Indian Penal Code (Page 8)

26. “Reason to believe”. A person is said to have “reason to believe” a thing, if he has sufficient cause to believe that thing but notRead More →

27. Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant. When property is in the possession of a person’s wife, clerk or servant, on account ofRead More →

28. “Counterfeit”. A person is said to “counterfeit” who causes one thing to resemble another thing, intending by means of that resemblance to practise deception,Read More →

29. “Document”. The word “document” denotes any matter expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, figures, or marks, or by more thanRead More →

29A. “Electronic record”. The words “electronic record” shall have the meaning assigned to them in clause (t) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of theRead More →

30. “Valuable security”. The words “valuable security” denote a document which is, or purports to be, a document whereby any legal right is created, extended,Read More →

31. “A will”. The words “a will” denote any testamentary document. Read Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a better and systematic way. Read IPC eachRead More →

32. Words referring to acts include illegal omissions. In every part of this Code, except where a contrary intention appears from the context, words whichRead More →

33. “Act”, “Omission”. The word “act” denotes as well a series of acts as a single act: the word “omission” denotes as well as series ofRead More →

34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention. When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the commonRead More →

35. When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention. Whenever an act, which is criminalRead More →

36. Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission. Wherever the causing of a certain effect, or an attempt to cause that effect, byRead More →

37. Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence. When an offence is committed by means of several acts, whoever intentionally co- operatesRead More →

38. Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences. Where several persons are engaged or concerned in the commission of a criminalRead More →

39. “Voluntarily”. A person is said to cause an effect “voluntarily” when he causes it by means whereby he intended to cause it, or byRead More →

40. “Offence”. Except in the Chapters and sections mentioned in clauses 2 and 3 of this section, the word “offence” denotes a thing made punishableRead More →