Schedule 1

FIRST SCHEDULESections 2, 9, 136(1) and 199.Tabular statement of offences under the Penal CodeExplanatory Notes.(1) The entries in the second and seventh columns of this Schedule, headed respectively “Offence” and “Maximum punishment under the Penal Code” are not intended as definitions of the offences and punishments described in the several corresponding sections of the Penal Code, 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: such offences are, in the seventh 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.CHAPTER V — ABETMENT 12345678Penal Code 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 notWhether compoundable or notMaximum punishment under the Penal CodeBy what court triable besides the High Court109Abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment.May arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwise.According as a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abetted.According as the offence abetted is bailable or not.According as the offence abetted is compoundable or not.The same punishment as for the offence abetted.The court by which the offence abetted is triable.110Abetment of any offence, if the person abetted does the act with a different intention from that of the abettor.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.111Abetment of any offence, when one act is abetted and a different act is done; subject to the proviso.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...The same punishment as for the offence intended to be abetted.Ditto.113Abetment of any offence, when an effect is caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...The same punishment as for the offence committed.Ditto.114Abetment of any offence, if abettor is present when offence is committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.115Abetment of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence is not committed in consequence of the abetment.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.115If an act which causes harm is done in consequence of the abetment.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 14 years, and fine.Ditto.116Abetment of an offence punishable with imprisonment, if the offence is not committed in consequence of the abetment.Ditto ...Ditto ...According as the offence abetted is bailable or not.Ditto ...Imprisonment extending to a quarter part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.116If the abettor or the person abetted is a public servant whose duty it is to prevent the offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment extending to half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.117Abetting the commission of an offence by the public, or by more than 10 persons.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.118Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence is committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.118If the offence is not committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Ditto.119A public servant concealing a design to commit an offence which it is his duty to prevent, if the offence is committed.May arrest without warrant, if arrest for the offence abetted may be made without warrant but not otherwise.According as a warrant or summons may issue for the offence abetted.According as the offence abetted is bailable or not.According as the offence abetted is compoundable or not.Imprisonment extending to half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.The court by which the offence abetted is triable.119If the offence is punishable with death or imprisonment for life.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years.Ditto.119If the offence is not committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...According as the offence abetted is bailable or not.Ditto ...Imprisonment extending to a quarter part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.120Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if the offence is committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...According as the offence is bailable or not.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.120If the offence is not committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment extending to one-eighth part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.CHAPTER VA — CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY120BCriminal conspiracy if the offence the object of the conspiracy is punishable with death, or imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards.May arrest without warrant if arrest for the offence the object of the conspiracy may be made without warrant, but not otherwise.According as warrant or summons may issue for the offence the object of conspiracy.According as the offence the object of the conspiracy is bailable or not.Not compoundable.The same punishment as if the offence the object of the conspiracy was abetted.The court by which the offence the object of the conspiracy is triable.120BCriminal conspiracy if the offence the object of the conspiracy is not punishable as aforesaid.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.CHAPTER VI — OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE121Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the Government.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Death, or imprisonment for life and fine. 121AOffences against the President’s person.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Death and fine.121BOffences against the President’s authority.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine.121CAbetting offences under section 121A or 121B.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Punishment provided for offences under section 121A or 121B.121DIntentional omission to give information of offences against section 121, 121A, 121B or 121C.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.122Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for life and fine. 123Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 124Assaulting the President, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.125Waging war against any power in alliance or at peace with the Government or abetting the waging of such war.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 126Committing depredation on the territories of any power in alliance or at peace with the Government.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine, and forfeiture of certain property.District Court.127Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine, and forfeiture of property so received.Ditto.128Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 129Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.130Aiding escape of, rescuing, or harbouring, such prisoner, or offering any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. CHAPTER VII — OFFENCES RELATING TO THE NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE131Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce an officer, sailor, soldier or airman from his allegiance or duty.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for life and fine. 132Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Death or imprisonment for life and fine. 133Abetment of an assault by an officer, sailor, soldier or airman on his superior officer, when in the execution of his office.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.134Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.135Abetment of the desertion of an officer, sailor, soldier or airman.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.136Harbouring such an officer, sailor, soldier or airman who has deserted.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.137Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel, through negligence of master or person in-charge thereof.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Fine* ...Magistrate’s Court or District Court.138Abetment of act of insubordination by an officer, sailor, soldier or airman, if the offence is committed in consequence.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.140Wearing garb or carrying any token used by sailor, soldier or airman with intent that it may be believed that he is such.Ditto ...Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.CHAPTER VIII — OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILITY143Being member of an unlawful assembly.