Schedule 1

FIRST SCHEDULESections 2(1), 9(2) and (3), 153(1) and (3), 226(5) and 427(1)Tabular statement of offences under the Penal Code 1871Explanatory Notes. (1) The entries in the second and sixth columns of this Schedule, headed respectively “Offence” and “Maximum punishment under the Penal Code 1871” are not intended as definitions of the offences and punishments described in the several corresponding sections of the Penal Code 1871, or even as abstracts of those sections, but merely as references to the subject of the section, the number of which is given in the first column. In the case of many offences punishable by fine the maximum fine is limited by the Penal Code 1871; such offences are in the sixth column marked*.(2) The entries in the third column of this Schedule are not intended in any way to restrict the powers of arrest without warrant which may be lawfully exercised by police officers.1234567Penal Code 1871 SectionOffenceWhether the police may ordinarily arrest without warrant or notWhether a warrant or a summons shall ordinarily issue in the first instanceWhether bailable of right or notMaximum punishment under the Penal Code 1871By what court triable besides the General Division of High CourtCHAPTER 3 — PUNISHMENTS73Enhanced penalties for offences alleged to have been committed against domestic workersMay arrest without warrantWarrantAccording as to whether the offence alleged to have been committed against or in relation to the person is bailable or notUp to twice the punishment provided for the offenceMagistrate’s Court or District Court74AEnhanced penalties for offences alleged to have been committed against vulnerable personsMay arrest without warrantWarrantAccording as to whether the offence alleged to have been committed against or in relation to the person is bailable or notUp to twice the punishment provided for the offence Magistrate’s Court or District Court74BEnhanced penalties for offences alleged to have been committed against child below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantAccording as to whether the offence alleged to have been committed against or in relation to the person is bailable or notUp to twice the punishment provided for the offence Magistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 5 — ABETMENT109Abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishmentMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notThe same punishment as for the offence abettedThe court by which the offence abetted is triable110Abetment of any offence, if the person abetted does the act with a different intention from that of the abettorMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notThe same punishment as for the offence abettedThe court by which the offence abetted is triable111Abetment of any offence, when one act is abetted and a different act is done; subject to the provisoMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notThe same punishment as for the offence intended to be abettedThe court by which the offence abetted is triable113Abetment of any offence, when an effect is caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettorMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notThe same punishment as for the offence committedThe court by which the offence abetted is triable114Abetment of any offence, if the abettor is present when the offence is committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notThe same punishment as for the offence committed The court by which the offence abetted is triable115Abetment of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence is not committed in consequence of the abetmentMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fine, or caningThe court by which the offence abetted is triable115If an act which causes harm is done in consequence of the abetmentMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caningThe court by which the offence abetted is triable116Abetment of an offence punishable with imprisonment, if the offence is not committed in consequence of the abetmentMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notThe same punishment as for the offence abetted, provided that any mandatory minimum sentence or sentence fixed by law does not applyThe court by which the offence abetted is triable117Abetting the commission of an offence by the public, or by more than 10 personsMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothThe court by which the offence abetted is triable118Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence is committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineThe court by which the offence abetted is triable118If the offence is not committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, and fineThe court by which the offence abetted is triable119A public servant concealing a design to commit an offence which it is his or her duty to prevent, if the offence is committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notImprisonment extending to half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothThe court by which the offence abetted is triable119If the offence is punishable with death or imprisonment for lifeMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineThe court by which the offence abetted is triable119If the offence is not committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence abetted is bailable or notImprisonment extending to a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothThe court by which the offence abetted is triable119If the offence is punishable with death or imprisonment for life but is not committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineThe court by which the offence abetted is triable120Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if the offence is committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence is bailable or notImprisonment extending to a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothThe court by which the offence abetted is triable120If the offence is not committedMay arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwiseAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abettedAccording as to whether the offence is bailable or notImprisonment extending to one‑eighth of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothThe court by which the offence abetted is triableCHAPTER 5A — CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY120BCriminal conspiracyMay arrest without warrant if arrest for the offence which is the subject of the conspiracy may be made without warrant, but not otherwiseAccording as to whether warrant or summons may issue for the offence which is the subject of the conspiracyAccording as to whether the offence which is the subject of the conspiracy is bailable or notThe same punishment as if the offence which is the subject of the conspiracy was abettedThe court by which the offence which is the subject of the conspiracy is triableCHAPTER 6 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE121Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the GovernmentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath, or imprisonment for life 121AOffences against the President’s personMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine 121BOffences against authorityMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine 121CAbetting offences under section 121A or 121BMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailablePunishment provided for offences under section 121A or 121B 121DIntentional omission to give information of offences against section 121, 121A, 121B or 121CMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court122Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the GovernmentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine 123Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage warMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fine 124Assaulting the President, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful powerMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine 125Waging war against any power in alliance or at peace with the Government or abetting the waging of such warMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 15 years, and fine, or fine 126Committing depredation on the territories of any power in alliance or at peace with the GovernmentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, and forfeiture of certain propertyDistrict Court127Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fine, and forfeiture of property so receivedDistrict Court128Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war in his or her custody to escapeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 15 years, and fine 129Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State or war in his or her custody to escapeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court130Aiding escape of, rescuing, or harbouring, such prisoner, or offering any resistance to the recapture of such prisonerMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 15 years, and fine CHAPTER 6A — PIRACY130BPiracy by law of nationsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, and caning 130BWhile committing or attempting to commit piracy, the person commits murder or attempts to