of the body extends to causing death |