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.144Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.145Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperse.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.147Rioting. ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years and caning.Ditto.148Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years and caning.Ditto.149Offence committed by member of an unlawful assembly, other members guilty.According as arrest may be made without warrant for the offence or not.According as a warrant or summons may issue for the offence.According as the offence is bailable or not.Ditto ...The same as for the offence.The court by which offence is triable.150Hiring, engaging or employing persons to take part in an unlawful assembly.May arrest without warrant.According to the offence committed by the person hired, engaged or employed.Ditto ...Ditto ...The same as for a member of such assembly, and for any offence committed by any member of such assembly.Ditto.151Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of 5 or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse.Ditto ...Warrant ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.152Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.153Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, if rioting is committed.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Ditto.153If not committed ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.154Owner or occupier of land not giving information of riot, etc.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Fine* ...Ditto.155Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent it.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Ditto ...Magistrate’s Court or District Court.156Agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed not using all lawful means to prevent it.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.157Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.158Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.158Or to go armed ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.160Committing affray ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.*Ditto.CHAPTER IX — 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 act.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.162Taking a gratification in order by corrupt or illegal means to influence a public servant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.163Taking a gratification for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Ditto.164Abetment by public servant of the offences defined in sections 162 and 163 with reference to himself.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.165Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from a person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by the public servant.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.166Public servant disobeying a direction of the law with intent to cause injury to any person.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Ditto.167Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.168Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Ditto.169Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both, and confiscation of property, if purchased.Ditto.170Personating a public servant.May arrest without warrantWarrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.171Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.CHAPTER X — CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS172Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding from a public servant.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.172If summons or notice requires attendance in person, etc., in a court of justice.Ditto ...Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.173Preventing the service or the affixing of any summons or notice, or the removal of it when it has been affixed, or preventing a proclamation.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.173If summons, etc., requires attendance in person, etc., in a court of justice.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.174Not obeying a legal order to attend at a certain place in person or by agent, or departing therefrom without authority.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.174If the order requires personal attendance, etc., in a court of justice.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.175Intentionally omitting to produce a document to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce or deliver such document.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*The court in which the offence is committed subject to the provisions of Chapter XXXII, or if not committed in a court, a District Court.175If the document is required to be produced in or delivered to a court of justice.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.176Intentionally omitting to give notice or information to a public servant by a person legally bound to give the notice or information.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.176If the notice or information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.177Knowingly furnishing false information to a public servant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.177If the information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.178Refusing oath when duly required to take an oath by a public servant.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*The court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXXII; or if not committed in a court, a District Court.179Being legally bound to state truth, and refusing to answer questions.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.180Refusing to sign a statement made to a public servant when legally required to do so.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.181Knowingly stating to a public servant on oath as true that which is false.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.182Giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person.Ditto ...Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.183Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.184Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of a public servant.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.185Bidding 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 thereby.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.186Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.187Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give such assistance.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.187Wilfully neglecting to aid a public servant who demands aid in the execution of process, the prevention of offences, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.188Disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, if such disobedience causes obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.188If such disobedience causes danger to human life, health or safety, etc.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.189Threatening a public servant with injury to him, or one in whom he is interested, to induce him to do or forbear to do any official act.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.190Threatening any person to induce him to refrain from making a legal application for protection from injury.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.CHAPTER XI — FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE193Giving or fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceeding.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.193Giving or fabricating false evidence in any other case.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.194Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to cause any person to be convicted of a capital offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 194If innocent person is thereby convicted and executed.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Death or as above. 195Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...The same as for the offence. 196Using in a judicial proceeding evidence known to be false or fabricated.Ditto ...Ditto ...According as the offence of giving such evidence is bailable or not.Ditto ...The same as for giving or fabricating false evidence.District Court.197Knowingly issuing or signing a false certificate relating to any fact of which that certificate is by law admissible in evidence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...The same as for giving false evidence.Ditto.198Using as a true certificate one known to be false in a material point.