Section 85 and section 86 of the Indian Penal Code deal with the general defence to a person who commits an offence under intoxication.
Section 85 of IPC exempts a person from punishment provided that he committed the crime under the influence of intoxication where he had been intoxicated without his knowledge and against his will – that is involuntary intoxication.Read…
Causing slight harm or injury to other person is hurt. And when the degree of injury caused to other person is higher, then it becomes grievous hurt.
We cannot make every serious injury in the category of grievous hurt. Section 320 contains situations when grievous hurt is caused.Read…
A the master and B the servant, are being jointly tried for the murder of X and also after that for having made away with the dead body to hide and crime (Section 302 and 201 IPC).
B confesses about the crime during the trial.
Is this confession relevant against A? Give reasons for or against.Read…
Section 19 of IPC includes every person who is empowered by law to give a judgment, be it judicial authority or quasi-judicial authority.
Whereas in section 20 of IPC, the term court of justice includes a person who is empowered by law to act judicially alone and not otherwise.Read…
363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging (1) Whoever kidnaps any minor or, not being the lawful guardian of a minor, obtains the custody of the minor, in order that such minor may be employed or used for the purpose of begging shall be punishable with imprisonmentRead…
Question asked by one of you:
I have a doubt about the maxim jus necessitatis. Does it come under section 81 or 87 of IPC?
Answer:
This is called the doctrine of necessity. It means a person doing a thing under compulsion of situation. It is not considered a wrongful act. It comes under the ambit of section 81 of IPC.Read…
Question asked by a student-
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X instigates Y to do culpable homicide amounting to murder Z. Y refuses. Is X guilty of any offence?
Answer by WritingLaw-
Yes of abetment.
Why…?Read…
1. Title and extent of operation of the Code. This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and shall extend to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95Read…
2. Punishment of offences committed within India. Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which, he shall be guilty within India. Read Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a better and systematic way. ReadRead…
3. Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within India. Any person liable, by any Indian law to be tried for an offence committed beyond India shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Code for any act committed beyond India in theRead…
4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences. The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by- (1) any citizen of India in any place without and beyond India; (2) any person on any ship or aircraft registered in India wherever it may be. (3) any person in anyRead…
5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Act. Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of any Act for punishing mutiny and desertion of officers, soldiers, sailors or airmen in the service of the Government of India or the provisions of any special or local law. ReadRead…
6. Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions. Throughout this Code every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled “General Exceptions“, though these exceptions areRead…
7. Sense of expression once explained. Every expression which is explained in any part of this Code, is used in every part of this Code in conformity with the explanation. Read Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a better and systematic way. Read IPC each section wise. Download beautiful, colourful, mobileRead…
8. Gender. The pronoun “he” and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male or female. Read Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a better and systematic way. Read IPC each section wise. Download beautiful, colourful, mobile friendly PDF for IPC.Read…
9. Number. Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number. Read Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a better and systematic way. Read IPC each section wise. Download beautiful, colourful, mobile friendly PDFRead…
