Pending_cases_on_politicians_(criminals)

Candidate

Sex

Age

Category

Party

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

State

Rajahmundry

Constituency

ARUNA KUMAR VUNDAVALLI

M

49

GEN

INC

3

ANDHRA PRADESH

Narasapura

CHEGONDI VENKATA HARIRAMA JOGAIAH

M

67

GEN

INC

4

ANDHRA PRADESH

Khammam

RENUKA CHOUDHURY

F

49

GEN

5

ANDHRA PRADESH

Nalgonda

SURAVARAM SUDHAKAR REDDY

M

62

GEN

CPI

60

BIHAR

Bagaha

KAILASH BAITHA

M

55

SC

JD(U)

61

BIHAR

Gopalganj

44

GEN

RJD

BIHAR

Maharajganj

ANIRUDH PRASAD ALIAS SADHU YADAV PRABHUNATH SINGH

M

62

M

49

GEN

JD(U)

63

BIHAR

Sitamarhi

SITARAM YADAV

M

56

GEN

64

BIHAR

Barh

VIJAY KRISHNA

M

53

GEN

RJD

65

BIHAR

Balia

SURAJ SINGH

M

39

GEN

LJNSP

66

BIHAR

LALU PRASAD

M

55

GEN

RJD

67

BIHAR

Araria

SUKDEO PASWAN

M

51

SC

BJP

68

BIHAR

Kishanganj

TASLIMUDDI N

M

62

GEN

RJD

69

BIHAR

Katihar

NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

M

61

GEN

70

BIHAR

Bhagalpur

SUSHIL KUMAR MODI

M

51

GEN

BJP

71

BIHAR

Khagaria

RABINDRA KU RANA

M

58

GEN

RJD

72

BIHAR

Monghyr

JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV

M

54

GEN

RJD

98

CHHATTISGA Surguja RH

NAND KUMAR SAI

M

65

ST

BJP

99

CHHATTISGA Mahasamund RH

AJIT JOGI

M

57

ST

INC

100

CHHATTISGA Bastar RH

BALIRAM KASHYAP

M

67

ST

BJP

110 111

DAMAN & DIU GOA

113

GUJARAT

114

GUJARAT

115

Chapra(Bihar )

Daman And Diu PATEL DAHYABHAI ALEMAO VALLABHBHAI CHURCHIL BRAZ

INC

RJD

BJP

M

58

GEN

INC

M

55

GEN

INC

Surendranagar KOLI PATEL SOMABHAI GANDABHAI

M

63

GEN

BJP

Junagadh

BARAD JASUBHAI DHANABHAI

M

49

GEN

INC

GUJARAT

Amreli

VIRJIBHAI THUMMAR

M

43

GEN

INC

116

GUJARAT

Ahmedabad

HARIN PATHAK

M

56

GEN

BJP

117

GUJARAT

Banaskantha

M

73

GEN

INC

118

GUJARAT

Kapadvanj

CHAVDA HARISINHAJI PRATAPSINH AJI VAGHELA SHANKERSIN H LAXMANSINH

M

64

GEN

INC

Mormugao

Sections

Number of terms in Loksabha

Status

List of MPs with pending cases (Lok Sabha2004) S.No

Criminal cases

Education Profession

8(H) of AP prohibition act 1995, 309 8(H) of of IPCAP attempt toB.Com, commitB.L. sucide Advocate prohibition act Educated at 1995, 309 of IPC Govt. attempt to commit College sucide Rajamundry and C.R. Reddy Law College, Eluru 63, 69 of copy right act 1957 copy right act 1957