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.199False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...The same as for giving false evidence.Ditto.200Using as true any such declaration known to be false.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.201Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it, to screen the offender, if a capital offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.201If punishable with penal servitude for life or imprisonment for 10 years.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.201If punishable with less than 10 years imprisonment.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.202Intentional omission to give information of an offence by a person legally bound to inform.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.203Giving false information respecting an offence committed.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.204Secreting or destroying any document to prevent its production as evidence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.205False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding in a suit or criminal prosecution, or for becoming bail or security.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.206Fraudulent 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 decree.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.207Claiming 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 decree.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.208Fraudulently suffering a decree to pass for a sum not due, or suffering decree to be executed after it has been satisfied.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.209False claim in a court of justice.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, and fine.Ditto.210Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due, or causing a decree to be executed after it has been satisfied.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.211False charge of offence made with intent to injure.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.211If offence charged is capital, or punishable with death, or imprisonment for a term of 7 years or upwards.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.212Harbouring an offender, if the offence is capital.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.Ditto.212If punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.212If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for 10 years.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.213Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment, if the offence is capital.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.213If punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.213If with imprisonment for less than 10 years.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.214Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender, if the offence is capital.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.214If punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.214If with imprisonment for less than 10 years.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.215Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence, without causing apprehension of offender.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.216Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered, if the offence is capital.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.216If punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.216If with imprisonment for 1 year, and not for 10 years.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Ditto.216AHarbouring robbers or gang robbers.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.217Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.218Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.219Public servant in a judicial proceeding corruptly making or pronouncing an order, report, verdict or decision which he knows to be contrary to law.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.220Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority, who knows that he is acting contrary to law.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.221Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend an offender, if the offence is capital.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine.Ditto.221If punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.221If with imprisonment for less than 10 years.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, with or without fine.Ditto.222Intentional 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 death.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for life, with or without fine. 222If under sentence of imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine.District Court.222If under sentence of imprisonment for less than 10 years, or lawfully committed to custody.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.223Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servant.Ditto ...Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.224Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.225Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of another person, or rescuing him from lawful custody.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.225If charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Ditto.225If charged with a capital offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.225If the person is sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.225If under sentence of death.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life, and fine. 225AIntentional omission to apprehend on part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend any person in a case not provided for by section 221, 222 or 223.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.225ANegligent omission to do same.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.225AResistance or obstruction by a person to the lawful apprehension of himself or any other person in a case not otherwise provided for.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.225BIllegal act or omission for which punishment is not specified.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Fine* ...Magistrate’s Court or District Court.226Unlawful return from banishment.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for the original term of banishment or expulsion. 227Violation of condition of remission of punishment.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Punishment 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 proceeding.Ditto ...Summons ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*The court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXXII.229Personation of an assessor.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.CHAPTER XII — OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS231Counterfeiting, or performing any part of the process of counterfeiting coin.Ditto ...Warrant ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.232Counterfeiting, or performing any part of the process of counterfeiting current coin.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 233Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting coin.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.234Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting current coin.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.235Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.235If current coin ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 236Abetting in Singapore the counterfeiting out of Singapore of coin.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...The punishment provided for abetting the counterfeiting of such coin within Singapore. 237Import or export of counterfeit coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.238Import or export of counterfeits of current coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 239Having any counterfeit coin known to be such when it came into possession, and delivering, etc., the same to any person.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.District Court.240The same with respect to current coin.