commit murder, or does any act which is likely to endanger the life of another personMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath 130CPiratical actsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and caning CHAPTER 6B — GENOCIDE130EGenocide where offence consists of the killing of any personMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath 130EGenocide in any other caseMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years CHAPTER 7 — OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMED FORCES131Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce an officer, a sailor, a soldier or an airman from his or her allegiance or dutyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine 132Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereofMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine 133Abetment of an assault by an officer, a sailor, a soldier or an airman on his or her superior officer, when in the execution of his or her officeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court134Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court135Abetment of the desertion of an officer, a sailor, a soldier or an airmanMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court136Harbouring an officer, a sailor, a soldier or an airman who has desertedMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court137Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel, through negligence of master or person in charge thereofMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableFine*Magistrate’s Court or District Court138Abetment of act of insubordination by an officer, a sailor, a soldier or an airman, if the offence is committed in consequenceMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court140Wearing garb or carrying any token used by a sailor, a soldier or an airman with intent that it may be believed that he or she is suchMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 8 — OFFENCES RELATING TO UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY143Being member of an unlawful assemblyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court144Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weaponMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishmentsMagistrate’s Court or District Court145Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperseMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court147RiotingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court148Rioting, armed with a deadly weaponMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court149Offence committed by member of an unlawful assembly, other members guiltyAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notAccording as to whether a warrant or summons may issue for the offenceAccording as to whether the offence is bailable or notThe same as for the offenceThe court by which offence is triable150Hiring, engaging or employing persons to take part in an unlawful assemblyMay arrest without warrantAccording to the offence committed by the person hired, engaged or employedAccording as to whether the offence is bailable or notThe same as for a member of such assembly, and for any offence committed by any member of such assemblyThe court by which the offence is triable151Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of 5 or more persons after it has been commanded to disperseMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court152Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 8 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court153Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, if rioting is committedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court153If not committedMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court154Owner or occupier of land not giving information of riot, etc.May not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableFine*Magistrate’s Court or District Court155Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent itMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableFineMagistrate’s Court or District Court156Agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed not using all lawful means to prevent itMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableFineMagistrate’s Court or District Court157Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assemblyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court158Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riotMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court158Or to go armedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 9 — OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS161Being or expecting to be a public servant, and taking a gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official actMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court162Taking a gratification in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence a public servantMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court163Taking a gratification for the exercise of personal influence with a public servantMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court164Abetment by public servant of the offences defined in sections 162 and 163 with reference to himself or herselfMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court165Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from a person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by the public servantMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court166Public servant disobeying a direction of the law with intent to cause injury to any personMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court167Public servant framing an incorrect document or electronic record with intent to cause injuryMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court168Public servant unlawfully engaging in tradeMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court169Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for propertyMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both, and confiscation of property, if purchasedMagistrate’s Court or District Court170Personating a public servantMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court171Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intentMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 10 — CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS172Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding from a public servantMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court172If summons or notice requires attendance in person, etc., in a court of justiceMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court173Preventing the service or the affixing of any summons or notice, or the removal of it when it has been affixed, or preventing a proclamationMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court173If summons, etc., requires attendance in person, etc., in a court of justiceMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court174Not obeying a legal order to attend at a certain place in person or by agent, or departing therefrom without authorityMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court174If the order requires personal attendance, etc., in a court of justiceMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court175Intentionally omitting to produce a document or an electronic record to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce or deliver such document or electronic recordMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court176Intentionally omitting to give notice or information to a public servant by a person legally bound to give the notice or informationMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court176If the notice or information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.May not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court177Knowingly furnishing false information to a public servantMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court177If the information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.May not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court178Refusing oath when duly required to take an oath by a public servantMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court179Being legally bound to state truth, and refusing to answer questions to a public servantMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court180Refusing to sign a statement made to a public servant when legally required to do soMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court181Knowingly stating to a public servant on oath as true that which is falseMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court182Giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him or her to use his or her lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any personMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court183Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servantMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court184Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of a public servantMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court185Bidding by a person under a legal incapacity to purchase it, for property at a lawfully authorised sale, or