186, 353,332 Obstructing public servant in discharging of public functions, Hurting public servant with to prevent 147, 148, 188, 332, 307 / R / W , Rioting deadly him from doing his 149, 25 &27 IA act Sec. 3&4 of weapon, duty PPDA act disobeying public servant, Hurting public servant to Case No 312/2003 u/s 147, Rioting, prevent Rioting him from 148,149, 353, 435, 342, 337, with doingdeadly his duty, 307, 120 (B) , Case No. weapons, Attempt toOffences murder, 313/.2003 u/s 147, 148, 149, committed by Arms act, PPDA RC 4/5/97 ( Delhi) Rioting, Rioting 341, 307, 427, 120u/s (B) and 27 unlawful assembly, act 147,148,149,323,307 IPC with deadly public Arms Act Assaulting Case No GardaniBagh (Patna) PS weapons, Offences servant to prevent 42/2001 u/s 448,353,506,347 committed by him from in doing his 414, 341, 323, 504/34, 27 Arms unlawful Assisting IPC assembly, duty, Damageoftoa Act, 9No B.C.U Loud speaker Act concealment Case (Gopalganj) 466/2002 Two counts of property by fire stolen property, u/s 323,341, 354, 385, IPC Causing hurt, and explosive, Wrongful restraint, Attempt to murder, 323, 500, 504, 3(1)(V)(10) Causing Wrongfulhurt, Causing hurt, House trespass, SC&ST Act / 147,149, 323, 355, confinement, Defamation, International insult Assaulting public 452, 3(X)(XI) SC&ST Act International insult Endangering with intent tolife servant to prevent with intent to of and safety of provoke breach Case No 67/95 GRNo.211/95 Case No 67/95 him from doing to his provoke breach of9 people, Attemt peace, Arms Act, Bihar Property Defacement ActGRNo.211/95 Bihar duty, peace,Criminal Rioting, murder, Criminal B.C.U Loud 1985 Property intimidation and Offences cimmitted conspiracy, speaker Act ActDefacement death threat, by unlawful 306, 353, 34, 25(1BA), 26, ARMS 1985 Abetment of Wrongful restraint, WrongfulAssault assembly, Assault Act, 420, 294(A), 306, 26 ARMS suicide, of Causing damage, confinement, or criminal force Act, 302, 307, 404, 34, 120B, criminal to to Arm Act force Wrongful restraint, dishonour 384, 147, 148, 149, 302, 446, deter public Case No. RC - 5(A)/98 : 13 (2) Prevention of Indescent Assault person,House 306, 429, 26, ARMS ACT, 144, servant from and 13 (1) (e) prevention of corruption act, on women, trespass after 447, 353, 306, 379, 26 ARMS discharge of his corruption act Breach of trust, Extortion preparation forAct ACT, 135 (1), 137(2) R.P.ACT, duty, Criminal RC 20306, (A)/96, 38(A)/96, RC Forgery, cheating hurt, assault, 341, 302,RC 379, 26 ARMS jointly commited, Case No. (Narpat PS)34, 22/89 GR Breach of trust 47(A)/96, RC 63(A)/96, RC SC&ST Act ACT,96/89 302, 34, 386, IPC 34, 147, 148, Cheating and No. u/s68(A)/96 409 64(A)/96, RC u/s 409, 149, 306, 302, 26 ARMS ACT, dishonestly 467, 468, 471, 473, 474, 477(A), 302, 307, 34, 120B, 379, 27 inducing delivery of 420, 418, 472 IPC ARMS ACT, 302, 392, 120B, 34, property, Keeping 27 ARMS ACT, 302, 34, 27 ARMS lottery office, Case PS) 19/82 Unlawful assembly ACT, No. 302,(Araria 353, 120B, 34 u/s Murder, Attempt to 144, 188 IPC with deadly murder, Dishonest Case No. (Araria PS) 133/82 u/s weapon , misappropriation of 309/34 IPC Disobeying Public property, criminal GRNoNo. 1711/99 127(2)RP Act, Servant, Representation of Case (Arariau/s PS) 53/82 u/s Attempt conspiracy, 188 IPC peoples act, 147, 448, 323, 337, 426 IPC to commit suicide, Punishment for Disobeying public Case No. (Araria PS) 40/86 u/s Criminal jointly extortion,act Rioting, servant 341, 342, 323, 307, 504, 506, committed, Rioting with Rioting deadly 379/34 IPC with deadly weapons, Offences Case No No.1518(98) (Araria PS) u/s weapon, House Case u/s42/86 500,501 Two counts of committed by 147 trespass,Three IPC punishment for unlawful assembly, counts of causing Case No LateharPS 17/98 u/s 188 defamation, Twoby House breaking hurt, toby IPC counts of printing night,Attempt mischief Case No No.141/99 RC 20(A)/96, Case Criminal murder, of Case u/s 500, 501No. IPC or engraving killing or breach mamming RC 22(A)/96, Case No. RC conspiracy, trust, Criminal matter known to animal, Lurking33(A)/96, Case No. RC 38(A)/96, Forgery, Fraud, intimidation andby be defamatory, house trespass Case No. RC 47(A)/96, Case No. death Cheating, Breach Theft Disobeying public night, threat, criminal RC 63(A)/96, Case No. RC of trust, FERA Act servant trespass, 64(A)/96, Case No. RC 68(A)/96, Case No. RC 79(A)/96, Complaint Assaulting public servant to prevent Case No. 156(C)/2000 him fron doing his u/s 120(AB), 467, 468, 471 Case No(Nigrani PS) 12/2000 u/s Cheating, duty, theft, Forgery, 420, 465, 468, 477A, 109, 120B Abeting extortiona by crime, Prevention of Corruption Act-1988 Criminal putting a person in u/s 13(2), 13(1)D conspiracy,Preventi fear of death, on of Corruption robbery, Arms Act Act

PostGraduate (Master of Industrial Psychology) Educated B.A., LL.B.at Karnataka Educated at University, Osmania Bangalore College, (Karnataka) Kurnool, Osmania University Law College, Hyderabad (Andhra B.A. Pradesh)

Position held

2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha 1 Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests