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 241Knowingly delivering to another any counterfeit coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine of 10 times the value of the coin counterfeited, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.242Possession of counterfeit coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Ditto.243Possession of current coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.246Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of any coin.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.247Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of current coin.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.248Altering appearance of any coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.249Altering appearance of current coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.250Delivery to another of coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.251Delivery of current coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.Ditto.252Possession of altered coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.Ditto.253Possession of current coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.Ditto.254Delivery to another of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine of 10 times the value of the coin.Ditto.255Counterfeiting a Government stamp.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 256Having possession of an instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.257Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine.Ditto.258Sale of counterfeit Government stamp.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.259Having possession of a counterfeit Government stamp.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.260Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.261Effacing 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 Government.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.262Using a Government stamp known to have been before used.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.263Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.CHAPTER XIII — OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES264Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ....Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.265Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.266Being in possession of false weights or measures for fraudulent use.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.267Making or selling false weights or measures for fraudulent use.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.CHAPTER XIV — OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS269Negligently doing any act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life.May arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.270Malignantly doing any act known to be or likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.271Knowingly disobeying any quarantine rule.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.272Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxious.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.273Selling any food or drink as food and drink knowing the same to be noxious.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.274Adulterating any drug or medical preparation intended for sale so as to lessen its efficacy, or to change its operation, or to make it noxious.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.275Offering for sale or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation known to have been adulterated.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.276Knowingly selling or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation as a different drug or medical preparation.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.277Fouling the water of a public spring or reservoir.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.278Making atmosphere noxious to health.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Fine* ...Ditto.279Driving or riding on a public way so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.280Navigating any vessel so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.281Exhibition of a false light, mark or buoy.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.282Conveying for hire any person by water, in a vessel in such a state, or so loaded, as to endanger his life.Ditto ...Summons ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.283Causing danger, obstruction or injury in any public way or line of navigation.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Fine* ...Ditto.284Dealing with any poisonous substance so as to endanger human life, etc.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.285Dealing with fire or any combustible matter so as to endanger human life, etc.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.286So dealing with any explosive substance.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.287So dealing with any machinery.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.288A person omitting to guard against probable danger to human life by the fall of any building over which he has a right entitling him to pull it down or repair it.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.289A person omitting to take order with any animal in his possession, so as to guard against danger to human life, or to grievous hurt, from that animal.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.290Committing a public nuisance.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Fine* ...Ditto.291Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.292Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.293Sale, etc., of obscene objects to persons under the age of 20 years.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.294Doing obscene act or reciting obscene song in a public place.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.Ditto.CHAPTER XV — OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION295Destroying, damaging, or defiling a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult the religion of any class of persons.May arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.296Causing a disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worship.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Ditto.297Trespassing 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 corpse.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.298Uttering any word or making any sound in the hearing, or making any gesture, or placing any object in the sight of any person, with intention to wound his religious feeling.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Compoundable by the person whose religious feeling is intended to be wounded.Ditto ...Ditto.CHAPTER XVI — OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODYOffences affecting life302Murder ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Death. 304Culpable homicide not amounting to murder if act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life, and fine, or caning.304If act is done with knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or both.304ACausing death by rash or negligent act.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.305Abetment of suicide committed by a child, or insane or delirious person or, an idiot, or a person intoxicated.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Death, or imprisonment for life, and fine. 306Abetting the commission of suicide.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 307Attempt to murder ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto. 307If hurt is caused to any person by such act.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life, and caning. 307Attempt by life-convict to murder, if hurt is caused.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Death, or as above. 308Attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.308If hurt is caused to any person by such act.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.309Attempt to commit suicide.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, and fineMagistrate’s Court or District Court.Causing of miscarriage; injuries to unborn children; exposure of infants; and concealment of births311Infanticide ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or both.District Court.312Causing miscarriage ...Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.312If the woman be quick with child.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.313Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 314Death caused by an act done with intent to cause miscarriage.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 314If act done without woman’s consent.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life. 315Act done with intent to prevent a child being born alive, or to cause it to die after its birth.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, or fine, or both. 316Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 317Exposure of a child under 12 years of age by parent or person having care of it, with intention of wholly abandoning it.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.318Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.Hurt323Voluntarily causing hurt.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person hurt.Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.324Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or caning or with any two of such punishments.Ditto.325Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine or caning.District Court.326Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for life and fine, or caning.District Court.327Voluntarily 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 offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning.Ditto.328Administering stupefying drug with intent to cause hurt, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.Ditto.329Voluntarily 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 offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine, or caning. 330Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.331Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or information or to compel restoration of property, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning. 332Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or caning or with any two of such punishments.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.333Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning. 334Voluntarily causing hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person hurt.Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.335Causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, not intending to hurt any other than the person who gave the provocation.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 4 years, or fine, or both.*District Court.336Doing any act which endangers human life or the personal safety of others.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.337Causing hurt by an act which endangers human life, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Compoundable by the person hurt.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.338Causing grievous hurt by an act which endangers human life, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.*Ditto.Wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement341Wrongfully restraining any person.May arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person hurt.Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.342Wrongfully confining any person.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.*Ditto.343Wrongfully confining for 3 or more days.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.344Wrongfully confining for 10 or more days.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Ditto.345Keeping any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ has been issued for his liberation.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, in addition to imprisonment under any other section.Ditto.346Wrongful confinement in secret.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.347Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Ditto.348Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting confession or information, or of compelling restoration of property, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.Criminal force and assault352Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Compoundable by the person assaulted or to whom force was used.Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.*Ditto.353Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.354Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person assaulted to whom force was used.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or caning or any two of such punishments.Ditto.354AVoluntarily causing or attempting to cause death, hurt, etc., in committing the offence of outraging modesty.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailableNot compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years and caning.District Court.354AIf committed in a lift in any building or against any person under 14 years of age.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.355Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person assaulted to whom force was used.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.356Assault or use of criminal force in committing or attempting to commit theft of property worn or carried by a person.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, and caning.District Court.357Assault or use of criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.*Ditto.358Assault or use of criminal force on grave and sudden provocation.Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Ditto ...Compoundable by the person assaulted or to whom force was used.Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine, or both.*Ditto.Kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour363Kidnapping ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ....Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning.District Court.364Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life, and fine, or caning. 365Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning.District Court.366Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning. 367Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ... 368Concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped person.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Punishment for kidnapping or abduction.District Court.369Kidnapping or abducting a child with intent to take property from the person of such child.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning.Ditto.370Buying or disposing of any person as a slave.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.371Habitual dealing in slaves.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 372Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 373Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposes.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ... 373AImporting woman by fraud with intent, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ... 374Unlawful compulsory labour.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person compelled to labour.Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.Rape376Rape ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ....Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 20 years, and fine, or caning. 376If 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 hurt.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 20 years and caning.376Rape by having sexual intercourse with a woman under 14 years of age.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...376BIncest by a man ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment which may extend to 14 years.376CIncest by a woman ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment which may extend to 5 years.District Court.Unnatural offences377Unnatural offence ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ....Not bailable...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for life and fine. 377AOutrages on decency ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.CHAPTER XVII — OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTYTheft379Theft ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ....Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.379ATheft of motor vehicle or any component part thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years and fine; and be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 3 years from date of release from prison.Ditto.380Theft in a building, tent or vessel.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.381Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master or employer.