bidding without intending to perform the obligations incurred therebyMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailable Imprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court186Obstructing public servant in discharge of his or her public functionsMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court187Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give such assistanceMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court187Wilfully neglecting to aid a public servant who demands aid in the execution of process, the prevention of offences, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court188Disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, if such disobedience causes obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employedMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court188If such disobedience causes danger to human life, health or safety, etc.May not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court189Threatening a public servant with injury to him or her, or one in whom he or she is interested, to induce him or her to do or forbear to do any official actMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court190Threatening any person to induce the person to refrain from making a legal application for protection from injuryMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 11 — FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE193Giving or fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceedingMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court193Giving or fabricating false evidence in any other caseMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court194Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to cause any person to be convicted of a capital offenceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine 194If innocent person is thereby convicted and executedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath, or as above 195Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or upwardsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableThe same as for the offenceThe court by which the offence is triable195Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life According as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or not WarrantNot bailable Imprisonment for 20 yearsThe court by which the offence abetted is triable196Corruptly using or attempting to use evidence known to be false or fabricatedMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableThe same as for giving or fabricating false evidenceThe court by which the offence of giving or fabricating evidence is triable197Knowingly issuing or signing a false certificate relating to any fact of which that certificate is by law admissible in evidenceMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableThe same as for giving false evidenceThe court by which the offence of giving or fabricating evidence is triable198Using as a true certificate one known to be false in a material pointMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableThe same as for giving false evidenceThe court by which the offence of giving or fabricating evidence is triable199False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidenceMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableThe same as for giving false evidenceThe court by which the offence of giving or fabricating evidence is triable200Using as true any such declaration known to be falseMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableThe same as for giving false evidenceThe court by which the offence of giving or fabricating evidence is triable201Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it, to screen the offender, if the offence is capitalAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court201If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court201If punishable with imprisonment for less than 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court202Intentional omission to give information of an offence by a person legally bound to informMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court203Giving false information respecting an offence committedMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court204Secreting or destroying any document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidenceMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court204AObstructing, preventing, perverting or defeating course of justiceMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court204BBribery of witnessesMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court205False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding in a suit or criminal prosecution, or for becoming bail or securityMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court206Fraudulent removal or concealment, etc., of property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decreeMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court207Claiming property without right, or practising deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decreeMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court208Fraudulently suffering a decree to pass for a sum not due, or suffering decree to be executed after it has been satisfiedMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court210Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due, or causing a decree to be executed after it has been satisfiedMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court211False charge of offence made with intent to injureMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court211If offence charged is punishable with death, or imprisonment for 7 years or upwardsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court212Harbouring an offender, if the offence is capitalMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court212If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 20 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court212If punishable with imprisonment for one year and not for 20 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court213Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment, if the offence is capitalAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court213If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court213If punishable with imprisonment for less than 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court214Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender, if the offence is capitalAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court214If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court214If punishable with imprisonment for less than 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court215Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence, without causing apprehension of offenderMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court216Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered, if the offence is capitalMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court216If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 20 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court216If punishable with imprisonment for one year and not for 20 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court216AHarbouring robbers or gang‑robbersMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court217Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeitureMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court218Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeitureMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court219Public servant in a judicial proceeding corruptly making or pronouncing an order, a report, a verdict or a decision which he or she knows to be contrary to lawMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court220Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority, who knows that he or she is acting contrary to lawMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court221Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend an offender, if the offence is capitalAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court221If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court221If punishable with imprisonment for less than 20 yearsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court222Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend person under sentence of a court of justice, if under sentence of deathAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine 222If under sentence of imprisonment for 20 years or upwardsAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court222If under sentence of imprisonment for less than 20 years, or lawfully committed to custodyAccording as to whether arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or notWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court223Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servantMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court224Resistance or obstruction by a person to his or her lawful apprehensionMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court225Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of another person, or rescuing him or her from lawful custodyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court225If charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 20 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court225If charged with a capital offenceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court225If the person is sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years or upwardsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court225If under sentence of deathMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 15 years, and fine 225AIntentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend any person in a case not provided for by section 221, 222 or 223May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court225ANegligent omission to do sameMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court225BResistance or obstruction by a person to the lawful apprehension of himself or herself or any other person in a case not otherwise provided forMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court225CIllegal act or omission for which punishment is not providedMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableFine*Magistrate’s Court or District Court226Unlawful return from banishmentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for the original term of banishment or expulsion, and fine 227 (repealed)Violation of condition of remission of punishmentMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailablePunishment of original sentence, or, if part of the punishment has been undergone, the residue 228Intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in any stage of a judicial proceedingMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court229Personation of an assessorMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 12 — OFFENCES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT STAMPS255Counterfeiting a Government stampMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court256Having possession of an instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stampMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court257Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stampMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court258Sale of counterfeit Government stampMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court259Having possession of a counterfeit Government stampMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court260Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeitMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court261Effacing any writing from a substance bearing a Government stamp, or removing from a document a stamp used for it with intent to cause loss to GovernmentMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court262Using a Government stamp known to have been before usedMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court263Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been usedMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 13 — [Deleted by Act 15 of 2019]CHAPTER 14 — OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC TRANQUILITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS267BCommitting affrayMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court267CMaking, printing, etc., document containing incitement to violence, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court268ACommunicating false information of harmful thingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court268BPlacing or sending thing with intent to cause fear of harmMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court268CPlacing or sending thing causing fear of harmMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court269Negligently doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to lifeMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court270Malignantly doing any act known to or likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to lifeMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 4 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court271Knowingly disobeying any quarantine ruleMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court272Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxiousMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court273Selling any food or drink as food and drink knowing the same to be noxiousMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court274Adulterating any drug or medical preparation intended for sale so as to lessen its efficacy, or to change its operation, or to make it noxiousMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court275Offering for sale or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation known to have been adulteratedMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court276Knowingly selling or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation as a different drug or medical preparationMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court277Fouling the water of a public spring or reservoirMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court278Making atmosphere noxious to healthMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court279Driving or riding on a public way so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court280Navigating any vessel so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court281Exhibition of a false light, mark or buoyMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court282Conveying for hire any person by water, in a vessel in such a state, or so loaded, as to endanger his or her lifeMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court283Causing danger, obstruction or injury in any public way or line of navigationMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableFine*Magistrate’s Court or District Court284(1)(a)Rash or negligent conduct with dangerous or harmful substance so as to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court284(1)(b)Rash or negligent conduct with dangerous or harmful substance so as to endanger human lifeMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court284(1)(c)Rash or negligent conduct with dangerous or harmful substance so as to cause hurt to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court284(1)(d)Rash or negligent conduct with dangerous or harmful substance so as to cause grievous hurt to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court284(1)(e)Rash or negligent conduct with dangerous or harmful substance so as to cause death of any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court285(1)(a)Causing or contributing to the risk of dangerous fire where the fire is likely to cause hurt or injury to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court285(1)(b)Where the fire endangers human lifeMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court285(1)(c)Where the fire damages property or diminishes value or utility thereofMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 18 months, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court285(1)(d)Where the fire causes hurt or injury to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court285(1)(e)Where the fire causes grievous hurt to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court285(1)(f)Where the fire causes death to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court287(1)(a)Rash or negligent conduct with machinery so as to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court287(1)(b)Rash or negligent conduct with machinery so as to endanger human lifeMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court287(1)(c)Rash or negligent conduct with machinery so as to cause hurt or injury to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court287(1)(d)Rash or negligent conduct with machinery so as to cause grievous hurt to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court287(1)(e)Rash or negligent conduct with machinery so as to cause death of any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court288(1)(a)Negligence in pulling down or repairing buildings so as to endanger human lifeMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court288(1)(b)Negligence in pulling down or repairing buildings so as to cause death of any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court289(1)(a)Negligent conduct with respect to any animal so as to be likely to cause grievous hurtMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court289(1)(b)Negligent conduct with respect to any animal so as to endanger human lifeMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court289(1)(c)Negligent conduct with respect to any animal so as to cause grievous hurt to any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court289(1)(d)Negligent conduct with respect to any animal so as to cause death of any other personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court290(a)Committing a public nuisanceMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableFine*Magistrate’s Court or District Court290(b)Where the offender knew that the public nuisance will cause or will probably cause any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public, or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinityMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court290(c)Committing a public nuisance on second or subsequent convictionMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court291Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinueMay arrest without warrant SummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court292(1)Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court292(1A)Sale, etc., of obscene objects depicting minor below 16 years of age May arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court292APossession, distribution, etc., of child sex‑dollMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court293Sale, etc., of obscene objects to persons under the age of 21 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court294Doing obscene act or reciting obscene words in a public placeMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 15 — OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION OR RACE295Destroying, damaging, or defiling a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult the religion of any class of personsMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court296Causing a disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worshipMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court297Trespassing in place of worship or sepulture, disturbing funeral, with intention to wound the feelings or to insult the religion of any person, or offering indignity to a human corpseMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court298Uttering any word or making any sound in the hearing, or making any gesture, or placing any object in the sight of any person or causing any matter however represented to be seen or heard by that person, with intention to wound his or her religious or racial feelingsMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court298APromoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion or race, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmonyMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 16 — OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODYOffences affecting life302MurderMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath 304(a)Culpable homicide not amounting to murder if act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning 304(b)If act is done with knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, or fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishmentsDistrict Court304A(a)Causing death by rash actMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court304A(b)Causing death by negligent actMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court304BCausing death of child below 14 years of age, domestic worker or vulnerable person by sustained abuseMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court304CCausing or allowing death of child below 14 years of age, domestic worker or vulnerable person in same householdMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court305(1)(a)Abetment of suicide of minor, or person who lacks capacityMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fine 305(1)(b)Abetment of attempted suicide committed by minor, or person who lacks capacityMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court305(1)(c)Abetment of attempted suicide of minor, or person who lacks capacity where hurt is causedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and fineDistrict Court306Abetting the commission of suicide or attempted suicideMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine 307(1)Attempt to murderMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fine 307(1)If hurt is caused to any person by such actMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and caning, or fine, or both 307(2)Attempt by life‑convict to murder, if hurt is causedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath 308Attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murderMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court308If hurt is caused to any person by such actMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, or fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishments 308ACausing death in furtherance of group’s objectMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 20 years, and caning 308BConcealment, desecration or disposal of corpse that impedes discovery, identification, criminal investigations or prosecutionsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 yearsDistrict Court311InfanticideMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict CourtCausing miscarriage; injuries to unborn children; exposure of infants; and concealment of births312Causing miscarriageMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court312If the woman’s pregnancy is more than 16 weeksMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court313Causing miscarriage without woman’s consentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine 314Death caused by an act done with intent to cause miscarriageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court314If act done without woman’s consentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine 315Act done with intent to prevent a child being born alive, or to cause the child to die after his or her birthMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court316Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicideMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court317Exposure of a child under 12 years of age by parent or person having care of such child, with intention of wholly abandoning the childMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court318Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead bodyMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtHurt323Voluntarily causing hurtMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court323AVoluntarily causing hurt which causes grievous hurtMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court324Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or meansMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishmentsMagistrate’s Court or District Court325Voluntarily causing grievous hurtMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court326Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or meansMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 15 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court327Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offenceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court328Administering poison, etc., with intent to cause hurt, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court329Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offenceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court330Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court331Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court332Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his or her dutyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court333Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his or her dutyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court334Voluntarily causing hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocationMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court334AVoluntarily causing hurt on provocation which causes grievous hurtMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court335Causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocationMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 years, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court335A(5)(a)Allowing neglect or physical or sexual abuse of domestic worker or vulnerable person where death is causedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court335A(5)(b)Allowing neglect or physical or sexual abuse of domestic worker or vulnerable person where death is not causedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 4 years, or fine*, or bothDistrict Court335BAct which endangers human life, etc., with knowledge or belief that it is likely to cause deathMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court336(a)Doing any rash act which endangers human life or the personal safety of othersMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court336(b)Doing any negligent act which endangers human life or the personal safety of othersMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court337(a)Causing hurt by a rash act which endangers human life, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court337(b)Causing hurt by a negligent act which endangers human life, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 6 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court338(a)Causing grievous hurt by a rash act which endangers human life, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 4 years, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court338(b)Causing grievous hurt by a negligent act which endangers human life, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtWrongful restraint and wrongful confinement341Wrongfully restraining any personMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court342Wrongfully confining any personMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court345Keeping any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ has been issued for his or her liberationMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, in addition to imprisonment