Political & 1986-98 Member, Rajya Sabha 2 Social Worker (two terms) Chief Whip, Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha (two terms) 1997-98 UniontoMinister of Sabha State, Agriculturist 1998 Elected 12th Lok 2 Health and Family Welfare Journalist Secretary, Communist Party of India 1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha Political & (C.P.I.)-State Council, Andhra 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Social Worker Pradesh Finance Member, Executive Committee, 2000-2001 Member, Committee on C.P.I. the Empowerment Women on 1998-99 Member, of Committee 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( Human Resource Development and 2nd term) its sub-Committee on DrugMember, Price 2 1995-97 and 1998-2000 23 May 2004-28 January 2006 Control Bihar Legislative (two terms) Union Minister of Council State Committee, (Independent Member, Consultative 2000-2004 Member, Bihar Agriculturist Charge) of Ministry of Tourism Ministry Finance Legislative Assembly 29 January 2006-onwards Union 2004 Re-elected to 14th & Lok Sabha Chairman, Distt.(Independent Council Minister of State (2nd term) Raj Committee, Bihar Panchayati Charge), Women & Child Member, Committee Legislative Assembly on Rural Development Development Chairman, Petition Committee, B.Sc., Agriculturist 1970-1979 Mukhiya, G.P. Raj (two 2 Member, House Assembly Committee Bihar Legislative B.Ed., B.L. Lawyer terms) Member, Consultative Committee, 2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Educated at Political & 1978-1997 Chairman, Panchyat MinistryNanpur, of Information and R.K. Social Worker Samiti Distt. Sitamarhi, M.A. Agriculturist 1977-1985 Founder on General 1 Broadcasting Member, Committee Coal and College, Bihar (Political Social Worker Secretary, Janata Party, Bihar Secretary, National Council Steel Madhubani, 1990-1998 and 2000-2004 Science) Businessman Member, 1990-2000 Member, Bihar Communist Party of India, Member, Bihar Consultative Committee, R.D.S. Legislative Assembly Educated at Legislative Assembly (two terms) Secretary, Communist Party of Ministry of Urban Development College, (three terms) Under Political & 2000-2004 Member, Magadh 1990-1995 Minister ofBihar StateCouncil 1 India, Andhra Pradesh State Member, Consultative Committee, Bihar 1998-1999 Member, Committee on Matric Assembly University Social Worker Legislative (Independent Charge), Official 2Member, January Member, Ministry ofCommittee Power University Labour and Welfare Joint on Housing, and Language and Building Member, Works, Parliamentary Committee on Wakf 5 Aug.Legislative 2007 onwards and Patna Bihar Member, Consultative Committee, Bihar Assembly University Government of to Bihar B.A., LL.B. Political & 1977 6th on Lok Sabha 4 5Member, Aug. Elected 2007 onwards Chairman, Standing Coal University, Ministry ofCommittee Power Committee on Ruraland 1995-1996 Chairman, Library Educated at Social Worker 1992-1997 1980-89 Member, Bihar Legislative Standing Committee onBihar Labour Steel Muzaffarpur Chairman, Police Development, Bihar Legislative Committee, Bihar Legislative Patna Lawyer Assembly (two terms) (Bihar) Building Construction Corporation Assembly Assembly University, Jan.-Nov. 1989to Leader of Sabha (State Elected Minister Privileges) 2004 14th Lok Intermediat Agriculturist 1996-2000 1989 Elected to 9th Minor Lok Sabha 5 Minister, Patna Opposition, Bihar Legislative 1998 Elected to 12th LokIndustry Sabha Member, Committee on e 1990-91 Member, Consultative Irrigation, Government of Bihar (Bihar) Assembly 1997-1998 Chairman, Committee (Heavy Industries and Public Committee, Ministry ofLok Commerce 2004 Elected to 14th SabhaBihar Chairman, Library Committee, on Estimates Enterprises) and Tourism Member, Committee on Estimates Legislative Assembly 2000-2004 Cabinet Minister, Consultative Committee, Member, on Private Member, Committee Committee on Finance Convenor, Committee on Public Information, Press Public Ministry ofBills Petroleum and Natural Members’ and and Resolutions Member, onofPetitions Undertakings, Bihar Legislative B.A., Maulvi Agriculturist Gas 1959 and Committee 1964 Sarpanch, Gram 4 Relations, Government Bihar 1991 to 10th Lok Sabha 5 Aug. Re-elected 2007Sisauna onwards Member, Assembly Trade Panchayat, terms) 2004 Re-elected to (two 14th Lok Sabha Member, Consultative Committee, (2nd term) Standing Committee onMember, Finance 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha Unionist 1969-89 and 1995-96 (2nd term) Ministry of Panchayati Raj 1992-94 Member, Joint Committee 1 Mayterm) 2008 Member, Finance (2nd (upto April 1990) Political & Bihar Legislative Assembly (six Member, Committee on Members of 2 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, on Salaries and Allowances of B.Sc. Agriculturist 1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha Committee on Estimates Social Worker Committee 1990-95 terms) Member, Bihar Legislative Parliament Area Development on Transport, Tourismon & Members ofLocal Parliament Eductaed at 1999-2000 Member, Committee Council 1977-80 Secretary, Scheme Parliamentary Culture T.N.B. 1993-96 Communications Member, Standing March 1990 -ofJuly 1997 Chief Government Bihar Member, Committee on Science Committee Urban Rural and College, July 2002Bihar - on Jan. 2003and Union Minister, 1985-89 Vice-President, Janata Technology, Environment and Development Bhagalpur Minister ofMember, State, Ministry of Agro & 1995-98 Bihar Legislative Party, Bihar Forests 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (Bihar) Rural Industries Assembly 1989 Elected 9th Lok Sabha Member, Jointto Committee Office (3rd term) 2004 Re-elected to 14National Lokon Sabha Jan. 1996July 1997 1989-91 Member, on of Profit 1999 Re-elected toCommittee 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) President, Janata Dal on Water Public Accounts Member, Committee (4th Member, term)Committee on Absence of July 1997 onwards National National 1989-97 Member, Council, Resources 1999-2000 Member, Committee Members from the sittings ofDal the on 1 B.V.Sc. , Agriculturist Janata 1995 2004 Member, Bihar President, Rashtriya Janata 5 Aug.