Penal Code(CHAPTER 224)
Table of Contents
Long Title
1 Short title
2 Punishment of offences committed within Singapore
3 Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Singapore
4 Jurisdiction over public servants for offences committed outside Singapore
5 Certain laws not to be affected by this Code
6 Definitions in this Code to be understood subject to exceptions
7 Expression once explained is used in the same sense throughout this Code
8 "Gender"
9 "Number"
10 "Man". "Woman"
11 "Person"
12 "Public"
17 "Government"
19 "Judge"
20 "Court of justice"
21 "Public servant"
22 "Movable property"
23 "Wrongful gain"
24 "Dishonestly"
25 "Fraudulently"
26 "Reason to believe"
27 Property in possession of spouse, clerk or servant
28 "Counterfeit"
29 Document
29A Writing
29B Electronic record
30 "Valuable security"
31 "A will"
31A "Die" and "instrument"
32 Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
33 "Act". "Omission"
34 Each of several persons liable for an act done by all, in like manner as if done by him alone
35 When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention
36 Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
37 Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
38 Several persons engaged in the commission of a criminal act may be guilty of different offences
39 "Voluntarily"
40 "Offence"
41 Offence with specified term of imprisonment
42 Obscene
43 "Illegal", "unlawful" and "legally bound to do"
44 "Injury"
45 "Life"
46 "Death"
47 "Animal"
48 "Vessel"
49 "Year". "Month"
50 "Section"
51 "Oath"
52 "Good faith"
53 Punishments
54 Imprisonment for life
57 (Repealed)
71 Limit of punishment of offence which is made up of several offences
72 Punishment of a person found guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
73 Enhanced penalties for offences against domestic maids
74 Enhanced penalties for racially or religiously aggravated offences
75 Punishment of persons convicted, after a previous conviction, of an offence punishable with 3 years’ imprisonment
76 Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound by law
77 Act of judge when acting judicially
78 Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of a court of justice
79 Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified by law
80 Accident in the doing of a lawful act
81 Act likely to cause harm but done without a criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
82 Act of a child under 7 years of age
83 Act of a child above 7 and under 12 years of age, who has not sufficient maturity of understanding
84 Act of a person of unsound mind
85 Intoxication when a defence
86 Effect of defence of intoxication when established
87 Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
88 Act not intended to cause death done by consent in good faith for the benefit of a person
89 Act done in good faith for the benefit of a child or person of unsound mind, by or by consent of guardian
90 Consent given under fear or misconception, by person of unsound mind, etc., and by child
91 Acts which are offences independently of harm caused to the person consenting, are not within the exceptions in sections 87, 88 and 89
92 Act done in good faith for the benefit of a person without consent
93 Communication made in good faith
94 Act to which a person is compelled by threats
95 Act causing slight harm
96 Nothing done in private defence is an offence
97 Right of private defence of the body and of property
98 Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind
99 Acts against which there is no right of private defence
100 When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
101 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
102 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
103 When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
104 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
105 Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
106 Right of private defence against a deadly assault when there is risk of harm to an innocent person
107 Abetment of the doing of a thing
108 Abettor
108A Abetment in Singapore of offences outside Singapore
108B Abetment outside Singapore of an offence in Singapore
109 Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment
110 Punishment of abetment if the person abetted does the act with a different intention from that of the abettor
111 Liability of abettor when one act is abetted and a different act is done
112 Abettor, when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
113 Liability of abettor for an offence caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor
114 Abettor present when offence committed
115 Abetment of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life if the offence is not committed in consequence of the abetment. If an act which causes harm is done in consequence of the abetment
116 Abetment of an offence punishable with imprisonment if the offence is not committed in consequence of the abetment. If the abettor or the person abetted is a public servant whose duty it is to prevent the offence
117 Abetting the commission of an offence by the public or by more than 10 persons
118 Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life. If the offence is committed. If the offence is not committed
119 A public servant concealing a design to commit an offence which it is his duty to prevent. If the offence is committed. If the offence is punishable with death, etc. If not committed
120 Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment. If the offence is committed. If not committed
120A Definition of criminal conspiracy
120B Punishment of criminal conspiracy
121 Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting the waging of war against the Government
121A Offences against the President’s person
121B Offences against authority
121C Abetting offences under section 121A or 121B
121D Intentional omission to give information of offences against section 121, 121A, 121B or 121C by a person bound to inform
122 Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government
123 Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war
124 Assaulting President, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power
125 Waging war against any power in alliance or at peace with Singapore
126 Committing depredation on the territories of any power in alliance or at peace with Singapore
127 Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126