under any other sectionMagistrate’s Court or District Court346Wrongful confinement in secretMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, in addition to imprisonment under any other sectionMagistrate’s Court or District Court347Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court348Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting confession or information, or of compelling restoration of property, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCriminal force and assault352Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave and sudden provocationMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court353Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his or her dutyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 4 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court354(1)Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modestyMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishmentsMagistrate’s Court or District Court354(2)If committed against any person under 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishmentsMagistrate’s Court or District Court354A(1)Voluntarily causing or attempting to cause death, hurt, etc., in committing the offence of outraging modestyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and caningDistrict Court354A(2)If committed in a lift in any building or against any person under 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and caningDistrict Court355Assault or use of criminal force with intent to dishonour a person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocationMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court356Assault or use of criminal force in committing or attempting to commit theft of property worn or carried by a personMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and caningDistrict Court357Assault or use of criminal force in attempting wrongfully to confine a personMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court358Assault or use of criminal force on grave and sudden provocationMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one month, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtKidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour363KidnappingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court363AAbductionMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishmentsDistrict Court364Kidnapping or abducting in order to murderMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath, or imprisonment for life, and caning 365Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a personMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court366Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court367Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court368Concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped personMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailablePunishment for kidnapping or abductionDistrict Court370Buying or disposing of any person as a slaveMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court371Habitual dealing in slavesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court372Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court373Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court373AImporting woman by fraud with intent, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court374Unlawful compulsory labourMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtSexual offences375(2)RapeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning 375(3)(a)If in order to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence of rape, voluntarily causes hurt or puts a person in fear of death or hurtMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 375(3)(b)Rape of person below 14 years of age without person’s consentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 375(3)(c)Exploitative rape of person below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 376(3)Sexual assault involving penetrationMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning 376(4)(a)If in order to commit or to facilitate the commission of sexual assault involving penetration, voluntarily causes hurt or puts a person in fear of death or hurtMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 376(4)(b)Sexual assault involving penetration of person under 14 years of age without his or her consentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 376(4)(c)Exploitative sexual assault involving penetration of person below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 376A(2)(a)Exploitative sexual penetration of minor of or above 14 but below 16 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court376A(2)(b)Sexual penetration of minor of or above 14 but below 16 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court376A(3)Sexual penetration of minor under 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court 376AAExploitative sexual penetration of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court376B(1)Commercial sex or sexual touching involving minor under 18 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court376B(2)Communicating with a person for purpose of commercial sex or sexual touching involving minor under 18 years of ageMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376C(2)Commercial sex or sexual touching involving minor under 18 years of age outside SingaporeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court376C(2)Communicating with a person for purpose of commercial sex or sexual touching involving minor under 18 years of age outside SingaporeMay not arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376D(3)Tour outside Singapore for commercial sex or sexual touching involving minor under 18 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court376E(4)(a)Sexual grooming of minor below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 4 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376E(4)(b)Sexual grooming of minor of or above 14 but below 16 years of ageMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376EA(4)Exploitative sexual grooming of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376EB(3)(a)Sexual communication with minor below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376EB(3)(b)Sexual communication with minor of or above 14 but below 16 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376EC(3)Exploitative sexual communication with minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376ED(1)Engaging in sexual activity in presence of minor below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both Magistrate’s Court or District Court376ED(1)Engaging in sexual activity in presence of minor of or above 14 but below 16 years of age May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376ED(2)Causing minor below 14 years of age to observe sexual imageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376ED(2)Causing minor of or above 14 but below 16 years of age to observe sexual imageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376EE(1)Engaging in sexual activity in presence of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age with exploitative relationshipMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376EE(2)Causing minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age to observe sexual image with exploitative relationshipMay arrest without warrantSummonsNot bailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376F(2)Procurement of sexual activity with a person with mental disabilityMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court376F(3)If penetration is involvedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court376GIncestMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 yearsMagistrate’s Court or District Court376H(2)(a)Procurement of sexual activity by deception or false representation if penetration is involvedMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or caningDistrict Court376H(2)(b)Procurement of sexual activity by deception or false representation in any other caseMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court377(2)Sexual penetration of a corpseMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court377(4)Causing another person to sexually penetrate a corpseMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning 377AOutrages on decencyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 yearsMagistrate’s Court or District Court377B(2)Sexual penetration with living animalMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court377B(4)Causing another person to sexually penetrate a living animalMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning 377B(4)Causing another person to be sexually penetrated by a living animalMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning 377BAUttering any word or making any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a person, etc.May arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BB(7)VoyeurismMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BB(8)If committed against any person below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BC(3)Distribution of voyeuristic image or recordingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BC(4)If committed against any person