- Dal 2007 onwards Member, Transport and Tourism House A.H.. Political & Legislative Assembly (TwoLok term) 1998 12th 1996 Re-elected to 11th Sabha Committee on Science & Technology, Member, Committee on Aug. Member, Educated Social Worker 7 1995 - 2006-onwards 2001 Chairman, Bhagalpur (3rd term) (2nd term) Environment &Absence Forests of Members Government Assurances Committee on Bihar Regional Development Authority 1998-99 Member, General Purposes June-July 1996 Union Minister of on -Member,Parliamentary Forum 2000 from the -2004 Sittings Member, of theConsultative House Veterinary (equivalent Minister of State) Committee, Lok Sabha State, Hometo Affairs Water Conservation & Management Committee, Ministry ofon 5 Aug. Elected 2007 onwards Member, College, 2004 to 14th Lok Sabha Member, Committee Home 1996-98 Member, Committee for Communications Committee on Sub-Committee Information Patna, Bihar Member, on Energy Affairs andCommittee its on Home Affairs 2002 Member, Committee on Rural Technology Member, Consultative Committee, Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Development Ministry of Home Railways Scheme Ministry of Affairs M.A., LL.B. NA 1980 - 1985 and 1990-2004 2003-2004 Member, Committee Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, on 1 Consultative Committee, Member, Parliamentary Committee Educated at Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly Food Consumer Affaris & Public Ministry of Power Information and on Wakf Board Patna (four terms) Distribution Member, Animal Welfare Board of Boradcasting University, 1990 -Re-elected 1995 Minister, Water 2004 to 14 Lok India March Re-elected 1998 2000-March to2002 12thofMember, Lok Sabha Patna Resources, Bihar Sabha( 5th Government term) 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Bihar Assembly (3rd term) (Bihar) 1995 -Legislative 2000 Minister, Primary, Member, Consultative Committee, Standing Energy April 2002Committee Elected toon Rajya Sabha General-Secretary, Rashtriya Janata Secondary and Adult Education, Ministry of Heavy Industries and 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Member, General Purpose Dal Government of Bihar Public-Enterprise Committee on Social Justice & on Committee, Rajya Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee 2000 Minister, Micro Irrigation, Member, Committee on Estimates Empowerment Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Rajya Railways Government of Bihar Member, Committee on Petroleum & Sabha Member, Railway Convention Union Minister of State, Ministry of Natural Gas Member, Consultative Committee, Committee Water 5 Aug. Resources 2007 onwards Member, Ministry ofConsultative Rural Development Member, Committee, 2004 Elected 14th Lok Committee on to Petroleum &Sabha Natural Member,ofBusiness Ministry Tourism Advisory Gas Committee, Rajya Sabha 2000-2004 Minister, Housing, Government Member, Committee of Bihar on Home Affairs February 2000 Member, Bihar 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha Legislatiev Assembly (4th term) 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal (4th term) Parliamentary May 2004 onwards Party,Union Lok Sabha Minister of Member, General and Purposes State, Agriculture Consumer 332, 353, 294, 147 1 CASE – M.A.(Pol. Agriculturist 1977-79 Committee and &1985-89 Member, 3 affairs, Food Public Distribution 23 May 2004 onwards Union 2001 - Rioting, Sc.) Madhya Pradesh Legislative Cabinet Minister, Railways assault and Educated at Assembly (two terms) voluntarily causing N.E.S. 1977-78 and 1986-88 Member, 181, 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 474 False grievous hurt to College, Privileges Committee, Madhya statement,2003 deter public Jashpur Pradesh Legislative Assembly (both) Cheating, servant- from duty, Nagar, 1978-79 Chairman, Committee on forgery, possessing wrongful restraints Distt. the WelfareMember, of Scheduled Castes and 3 188 and Disobeying Agriculturist 1972-92 Madhya Pradesh using lawful Under and obscene Raigarh and Political & Scheduled Tribes, Madhya Pradesh order of public Matriculate Legislative Assembly forged songs- documents PENDING. Ravishankar Social Worker 1977-78 LegislativeMinister Assembly servant of State, Public knowingly, University, 1980-82Department, President, B.J.P., Districtof Welfare Government counterfeiting Raipur Raigarh Pradesh Madhya seals, (Madhya 1986-88 &Genral Secretary, 1978-80 1989-92 CabinetB.J.P., Case No. 13-1999, IPC 419, 420, forgery Cheating,, Agriculturist 1989-94 Member, Pradesh Council, 2 for Criminal harming B.Com. Pradesh) at Industrialist Daman Madhya&Pradesh Minister, Tribal 120B conspiracy Educated Diu Welfare, Government a person's 1988 onwards Executive Member, of Madhya Pradesh 143, 144, 145, 147, 148 IPC unlawful assembly, Arts and Trader 1989-95 Member, Advisory reputation B.J.P., Elected Madhyato Pradesh 1998 12thofLok Sabha unlawful assembly Commerce Committee, Ministry Home Affairs, 1988-89 Member, Committee on Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, with deadly College, Government of Daman & Diu the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Lok SabhaPresident-cum-Chief weapon, joining Valsal 1995-99 ScheduledMember, Tribes, Pradesh 1998-99 Committee on and continuing (Gujarat) Councillor, District Madhya Panchayat, Legislative Assembly Agriculture unlawful assembly, Daman & Diu 1989 Elected to 13th 9th Lok Sabha Member, Consultative Committee, YES Rioting, Rioting Criminal Breach of Under Agriculturist 1999 1980-89 President, BJP, Taluk 3 Elected to Lok Sabha Member,ofCommittee on the Welfare Ministry Food and Consumer with deadly trust, Matriculate Businessman Viramgam, Gujarat 1999-2000 Member, Committee on of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Affairs weapons Educated at 1984-89 Vice-President, Nagar Home Affairs Tribes Re-elected 1999 to 13th Lok Sabha Viramgam Palika, Viramgam, Gujarat 2002-2004 Member, Committee on 1 YES Attempt to murder, B.Com. Agriculturist (2nd 1990-2003 Member, Gujarat 1990-91 Member, Consultative term) Taluka Member, Gujarat Legislative Industry Assembly (three terms) Criminal Educated at Legislative Committee, Ministry ofCommittee Home Affairs 1999-2000 Member, on Shala, Assembly Member, Advisory Committee, conspiracy, Saurashtra 2004 to LokSabha Sabha 1996 Elected Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha Human Resource Development Viramgam, 1989 Elected to 14th 9th Lok Ministry of Home Affairs Criminal University, 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, (2nd term) 2000-2004 Member, Consultative Ahmedabad 