The right of private defence has been recognized in the Indian Penal Code, 1860 under General Exceptions in the last 11 sections of Chapter IV starting with Section 96 and up to Section 106.
Section 498A was introduced in the year 1983 after seeing the rampant nature and prevalence of reported cases for cruelty against women. The insertion of Section 498A IPC is a penal provision together with allied provisions
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It refers to the liability of two or more persons for an offence. Where two or more persons are engaged in commission of an offence, if any one of them or more done an act which is prohibited by law
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If the offender, whilst deprived of the power of self-control by grave and sudden provocation, causes the death of the person who gave the provocation or causes
To constitute this offence sexual intercourse by a man with a woman is necessary. A ‘man’ is defined by section 10 of the Code as a male human being of any age. Thus a
Whoever, except in the cases provided for in sub-section (2), commits rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which 1
thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any person any property or valuable security, or anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security
Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) or clause (iii) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend
f any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall
Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally
Whoever dishonestly misappropriated or converts misappropriation of to his own use any movable property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years
Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge, that he is likely
When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery, and persons present
Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it is shown that soon before her death
Section 349 provides that “A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion to that other, or if he causes to any substance such motion, or change of motion