128 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape
129 Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape
130 Aiding escape of, rescuing, or harbouring such prisoner
130A "Harbour"
130B Piracy by law of nations. Cf. 12 and 13 Victoria c.96 (Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act 1849)
130C Piratical acts
130D Genocide
130E Punishment for genocide
131 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce an officer or a serviceman from his duty
132 Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
133 Abetment of an assault by an officer or a serviceman on his superior officer, when in the execution of his office
134 Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
135 Abetment of the desertion of an officer or a serviceman
136 Harbouring a deserter
137 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
138 Abetment of act of insubordination by an officer or a serviceman
139 Saving
140 Wearing the dress of a serviceman
140A "Harbour"
140B Application of Chapter VII to Singapore Police Force
141 Unlawful assembly
142 Being a member of an unlawful assembly
143 Punishment
144 Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon
145 Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperse
146 Force used by one member in prosecution of common object
147 Punishment for rioting
148 Rioting armed with a deadly weapon
149 Every member of an unlawful assembly to be deemed guilty of any offence committed in prosecution of common object
150 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join an unlawful assembly
151 Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of 5 or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse
151A (Repealed)
152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
153 Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot. If rioting is committed. If not committed
154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
155 Liability of person for whose benefit a riot is committed
156 Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed
157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot. Or to go armed
159 (Repealed)
160 (Repealed)
161 Public servant taking a gratification other than legal remuneration, in respect of an official act
162 Taking a gratification in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence a public servant
163 Taking a gratification, for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant
164 Punishment for abetment by public servant of the offences above defined
165 Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by such public servant
166 Public servant disobeying a direction of the law, with intent to cause injury to any person
167 Public servant framing an incorrect document or electronic record with intent to cause injury
168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
170 Personating a public servant
171 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant, with fraudulent intent
172 Absconding to avoid service of summons, etc., proceeding from a public servant
173 Preventing service of summons, etc., or preventing publication thereof
174 Non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public servant
175 Omission to produce a document or an electronic record to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce such document or electronic record
176 Omission to give notice or information to a public servant by a person legally bound to give notice or information
177 Furnishing false information
178 Refusing oath when duly required to take oath by a public servant
179 Refusing to answer a public servant authorised to question
180 Refusing to sign statement
181 False statement on oath to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath
182 False information, with intent to cause a public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person
183 Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
184 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of a public servant
185 Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of a public servant
186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions
187 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
188 Disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant
189 Threat of injury to a public servant
190 Threat of injury to induce any person to refrain from applying for protection to a public servant
191 Giving false evidence
192 Fabricating false evidence
193 Punishment for false evidence
194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence. If innocent person is thereby convicted and executed
195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment
196 Using evidence known to be false
197 Issuing or signing a false certificate
198 Using as a true certificate one known to be false in a material point
199 False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
200 Using as true any such declaration known to be false
201 Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it, to screen the offender. If a capital offence. If punishable with imprisonment for life. If punishable with less than 20Â years imprisonment
202 Intentional omission to give information of an offence, by person bound to inform
203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed
204 Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
204A Obstructing, preventing, perverting or defeating course of justice
204B Bribery of witnesses
205 False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding in a suit
206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture or in execution of a decree
207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture or in execution of a decree
208 Fraudulently suffering a decree for a sum not due
209 Fraudulently or dishonestly making a false claim before a court of justice
210 Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due
211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure
212 Harbouring an offender. If a capital offence. If punishable with imprisonment
213 Taking gifts, etc., to screen an offender from punishment. If a capital offence. If punishable with imprisonment
214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender. If a capital offence. If punishable with imprisonment
215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
216 Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered. If a capital offence. If punishable with imprisonment.
216A Harbouring robbers or gang-robbers, etc.