1990 Member, Consultative YES Criminal Case No:- B. Com. Agriculturist 2004 Chairman, Committee onLok Public 1 Re-elected to 14th Sabha intimidationand Gujarat Committee on Science & Technology, 2000-2004 Member, Committee, Ministry ofChhattisgarh Commerce (Gujarat) Ministry of Surface 136/99, Bagsara Educated at Trader Accounts, Gujarat legislative (Committee 2nd term) death thrreat Environment and Forests Legislative Assembly and Industry Transport Court, dated K.K. Parekh Assembly Member, Committee on Personnel, 14th Lok Sabha 2004 Elected Re-elected to 14 thJustice Lok Sabha 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha 24/05/99, detail Commerce 2004 to 14th Lok Sabha Public Grievences, Law & (3rd term) (2nd term) not givenAttampt in College, 1995 onwards Member, All India YES Murder, to B.A., B.Ed. Teacher 1967-68 President, Bharatiya 6 Member, Committee on Private Member, Committee onBooth Private Member, Committee on Petitions 2004 Re-elected to Resolutions 14th Lok Samiti Sabha affidavit Rioting Amreli(Guja Congress Committee murder, Educated at Jansangh Khadia Ward Members` Bills and Members Bills and Resolution Member, Committee on Food, (3rd term) rat) Gujarat 1990-98 1968-80 Member, Gujarat Working 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Member, on Energy Consumer Affairs and(two Public Member, Committee Committee on Absence University, Legislative Committee, Assembly Jana Sangh, Gujarat terms) of Committee on Personnel, Public 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Distribution Members from the ofcouncil, theon 1995-98 Chairman, Committee Ahmedabad Grievances, 1975-80 Member, Law & sittings Justice National Standing Committee onMember, Energy 5 Aug. Undertaking, 2007 House Public Gujarat (Gujarat) Bharatiya Janonwards Sangh 1 May 2008 Member, Financial YES Extortion, Matriculate Agriculturist 1971 Secretary, D.C.C. 2 Committee on Food, Consumer Member, Committee on External legislative Assembly 1975-92 Elected Carporator, Committee on Estimates Obstructing pubic Educated at Political & Banaskantha & Public Distribution Affairs Municipal Member, Corporation, Committee Ahmedabad Chemical servant in S.S.C.E. Social Worker 1975-1985 Member, on Gujarat 7 Aug. 2006-onwards Member, and 1980 Fertilizers onwards Member, discharge of public Board, Educationist Legislative Assembly (twoWorking terms) YES Two cases under M.A. Agriculturist 1971-77 Organising and CommitteeChairman, on Absence of General Members 1990-95 Committee, Bharatiya Committee Janata Party on 5 function Mumbai 1975-1980 Cabinet Minister, prevention of (Economics) Educationist Government from the Gujarat Secretary, Sittings Bharatiya of the Jana House Sangh, Government Assurances, (B.J.P.), of Gujarat corruption act Educated at Political & 5 Aug. 2007 Gujarat onwards Member, Government of Gujarat 1982-83 President, Bharatiya 1981-1984 President, Janata Party, Gujarat Social Worker Banaskantha, Standing 1977 Committee to 6th Lok on External Sabha 5 Aug. Elected 2007 onwards Member, Janata Yuva Morcha, Gujarat Gujarat University, Affairs 1977-78 Member, Committee on Committee 1987-90 Chairman, on to Industy 1991 Elected 10thMunicipal Lok Sabha Ahmedabad Estimates 5 Aug. Re-elected Transport 2007 Committee, onwards Ahmedabad Member, 2004 to 14th Lok Sabha (Gujarat) Member, Committee on Papers Committee on to Industy 1989 Elected 9th Lok Sabha Laid (2nd term) on the Table 1990-91 Committee on Member, Member, Committee on Human 1977-79 Member, Consultative Estimates Development Resource Committee, Ministry ofon Irrigation Member, Committee Consultative Committee, Member, Absence and of Agriculture Ministry Textiles Membersoffrom the Sittings of the 1977-80 Vice-President, 1991 Re-elected to 10th Janata Lok Sabha House Party, Gujarat (2nd term) 5 August 2006 Member, Committee 1980-91 Secretary and 1991-93 President, B.J.P., on HumanGeneral Resource Development President, Bharatiya Janata Party Ahmedabad 7 Aug. 2006-onwards Member, (B.J.P.), 1992-94 Gujarat Member, Jointof Members Committee on Absence 1984-89 Member, Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Committee to enquire from the Sittings of the House 1984-89 Member, into irregularities inConsultative security and 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee, Ministry ofResource Chemicals banking transactions Committee on Human and Fertilizers and Ministry of Member, Consultative Committee, Development Industry Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 1984-86 1995-96 Member, Member, House Committee on Committee, Rajya Sabha Finance 1986-87 Member,toCommittee on 1996 Re-elected 11th Lok Sabha Public Undertakings (3rd term) 1989 Re-elected 9th Lok Sabha 1996-97 Member,toCommittee on (2nd term) Communications Member, Member, Consultative Consultative Committee, Committee, Ministry of Petroleum Informationand andPetroChemicals Broadcasting 1991 1998 Re-elected Re-elected to to 10th 12th Lok Lok Sabha Sabha (3rd (4th term) 1996-97 Member, Gujarat Party, Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Legislative Lok Sabha Assembly Chief Minister, Gujarat 1998-99 Chairman, Committee on 1999 to 13th Lok Sabha LabourRe-elected and Welfare (4th term)General Purposes Member, 1999-2004 Committee Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Consultative Committee, Member,ofCommittee on Private Ministry Civil Aviation Members` Bills and 1999 Re-elected to Resolutions 13th Lok Sabha Member, (5th term)Committee on Estimates 2004 to 14th LokUnion Sabha( 13 Oct.Re-elected 1999-11 Nov. 2000 5th term) Minister of State, Defence Production 23 2004- onwards Union andMay Supplies Cabinet Minister, Jan. Textiles 15 Oct. 2001-28 2003 Union Minister of State, Department of Defence Production and Supplies 29 Jan. 2003-11 Feb. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs 12 Feb. 2003-May 2004 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs with additional charge of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Law and Justice 2004 Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha( 6th term) Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances Member, House Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances Law and Justice Member, General Purposes Committee 2004 onwards Member, National Executive, B.J.P. 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice

Indian Penal Code Section

Short Title

34

Acts done by several persons in furtherance of acommon intention

35

Criminal act by reason of criminal knowledge or intention

109

Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment

115

Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life-if offence not committed

120 (A)

Definition of criminal conspiracy

120 (B)

Punishment of criminal conspiracy.

133

Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his off

134

Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed

142

Being member of unlawful assembly

143

Punishment

144

Joining Unlawful Assembly with a deadly weapon

145

Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse

147

Punishment for rioting

148

Rioting, armed with deadly weapon

149

Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object

153

Provocation with intent to cause riot

153 (A)

Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony

156

Liability of agent of owner of occupier for whose benefit riot is committed

159 161

Affray Public Servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect to an official Act

166

Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

171

Wearing grab or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent

174

Non-attendance in obedience to an order form public servant

179

Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question

181

False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation

182

False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person

186

Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

188

Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

192

Fabricating false evidence

201

Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender

210

Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due

211

False charge of offence made with intent to injure

217

Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

218

Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

241

Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit

283

Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation

288

Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings

286

Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance

294

Obscene acts and songs

295

Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class

294 (A)

Keeping Lottery Office

302 303

Punishment for Murder Punishment for Murder by LifeConvict Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

304

306

Abetment of Suicide

307

Attempt to Murder

308

Attempt to commit culpable homicide

309

Attempt to Commit Suicide

323

Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means

324

325

Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

326

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

328

Causing hurt by means of poison, etc. with intent to commit an offence

329

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

330

Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

332

Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty

333

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

335

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation:

336

Endangering life or personal safety of others

337

Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

338

Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

341

Punishment for wrongful restraint Punishment for wrongful Confinement Wrongful confinement for three or more days Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

342 343 347

348

Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property

352

Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation

353

Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

354

Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty

355

Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation

364

Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder

365

Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person

368

Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person

376

Punishment for rape

379

Theft

380

Theft in dwelling house, etc.

384

Punishment for extortion

385

Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt

386

387

Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion

392

Punishment for robbery

395

Punishment for dacoity

396

Dacoity with murder

397

Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt

404

Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death

406

Punishment for criminal breach of trust Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent

407 409

412

Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity

414

Assisting in concealment of stolen property

415

Cheating

418

Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect

419

Punishment for cheating by personation Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

420

425

Mischief

426

Punished for mischief

427

Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees

428

429

Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees

435

Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees

436

Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.

437

Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden

440

Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt

446 447

House-breaking at night Punishment for criminal trespass

448

Punishment for house-trespass

452

House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

454

Lurking house-trespass or housebreaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

458

Lurking house-trespass or housebreaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint

465

Forgery

466

Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc.

467

Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

468

Forgery for purpose of cheating

469

Forgery for purpose of harming reputation

471

Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record

472

Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467

473

Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise

474

Having possession of document described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine

477

Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security

477 (A)

Falsification of accounts

497

Adultery

498

Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman

499

Defamation

500

Punishment for Defamation

501

Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory

501 (B) 502

502 (B) 504

Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace

505

Statements conducing to public mischief

506

Punishment for criminal intimidation

506 (B) 506 (11) 508

Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure

511

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Cunishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment

Details When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone.] Whenever an act, which is criminal only be reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention, is done by several persons, each of such persons who joins in the act with such knowledge or intention is liable for the act in the same manner as if the act were done by him alone with that knowledge or intention. Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence. Explanation: - An act or offence is said to be committed in consequence of abetment, when it is committed in consequence of the instigation or in pursuance of the conspiracy, or with the aid, which constitutes the abetment. Whoever abets the commission of an offence punishable with death or 1[imprisonment for life], shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; If act causing harm be done in consequence-and if any act for which the abettor is liable in consequence of the abetment, and which causes hurt to any person, is done, the abettor shall be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine. 1) An illegal act, or (2) An act which is not illegal by illegal means, such an agreement is designated a criminal conspiracy: Provided that no agreement except an agreement to commit an offence shall amount to a criminal conspiracy unless some act besides the agreement is done by one or more parties to such agreement in pursuance thereof. (1) Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, 2[imprisonment for life] or rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years or upwards shall, where no express provision is made in this Code from the punishment of such a conspiracy, be punished in the same abetted such offence. (2) Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy other than a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable as aforesaid shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months, or with fine or with both.] Whoever abets an assault by an office, soldier, [sailor or airman], in the Army, [Navy or Air force] of the [Government of India], on any superior officer being in the execution of his office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever abets an assault by an officer, soldier, [sailor, or airman], in the Army, [navy or Air force] of the [Government of India], on any superior officer being in the execution of his office, shall, if such assault be committed in consequence of that abetment be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever, being aware of facts which render any assembly an unlawful assembly, intentionally joins that assembly, or continues in it is said to be a member of an unlawful assembly.

Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six month, or with fine, or with both. Whoever, being armed with any deadly weapon, or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever joins or continues in an unlawful assembly, knowing that such unlawful assembly has been commanded in the manner prescribed by law to disperse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members or that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence. Whoever malignantly, or wantonly, by doing anything which is illegal, gives provocation to any person intending of knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause the offence of rioting to be committed, shall, if the offence of rioting be committed in consequence of such provocation, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both ; and if the offence of rioting be not committed, imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both 1) Whoever (a) By words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race, place or birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, or (b) Commits any act which is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, and which disturbs or is likely to disturb the public tranquility, 2[or] 2[(c) Organizes any exercise, movement, drill or other similar activity intending that the participants in such activity shall use or be trained to use criminal force or violence of knowing it to be likely that the participants in such activity will use or be trained to use criminal force or violence, or participates in such activity intending to use or be trained to use criminal force or violence or knowing it to be likely that the participants in such activity will use or be trained to use criminal force or violence, against any religious, racial, language or regional group or caste or community and such activity for any reason whatsoever causes or is likely to cause fear or alarm or a feeling of insecurity amongst members of such religious, racial, language or regional group or caste or community,]