below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BD(2)Possession of or gaining access to voyeuristic or intimate image or recordingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BD(3)If committed against any person below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BE(3)Distributing or threatening to distribute intimate image or recordingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BE(4)If committed against any person below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BF(3)Sexual exposureMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for one year, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BF(4)If committed against any person below 14 years of ageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BG(2)Using or involving child in production of child abuse materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court377BH(2)Producing child abuse materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court377BI(2)Distributing or selling child abuse materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court377BJ(3)Advertising or seeking child abuse materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BK(2)Possession of or gaining access to child abuse materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court377BL(2)Exploitation by abusive material of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age by using, causing or procuring minor in production of abusive materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court377BL(3)Exploitation by producing abusive material of minorMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court377BL(4)Exploitation by distributing or sale of abusive material of minorMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fine, or caningDistrict CourtCHAPTER 17 — OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTheft379TheftMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court379ATheft of motor vehicle or any component part thereofMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fine, and disqualification for such period as the court may order from holding or obtaining a driving licenceMagistrate’s Court or District Court380Theft in a building, tent or vesselMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court381Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master or employerMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court382Theft after preparation made for causing death or hurt in order to commit theftMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and caningDistrict CourtExtortion384ExtortionMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court385Putting or attempting to put in fear of harm, in order to commit extortionMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court386Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurtMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and caningDistrict Court387Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt, in order to commit extortionMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and caningDistrict Court388Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict Court389Putting a person in fear of accusation of offence punishable with death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, in order to commit extortionMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningDistrict CourtRobbery and gang‑robbery392RobberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and caningDistrict Court392If committed after 7 p.m. and before 7 a.m.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 14 years, and caningDistrict Court393Attempt to commit robberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and caningDistrict Court394Person voluntarily causing hurt in committing or attempting to commit robbery, or any other person jointly concerned in such robberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caningDistrict Court395Gang‑robberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 396Gang‑robbery with murderMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableDeath, or imprisonment for life, and caning 397Robbery when armed or with attempt to cause death or grievous hurtMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableCaning in addition to the punishment under any other section 399Making preparation to commit gang‑robberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and caning 400Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing gang‑robberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and caning 401Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing theftMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and caningDistrict Court402Being one of 5 or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing gang‑robberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and caningDistrict CourtCriminal misappropriation of property403Dishonest misappropriation of movable property, or converting it to one’s own useMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court404Dishonest misappropriation of property, knowing that it was in the possession of a deceased person at his or her death, and that it has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to itMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court404If by clerk or person employed by deceasedMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict CourtCriminal breach of trust406Criminal breach of trustMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court407Criminal breach of trust of property entrusted for purposes of transportation or storageMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court408Criminal breach of trust by employeesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court409Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant, agent, director, officer, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fineDistrict CourtReceiving stolen property411(1)Receiving or retaining stolen property, knowing it to be stolenMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court411(2)If the stolen property is a motor vehicle or any component part thereofMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fine, and disqualification for such period as the court may order from holding or obtaining a driving licenceMagistrate’s Court or District Court412Receiving property stolen in the commission of gang‑robberyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fineDistrict Court413Habitually dealing in stolen propertyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fineDistrict Court414(1)Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolenMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court414(2)If the stolen property is a motor vehicle or any component part thereofMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fine, and disqualification for such period as the court may order from holding or obtaining a driving licenceMagistrate’s Court or District Court416A(5)Illegally obtained personal informationMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCheating417CheatingMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court418Cheating a person whose interest the offender was bound, either by law or by legal contract, to protectMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court419Cheating by personationMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court420Cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable securityMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court420AObtaining services dishonestly or fraudulentlyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtFraudulent deeds and dispositions of property421Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribution among creditorsMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court422Fraudulently preventing from being made available for creditors a debt or demand due to the offenderMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court423Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of considerationMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court424Fraudulent removal or concealment of property of the person or any other person, or assisting in the doing, thereof, or dishonestly releasing any demand or claim to which the person is entitledMay not arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court424A(3)Fraud by false representation, non‑disclosure or abuse of position not connected with contracts for goods or servicesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court424B(3)Fraud by false representation, non‑disclosure or abuse of position — where otherwiseMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtMischief426MischiefMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court427Mischief, and thereby causing disruption to key service, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court428Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless, any animalMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court435Mischief by fire or explosive substanceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court436Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine 437Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tons burdenMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court438The mischief