216B "Harbour"
217 Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
218 Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture
219 Public servant in a judicial proceeding making an order, etc., which he knows to be contrary to law
220 Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend
222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend person under sentence of a court of justice
223 Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servant
224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
225 Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of another person
225A Public servant omitting to apprehend or suffering other persons to escape in cases not already provided for
225B Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape, or rescue, in cases not otherwise provided for
225C Offences against laws of Singapore where no special punishment is provided
226 Unlawful return from banishment
227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment
228 Intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding
229 Personation of an assessor
230 Coin
231 Counterfeiting coin
232 Counterfeiting current coin
233 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
234 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting current coin
235 Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin
236 Abetting in Singapore the counterfeiting out of Singapore of coin or current coin
237 Import or export of counterfeit coin
238 Import or export of counterfeits of current coin
239 Delivery to another of coin, possessed with the knowledge that it is counterfeit
240 Delivery of current coin, possessed with the knowledge that it is counterfeit
241 Delivery to another of coin as genuine, which when first possessed the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
241A Delivery to another of current coin as genuine, which when first possessed the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
242 Possession of counterfeit coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
243 Possession of current coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
243A (Repealed)
246 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing the weight or altering the composition of any coin
247 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing the weight or altering the composition of current coin
248 Altering appearance of any coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description
249 Altering appearance of current coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description
250 Delivery to another of coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered
251 Delivery of current coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered
252 Possession of altered coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
253 Possession of current coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
254 Delivery to another of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
254A Delivery to another of current coin as genuine, which when first possessed the deliverer did not know to be altered
255 Counterfeiting a Government stamp
256 Having possession of an instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp
257 Making or selling an instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp
258 Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
259 Having possession of a counterfeit Government stamp
260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit
261 Effacing 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
262 Using a Government stamp known to have been before used
263 Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
264 Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
265 Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
266 Being in possession of false weights or measures
267 Making or selling false weights or measures
267A Affray
267B Punishment for committing affray
267C Making, printing, etc., document containing incitement to violence, etc.
268 Public nuisance
269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life
270 Malignant act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life
271 Disobedience to a quarantine rule
272 Adulteration of food or drink which is intended for sale
273 Sale of noxious food or drink
274 Adulteration of drugs
275 Sale of adulterated drugs
276 Sale of any drug as a different drug or preparation
277 Fouling the water of a public spring or reservoir
278 Making atmosphere noxious to health
279 Rash driving or riding on a public way
280 Rash navigation of a vessel
281 Exhibition of a false light, mark or buoy
282 Conveying person by water for hire in a vessel overloaded or unsafe
283 Danger or obstruction in a public way or navigation
284 Negligent conduct with respect to any poisonous substance
285 Negligent conduct with respect to any fire or combustible matter
286 Negligent conduct with respect to any explosive substance
287 Negligent conduct with respect to any machinery in the possession or under the charge of the offender
288 Negligence in pulling down or repairing buildings
289 Negligence with respect to any animal
290 Punishment for public nuisance
291 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
292 Sale of obscene books, etc.
293 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
294 Obscene songs
295 Injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class
296 Disturbing a religious assembly
297 Trespassing on burial places, etc.
298 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious or racial feelings of any person
298A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion or race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
299 Culpable homicide
300 Murder
301 Culpable homicide by causing the death of a person other than the person whose death was intended
302 Punishment for murder
304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
304A Causing death by rash or negligent act
305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
306 Abetment of suicide
307 Attempt to murder
308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide
309 Attempt to commit suicide
310 Infanticide
311 Punishment for infanticide
312 Causing miscarriage
313 Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent
314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. If act done without woman’s consent
315 Child destruction before, at or immediately after birth
316 Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide
317 Exposure and abandonment of a child under 12 years by parent or person having care of it
318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
319 Hurt
320 Grievous hurt
321 Voluntarily causing hurt
322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act
328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property
331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property
332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
333 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
335 Causing grievous hurt on provocation
336 Punishment for act which endangers life or the personal safety of others
337 Causing hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others
338 Causing grievous hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others
339 Wrongful restraint
340 Wrongful confinement
341 Punishment for wrongful restraint
342 Punishment for wrongful confinement
343 Wrongful confinement for 3 or more days
344 Wrongful confinement for 10 or more days
345 Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation a writ has been issued
346 Wrongful confinement in secret
347 Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property or constraining to an illegal act
348 Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting confession or of compelling restoration of property
349 Force
350 Criminal force
351 Assault
352 Punishment for using criminal force otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation
353 Using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty
354 Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty
354A Outraging modesty in certain circumstances
355 Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation
356 Assault or criminal force in committing or attempting to commit theft of property carried by a person
357 Assault or criminal force in attempting wrongfully to confine a person
358 Assaulting or using criminal force on grave and sudden provocation
359 Kidnapping
360 Kidnapping from Singapore
361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
362 Abduction
363 Punishment for kidnapping
363A Punishment for abduction
364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
364A Kidnapping or abducting in order to compel the Government, etc.
365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person
366 Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage, etc.
367 Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.