Whenever a riot is committed for the benefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any land respecting which such riot takes place, or who claims any interest in such land, or in the subject or nay dispute which gave rise to the riot, or who has accepted or derived any benefit there from, the agent or manager or such person shall be punishable with fine, if such agent or manager, having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed, or that the unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to be held, shall not use all lawful means in his power to prevent such riot or assembly from taking place and for suppressing and dispersing the same. When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to "commit an affray". Whoever, being or expecting to be a public servant, accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept, or attempts to obtain from any person, for himself or for any other perosn, any gratification whatever, other than legal remuneration, as a motive or reward for doing or forbearing to do any official act or for showing or forbearing to show, in the exercise of his official functions, favour or disfavour to any person, or rendering or attempting to render any service or disservice to any person with the Central or any State Gvoernment or Parliament or the Legislature of any state, or with any local authroity, corporation or Government company referred to in section 21, or with any public servant, as such, shall be punished with imprinsonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will, by such disobedience, cause injury to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Whoever, not belonging to a certain class of public servants, wear any grab or carries any token resembling any grab or token used by that class of public servants, with the intention that it may be believed, or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed, that he belongs to that class of public servants, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both. Whoever, being legally bound to attend in person or by an agent at a certain place and time in obedience to a summons, notice, order or proclamation proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue the same, Intentionally omits to attend at that place of time, or departs form the place where he is bound to attend before the time at which it is lawful for him to depart, Shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both;Or, if the summons, notice, order of proclamation is to attend in person or by agent in a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Whoever, being legally bound to state the truth on any subject to any public servant, refuses to answer any question demanded of him touching that subject by such public servant in the exercise of the legal powers of such public servant, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Whoever, being legally bound by an oath [or affirmation] to state the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorized by law to administer such oath [or affirmation], makes, to such public servant or other person as aforesaid, touching the subject, any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or believes to be false, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that the will thereby cause, such public servant-(a) To do or omit anything which such public servant ought not to do or omit if the true state of facts respecting which such information is given were known by him, or (b) To use the lawful power of such public servant to the injury or annoyance of any person, Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take certain order with certain property in his possession or under his management, disobeys such direction, Shall, if such disobedience causes to tender to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury, or risk of obstruction, annoyance of injury, to any persons lawfully employed, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both; And if such disobedience causes or trends to cause danger to human life, health or safety, or causes or tends to cause a riot or affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Whoever causes any circumstance to exist or [makes any false entry in any book or record or Electronic Record, or makes any document or Electronic Rercord containing a false statement], intending that such circumstance, false entry or false statement may appear in evidence in a judicial proceeding, or in a proceeding taken by law before a public servant as such, or before an arbitrator, and that such circumstance, false entry or false statement, so appearing in evidence, may cause any person who in such proceeding is to form an opinion upon the evidence, to entertain an erroneous opinion touching any point material to the result of such proceeding, is said "to fabricate false evidence" Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, or with that intention gives any information respecting the offence which he knows or believes to be false, If a capital offence.- shall, if the offence which he knows or believes to have been committed is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; If punishable with imprisonment for life.- and if the offence is punishable with 1[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; If punishable with less than ten years' imprisonment.- And if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for any term not extending to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided fro the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of the imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. Whoever fraudulently obtains a decree or order against any person for a sum not due or for a larger sum than is due, or for any property or interest in property to which he is not entitled, or fraudulently causes a decree or order to be executed against any person after it has been satisfied or for anything in respect of which it has been satisfied, or fraudulently suffers or permits any such act to be done in his name, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence punishable with death 1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is conduct himself as such public servant, intending thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or subject him to a less punishment than that to which he is liable, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever delivers to any other person as genuine, or attempts to induce any other person to receive as genuine, any counterfeit coin which he knows to be counterfeit, but which he did not know to be counterfeit at the time when he took it into his possession, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine to an amount which may extend to ten times the value of the coin counterfeited, or with both. Whoever, by doing any act, or by omitting to take order with any property in his possession or under his charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. Whoever, in pulling down or repairing any building, knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with that building as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from the fall of that building, or of any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Whoever does, with any explosive substance, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, Or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any explosive substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from that substance, Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Whoever, to the annoyance of others-(a) Does any obscene act in any public place, or (b) Sings, recites or utters any obscene song, balled or words, in or near any public place, Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.] Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction, damage or defilement as a insult to their religion, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing nay lottery [not being [a State lottery] or a lottery authorized by the [State] Government], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. And whoever publishes any proposal to pay any sum, or to deliver any goods, or to do or forbear doing anything for the benefit of any person, on any event or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, number of figure in any such lottery, shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.] Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or [imprisonment for life] and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever, being under sentence of [imprisonment for life],commits murder, shall be punished with death. Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with 1 [imprisonment for life ],or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, Or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both, if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death ,but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.

If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge, and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty or murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, and is hurt is caused to any person by such act, the offender shall be liable either to 1[imprisonment for life], or to such punishment as is hereinbefore mentioned. Whoever does any Act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that Act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amount to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both, and if hurt is caused to any person by such Act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for term which may extend to one year 1[ or with fine, or with both]. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334,voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance, or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with 1[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. Whoever administers to or causes to be taken by any person any poison or any stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or other thing with intent to cause hurt such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence or knowing in to be likely that he will thereby cause hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer or from any person interested in the sufferer any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in such sufferer to do anything that is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer or from any person interested in the sufferer, any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in the sufferer to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to satisfy any claim or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, shall also be liable to fine. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever 1[voluntarily] causes grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, if he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt to any person other than the person who gave the provocation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to four years or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees, or with both.