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.382Theft, preparation having been made for causing death, or hurt or restraint, or fear of death, or of hurt or of restraint, in order to the committing of the theft or to retiring after committing it, or to retaining property taken by it.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and caning. Extortion384Extortion ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, and caning.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.385Putting or attempting to put in fear of injury, in order to commit extortion.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and caning.Ditto.386Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and caning.District Court.387Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and caning.Ditto.388Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, of imprisonment for 10 years or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning.Ditto.388If the offence threatened be an unnatural offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life.Ditto.389Putting a person in fear of accusation of offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or for any shorter term not less than 4 years, or with imprisonment for 10 years, in order to commit extortion.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine, or caning.Ditto.389If the offence to be an unnatural offence.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life.Ditto.Robbery and gang robbery392Robbery ...May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, and caning.District Court.392If committed after 7 p.m. and before 7 a.m.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 14 years, and caning.Ditto.393Attempt to commit robbery.May arrest without warrant.Warrrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, and caning.Ditto.394Person voluntarily causing hurt in committing or attempting to commit robbery, or any other person jointly concerned in such robbery.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 20 years, and caning.Ditto.395Gang-robbery.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ... 396Gang-robbery with murder.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Death. Imprisonment for life and caning. 397Robbery when armed or with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Caning in addition to the punishment under any other section. 399Making preparation to commit gang-robbery.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and caning. 400Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing gang-robbery.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and caning. 401Belonging to a wandering gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing theft.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and caning.District Court.402Being one of 5 or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing gang-robbery.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.Criminal misappropriation of property403Dishonest misappropriation of movable property, or converting it to one’s own use.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.404Dishonest misappropriation of property, knowing that it was in possession of a deceased person at his death, and that it has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to it.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Ditto.404If by clerk or person employed by deceased.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.Criminal breach of trust406Criminal breach of trust.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.407Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.408Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.409Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine.District Court.Receiving Stolen Property411Dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen property, knowing it to be stolen.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.411If the stolen property is a motor vehicle or any component part thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.Ditto.412Dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen property, knowing that it was obtained by gang-robbery.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 413Habitually dealing in stolen property.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ... 414Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.414If the stolen property is a motor vehicle or any component part thereof.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.Ditto.Cheating417Cheating ...Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.418Cheating a person whose interest the offender was bound, either by law or by legal contract, to protect.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.419Cheating by personation.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.420Cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.Fraudulent deeds and dispositions of property421Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribution among creditors.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.422Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.423Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.424Fraudulent removal or concealment of property of himself or any other person, or assisting in the doing, thereof, or dishonestly releasing any demand or claim to which he is entitled.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.Mischief426Mischief ...Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Compoundable when the only loss or damage caused is loss or damage to a private person by that private person.Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.427Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of $25 or upwards.Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.428Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal of the value of $5 or upwards.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not compoundable.Ditto ...Ditto.429Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any elephant, camel, horse, etc., whatever may be its value, or any other animal of the value of $25 or upwards.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.430Mischief by causing diminution of supply of water for agricultural purposes, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.430AMischief affecting railway engine, train, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine, or caning. 431Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, navigable river or channel, and rendering it impassable or less safe for travelling or conveying property.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.431AMischief by injury to telegraph cable, wire, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.432Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage, attended with damage.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.433Mischief by destroying or moving, or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.434Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark, fixed by public authority.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.435Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of $50 or upwards.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.436Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 437Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tons burden.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 438The mischief described in section 437 when committed by fire or any explosive substance.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for life and fine. 439Running vessel ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 440Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.District Court.Criminal trespass447Criminal trespass ...May arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person in possession of the property trespassed upon.Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.*Magistrate’s Court or District Court.448House-trespass ...Ditto ...Warrant ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.*Ditto.449House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with death.