described in section 437 when committed by fire or any explosive substanceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine 439Running vessel ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court440Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCriminal trespass447Criminal trespassMay arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 3 months, or fine*, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court448House‑breakingMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court449House‑breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with deathMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 15 years, and fine 450House‑breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for lifeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court451House‑breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonmentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court452House‑breaking, after preparation made for causing hurt, assault, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caningMagistrate’s Court or District Court453Possession of house‑breaking implements or offensive weaponsMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both and forfeiture of any instrument or article found in the possession of that personMagistrate’s Court or District Court458ACommitting an offence under section 449, 450, 451 or 452 subsequent to having been convicted of an offence under section 449, 450, 451 or 452May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableCaning in addition to the punishment prescribed for the offenceDistrict Court459Grievous hurt caused while committing house‑breakingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and caning 460Death or grievous hurt caused by one of several persons jointly concerned in house‑breakingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years 461Dishonestly breaking open or unfastening any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain propertyMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court462Being entrusted with any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain any property, and fraudulently opening the sameMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 18 — OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS OR ELECTRONIC RECORDS, FALSE INSTRUMENTS, AND TO CURRENCY NOTES AND BANK NOTES465ForgeryMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 4 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court466Forgery of a record of a court of justice or of a register of births, etc., kept by a public servantMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court467Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court468Forgery for the purpose of cheatingMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court469Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person, or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purposeMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court471Using as genuine a forged document or forged electronic record which is known to be forgedMay arrest without warrantWarrantBailablePunishment for forgeryThe court by which the forgery of the document is triable472Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeitMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court473Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise than under section 467, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeitMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court473AMaking or possessing equipment for making false instrumentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court473BMaking or possessing equipment for making false instrument with intent to induce prejudiceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothDistrict Court474Having possession of a document or an electronic record knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine, if the document or electronic record is one of the descriptions mentioned in section 466May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court474If the document is one of the descriptions mentioned in section 467May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court475Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court476Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents or electronic records other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked materialMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court477Fraudulently destroying or defacing, or attempting to destroy or deface, or secreting a will, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court477AFalsification of accounts by clerk or servantMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothDistrict CourtCurrency and bank notes489AForging or counterfeiting currency or bank notesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fineDistrict Court 489BUsing as genuine forged or counterfeit currency or bank notesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fineDistrict Court489CPossession of forged or counterfeit currency or bank notes, with intentMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 15 years, and fineDistrict Court489DMaking or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency or bank notesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fineDistrict Court489EAbetting in Singapore counterfeiting of currency out of SingaporeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableThe punishment provided for abetting the counterfeiting of such currency within SingaporeDistrict Court489FFraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coinMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court489GAltering appearance of currency with intent that it passes as currency of different descriptionMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDistrict Court489HDelivering to another of altered currencyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, and fineDistrict Court489IPossession of altered currencyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 5 years, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 20 — [Deleted by Act 15 of 2019]CHAPTER 21 — DEFAMATION500DefamationMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court501Printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatoryMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court502Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matterMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 22 — CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT AND ANNOYANCE504Insult intended to provoke a breach of the peaceMay not arrest without warrantSummonsBailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court505False statement, rumour, etc., circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public peaceMay not arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court506Criminal intimidationMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court506If threat is to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.May arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court507Criminal intimidation by anonymous communication or having taken precaution to conceal from where the threat comesMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 2 years, in addition to the punishment under section 506Magistrate’s Court or District CourtCHAPTER 23 — ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES512(1)Attempting (where no express provision is made by the Penal Code 1871 or by other written law) to commit offences punishable with death or imprisonment for lifeMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableImprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning 512(2)If the attempted offence is punishable with any punishment or combination of punishments other than death or imprisonment for lifeAccording as to whether the offence is one in respect of which the police may arrest without warrant or notAccording as to whether the offence is one in respect of which a summons or warrant shall ordinarily issueAccording as to whether the offence attempted is bailable or notThe punishment provided for the offence, except that the court is not bound to impose any specified minimum sentence or mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment, or fine or caningThe court by which the offence attempted is triableOFFENCES AGAINST LAWS OTHER THAN THE PENAL CODE 1871 If punishable with death, imprisonment for 7 years or upwardsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableAccording to sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Code If punishable with imprisonment for 3 years or upwards but less than 7 yearsMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableAccording to sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Code If punishable with imprisonment for less than 3 yearsMay not arrest without warrant unless specifically empowered to do so by the law offended againstSummonsBailableAccording to sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Code If punishable with fine onlyMay not arrest without warrant unless specifically empowered to do so by the law offended againstSummonsBailableAccording to sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Code[5/2015; 19/2016; 19/2018; 15/2019; 40/2019; S 851/2019]