Whoever causes hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. Whoever causes grievous hurt to any person to doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term, which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. hoever wrongfully confines any person for three days, or more, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever wrongfully confines any person interested in the person confined, any property or valuable security or of constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do anything illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined or any person interested in the person confined any confession or any information which may led to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the person confined or any person interested in the person confined to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred, or with both. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending thereby to dishonour that person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation given by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be murdered or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being murdered, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life] or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent to cause that person to be secretly and wrongfully confined, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever, knowing that any person has been kidnapped or has been abducted, wrongfully conceals or confines such person, shall be punished in the same manner as if he dad kidnapped or abducted such person with the same intention or knowledge, or for the same purpose as that with or for which he conceals or detains such person in confinement. (1) Whoever, except in the cases provided for by sub-section (2), commits rape shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine unless the woman raped is his own wife and is not under twelve years of age, in which cases, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both: Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than seven years. (1) Whoever: (a) Being a police officer commits rape- (i) Within the limits of the police station to which he is appointed; or (ii) In the premises of any station house whether or not situated in the police station to which he is appointed; or(iii) On a woman is his custody or in the custody of a police officer subordinate to him; or (b) Being a public servant, takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on a woman is custody as such public servant or in the custody of a public servant subordinate to him; or (c) Being committs on the management the staffwith of aimprosnment jail, remand home or other place of established by or under anyyears, law for Whoever theft shall or be on punisehd of either description forcustody a term which may extend to three or the withtime fine, or with both Whoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, tent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine or with both. Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in fear, of any injury, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever commits extortion by putting any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt o that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt to that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever commits robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the robbery be committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise, the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life], or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. If any one of five or more persons, who are conjointly committing dacoity, commits murder in so committing dacoity, every one of those persons shall be punished with death, or 1[imprisonment for life], or rigorous imprisonment for term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person, or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years. Whoever dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use property, knowing that such property was in the possession of a deceased person at the time of that person's decease, and has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to such possession, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offender at the time of such person's decease was employed by him as a clerk or servant, the imprisonment may extend to seven years. Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever, being entrusted with property as a carrier, wharfinger or warehouse-keeper, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of such property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the fine. way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with 1[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. Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof he knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoity, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life], or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or disposing of or making away with property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do omit if he were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to "cheat". Whoever cheats with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause wrongful loss to a person whose interest in the transaction to which the cheating relates, he was found, either by law, or by a legal contract, to protect, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever cheats by personation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever with intent to cause, or knowing that he is likely to cause, wrongful loss or damage to the public or to any person, cause the destruction of any property, or any such change in any property or in the situation thereof as destroys or diminishes its value or utility, or affects it injuriously, commits "mischief". Whoever commits mischief shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal or animals of the value of ten rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless, any elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox, whatever may be the value thereof, or any other animal of the value of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, damage to any property to the amount of one hundred rupees or upwards 1[or(where the property is agricultural produce) ten rupees or upwards], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, the destruction of any building which is ordinarily used as a place of worship or as a human dwelling or as a place for the custody of property, shall be punished with 1[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. Whoever commits mischief to any decked vessel or nay vessel of a burden of twenty tons or upwards, intending to destroy or render unsafe, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby destroy or render unsafe, that vessel, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever commits mischief having made preparation for causing to any person death, or hurt, or wrongful restraint, or fear of death or of hurt, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever commits house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise, is said to commit "house-breaking by night". Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, with fine or which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. Whoever commits house-trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Whoever commits house-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, in order to the committing of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine ; and if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to ten years. Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever forges a document or an electronic record], purporting to be a record or proceeding of or in a Court of Justice, or a register of birth, baptism, marriage or burial, or a register kept by a public servant as such, or a certificate or document purporting to be made by a public servant in his official capacity, or an authority to institute or defend a suit, or to take any proceedings therein, or to confess judgment, or a power of attorney, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, moveable property, or valuable security, or any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any moveable property or valuable security, shall be punished with 1[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. Whoever commits forgery, intending that the [document or Electronic Record forged] shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever commits forgery, [intending that the document or Electronic Record forged] shall harm the reputation of any party, or knowing that it is likely to used for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any 1[document or electronic record] which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged 1[document or electronic record], shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such 2[document or electronic record]. Whoever makes or counterfeits any seal, plate or other instrument for making an impression, intending that the same shall be used for the purpose of committing any forgery which would be punishable under Section 467 of this Code, or, with such intent, has in his possession any such seal, plate or other instrument, knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever makes or counterfeit any seal, plate or other instrument for making an impression, intending that the same shall be used for the purpose of committing any forgery which would be punishable under any section of this Chapter other than Section 467, or, with such intent, has in his possession any such seal, plate or other instrument, knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. [Whoever has in his possession any document or electronic record, knowing the same to be forge, and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall, if the document or electronic record, is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of this Code], be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 467, shall be punished with 2[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. 1

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or to any person, cancels, destroys or defaces, or attempts to cancel, destroy or deface, or secretes or attempts to secrete any document which is or purports to be a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or any valuable security, or commits mischief in respect of such document, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever, being a clerk, officer or servant, or employed or acting in the capacity of a clerk, officer or servant, willfully, and with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates or falsifies any 2[book, electronic record, paper, writing], valuable security or account which belongs to or is in the possession of his employer, or has been received by him for or on behalf of his employer, or willfully, and with intent to defraud, makes or abets the making of any false entry in, or omits or alters or abets the omission or alteration of any material particular of any material particular form or in, any such 2[book, electronic record, paper, writing], valuable security or account, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rap, is guilty of the offence of adultery, and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both. In such case the wife shall be punishable as an abettor. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, form that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said, except in the cases hereinafter expected, of defame that person. Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Whoever prints or engraves any matter, knowing or having good reason to believe that such matter is defamatory of any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever sells or offers for sale any printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing that it contains such matter, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. [(1)] Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report, (a) With intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, any officer, soldier, 3[sailor or airman] in the Army, 4[Navy or Air Force] 5[of India] to mutiny or otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such; or (b) With intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquility; or (c) With intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community or persons to commit any offence against any other class or community; Shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to 6[three years], or with fine, or with both. 7[(2) Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes: - Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing rumour or alarming news with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred or illwill between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to threethe years, or with fine, or with both. shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may Whoever commits, offence of criminal intimidation extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.: -And if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or 1[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute, unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever voluntarily causes or attempts to cause any person to do anything which that person is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do anything which he is legally entitled to do, by inducing or attempting to induce that person to believe that he or any person in whom he is interested will become or will be rendered by some act of the offender an object of Divine displeasure if he does not do the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to do, or if he does the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to omit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a tem which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with 1[imprisonment for life] or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempts does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with 2[imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence], or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.