368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped person
369 Kidnapping or abducting child under 10 years with intent to steal movable property from the person of such child
370 Buying or disposing of any person as a slave
371 Habitual dealing in slaves
372 Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
373 Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
373A Importing by fraud with intent
374 Unlawful compulsory labour
375 Rape
376 Sexual assault by penetration
376A Sexual penetration of minor under 16
376B Commercial sex with minor under 18
376C Commercial sex with minor under 18 outside Singapore
376D Tour outside Singapore for commercial sex with minor under 18
376E Sexual grooming of minor under 16
376F Procurement of sexual activity with person with mental disability
376G Incest
377 Sexual penetration of a corpse
377A Outrages on decency
377B Sexual penetration with living animal
377C Interpretation of sections 375 to 377B (sexual offences)
377D Mistake as to age
378 Theft
379 Punishment for theft
379A Punishment for theft of a motor vehicle
380 Theft in dwelling-house, etc.
381 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
382 Theft after preparation made for causing death or hurt in order to commit theft
383 Extortion
384 Punishment for extortion
385 Putting person in fear of harm in order to commit extortion
386 Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
387 Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion
388 Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment, etc.
389 Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
390 Robbery
391 Gang-robbery
392 Punishment for robbery
393 Attempt to commit robbery
394 Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
395 Punishment for gang-robbery
396 Gang-robbery with murder
397 Robbery when armed or with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
399 Making preparation to commit gang-robbery
400 Punishment for belonging to gang-robbers
401 Punishment for belonging to wandering gang of thieves
402 Assembling for purpose of committing gang-robbery
403 Dishonest misappropriation of property
404 Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a deceased person at the time of his death
405 Criminal breach of trust
406 Punishment of criminal breach of trust
407 Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
408 Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
409 Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant, or agent
410 Stolen property
411 Dishonestly receiving stolen property
412 Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a gang-robbery
413 Habitually dealing in stolen property
414 Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property
415 Cheating
416 Cheating by personation
417 Punishment for cheating
418 Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may be thereby caused to a person whose interest the offender is bound to protect
419 Punishment for cheating by personation
420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing a delivery of property
421 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
422 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing a debt or demand due to the offender from being made available for his creditors
423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration
424 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property or release of claim
425 Mischief
426 Punishment for committing mischief
427 Committing mischief and thereby causing damage to the amount of $500
428 Mischief by killing or maiming any animal
429 (Repealed)
430 Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
430A Mischief affecting railway engine, train, etc.
431 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge or river
431A Mischief by injury to telegraph cable, wire, etc.
432 Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage, attended with damage
433 Mischief by destroying or moving or rendering less useful a lighthouse or sea-mark
434 Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority
435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage
436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.
437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tons burden
438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 when committed by fire or any explosive substance
439 Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
440 Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
441 Criminal trespass
442 House-trespass
443 Lurking house-trespass
444 Lurking house-trespass by night
445 House-breaking
446 House-breaking by night
447 Punishment for criminal trespass
448 Punishment for house-trespass
449 House-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with death
450 House-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for life
451 House-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
452 House-trespass after preparation made for causing hurt, etc.
453 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
454 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
455 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation made for causing hurt, etc.
456 Punishment for lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night
457 Lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
458 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation made for causing hurt, etc.
458A Punishment for subsequent offence under section 454 or 457
459 Grievous hurt caused while committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
460 Lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night when death or grievous hurt is caused
461 Dishonestly breaking open any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain property
462 Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
463 Forgery
464 Making a false document or false electronic record
465 Punishment for forgery
466 Forgery of a record of a court of justice, or a public register of births, etc.
467 Forgery of a valuable security or will
468 Forgery for the purpose of cheating
469 Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person
470 "A forged document or forged electronic record"
471 Using as genuine a forged document or forged electronic record
472 Making or possessing a counterfeit seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467
473 Making or possessing a counterfeit seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise
473A Making or possessing equipment for making a false instrument
473B Making or possessing equipment for making a false instrument with intent to induce prejudice
473C Meaning of "prejudice" and "induce"
474 Having possession of certain document or electronic record known to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine
475 Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
476 Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents or electronic records other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
477 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of a will
477A Falsification of accounts
489A Forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes
489B Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes
489C Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes
489D Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes
489E (Repealed)
493 Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
494 Marrying again during the lifetime of husband or wife
495 Same offence with concealment of the former marriage from the person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
496 Marriage ceremony gone through with fraudulent intent without lawful marriage
498 (Repealed)
499 Defamation
500 Punishment for defamation
501 Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
502 Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter
503 Criminal intimidation
504 Intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace
505 Statements conducing to public mischief
506 Punishment for criminal intimidation. If threat is to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.
507 Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
508 Act caused by inducing a person to believe that he will be rendered an object of divine displeasure
509 Word or gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman
510 Misconduct in public by a drunken person
511 Punishment for attempting to commit offences