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for life and fine. 450House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 451House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.451If the offence is theft ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.Ditto.452House-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt, assault, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.453Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, and fine.Ditto.454Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Ditto.454If the offence is theft.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.District Court.455Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation made for causing hurt, assault, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years, and caning.Ditto.456Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.457Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 5 years, and fine.Ditto.457If the offence is theft.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 14 years, and fine.District Court.458Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night, after preparation made for causing hurt, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 14 years, and caning. 458ACommitting an offence under section 454 or 457 subsequent to having been convicted of an offence under section 454, 455, 457 or 458.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Caning in addition to the punishment prescribed for the offence.District Court.459Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 20 years, and caning. 460Death or grievous hurt caused by one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 20 years. 461Dishonestly breaking open or unfastening any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain property.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.462Being entrusted with any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain any property, and fraudulently opening the same.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.CHAPTER XVIII — OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO CURRENCY NOTES AND BANK NOTES465Forgery ...Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.466Forgery of a record of a court of justice or of a register of births, etc., kept by a public servant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.467Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 468Forgery for the purpose of cheating.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.469Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person, or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.471Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Punishment for forgery.The court by which the forgery of the document is triable.472Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467 of the Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 473Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise than under section 467 of the Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing same to be counterfeit.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Bailable ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.474Having possession of a document knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine, if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of the Penal Code.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.474If the document is one of the description mentioned in section 467 of the Penal Code.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 475Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467 of the Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ... 476Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467 of the Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.477Fraudulently destroying or defacing, or attempting to destroy or deface, or secreting a will, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 477AFalsification of accounts by clerk or servant.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.District Court.Currency notes and bank notes489AForging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine. 489BUsing as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...489CPossession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes, with intent.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 years.489DMaking or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for life and fine.CHAPTER XX — OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE493A man by deceit causing a woman not lawfully married to him, to believe that she is lawfully married to him, and to cohabit with him in that belief.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 494Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.495Same offence with concealment of the former marriage from the person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted.Shall not arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine. 496A person with fraudulent intention going through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine.District Court.498Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman.Ditto ...Ditto ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the husband of the woman.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.CHAPTER XXI — DEFAMATION500Defamation ...Shall not arrest without warrant.Summons ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person defamed.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.501Printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatory.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.502Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.CHAPTER XXII — CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT AND ANNOYANCE504Insult intended to provoke a breach of the peace.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Compoundable by the person insulted.Ditto ...Ditto.505False statement, rumour, etc., circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public peace.Ditto ...Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.Ditto ...Ditto.506Criminal intimidation ...May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Bailable ...Compoundable by the person intimidated.Ditto ...Ditto.506If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Not compoundable.Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.Ditto.507Criminal intimidation by anonymous communication or having taken precaution to conceal from where the threat comes.Ditto ...Ditto ...Not bailable.Ditto ...Imprisonment for 2 years in addition to the punishment under section 506. 508Act caused by inducing a person to believe that he will be rendered an object of divine displeasure.Shall not arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Bailable ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Magistrate’s Court or District Court.509Uttering any word or making any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman, etc.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto.510Appearing in a public place, etc., in a state of intoxication, and causing annoyance to any person.May arrest without warrant.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Imprisonment for 10 days, or fine, or both.Ditto.ATTEMPT TO COMMIT OFFENCES511Attempting (where no express provision is made by the Penal Code or by other written law) to commit offences punishable with imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence.According as the offence is one in respect of which the police may arrest without warrant or not.According as the offence is one in respect of which a summons or warrant shall ordinarily issue.According as the offence contemplated by the offender is bailable or not.Compoundable when the offence attempted is compoundable.The punishment provided for the offence, provided that any term of imprisonment shall not exceed one half of the longest term provided for the offence.The court by which the offence attempted is triable.OFFENCES AGAINST LAWS OTHER THAN THE PENAL CODE If punishable with death, imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.May arrest without warrant.Warrant ...Not bailable.Not compoundable.According to sections 9 and 12 of this Code. If punishable with imprisonment for 3 years or upwards but less than 7 years.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ... If punishable with imprisonment for less than 3 years.Shall not arrest without warrant unless specifically empowered to do so by the law offended against.Summons ...Bailable ...Ditto ... If punishable with fine only.Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...Ditto ...[24/84]