⚖️
ACT NO. XLV OF 1860Year 18606th October, 1860

The Penal Code,

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for Bangladesh; It is enacted as follows:-

25Chapters
582Sections
✦
I
Chapter I

INTRODUCTION

5
✪1
Title and extent of operation of the Code
✪2
Punishment of offences committed within Bangladesh
✪3
Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Bangladesh
✪4
Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
✪5
Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
II
Chapter II

GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

50
✪6
Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions
✪7
Sense of expression once explained
✪8
Gender
✪9
Number
✪10
“Man” “Woman”
✪11
“Person”
✪12
“Public”
✪13
[Omitted]
✪14
“Servant of the State”
✪15
[Repealed]
✪16
[Repealed]
✪17
“Government”
✪18
[Repealed]
✪19
“Judge”
✪20
“Court of justice”
✪21
“Public servant”
✪22
“Moveable property”
✪23
“Wrongful gain”
✪25
“Wrongful loss”
✪26
Losing wrongfully.
✪24
“Dishonestly”
✪25
“Fraudulently"
✪26
“Reason to believe”
✪27
Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant.
✪28
“Counterfeit”
✪29
“Document”
✪30
“Valuable security”
✪31
“A will”
✪32
Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
✪33
“Act” “Omission”
✪34
Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
✪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
Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences
✪39
“Voluntarily”
✪40
“Offence”
✪41
“Special law”
✪42
“Local law”
✪43
“Illegal” “Legally bound to do”
✪44
“Injury”
✪45
“Life”
✪46
“Death”
✪47
“Animal”
✪48
“Vessel”
✪49
“Year” “Month”
✪50
“Section”
✪51
“Oath”
✪52
“Good faith”
✪56
“Harbour”
III
Chapter III

OF PUNISHMENTS

25
✪53
Punishments
✪58
Construction of reference to transportation
✪54
Commutation of sentence of death
✪55
Commutation of sentence of 19[ imprisonment ] for life
✪61
Saving for President’s prerogative
✪56
[Repealed]
✪57
Fractions of terms of punishment
✪58
[Omitted]
✪59
[Omitted]
✪60
Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment, wholly or partly rigorous or simple
✪61
[Repealed]
✪62
[Repealed]
✪63
Amount of fine
✪64
Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
✪65
Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
✪66
Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
✪67
Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
✪68
Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
✪69
Termination of imprisonment on payment of propor-tional part of fine
✪70
Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment Death not to discharge property from liability
✪71
Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
✪72
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
✪73
Solitary confinement
✪74
Limit of solitary confinement
✪75
Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
IV
Chapter IV

GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

34
✪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 Court
✪79
Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
✪80
Accident in doing a lawful act
✪81
Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent and to prevent other harm
✪82
Act of a child under nine years of age
✪83
Act of a child above nine and under twelve of immature understanding
✪84
Act of a person of unsound mind
✪85
Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
✪86
Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
✪87
87. Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
✪88
88. Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit
✪89
Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian
✪90
Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
✪97
Consent of insane person
✪98
Consent of child
✪91
Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
✪92
Act done in good faith for 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
Things done in private defence
✪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, etc.
✪99
Acts against which there is no right private defence
✪108
Extent to which the right may be exercised
✪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 deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person
V
Chapter V

OF ABETMENT

19
✪107
Abetment of a thing
✪117
Abetment in Bangladesh, of offences outside it
✪108
Abettor
✪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 person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
✪111
Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
✪112
Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
✪113
Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor
✪114
Abettor present when offence is committed
✪115
Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life- if offence be not committed; if act causing harm be done in consequence
✪116
Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment- if offence be not committed; if abettor or person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent offence
✪117
Abetting commission of offence by the public, or by more than ten persons
✪118
Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life- if offence be committed; if offence be not committed
✪119
Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent-
✪130
if offence be committed;
✪131
if offence be punishable with death, etc;
✪132
if offence be not committed
✪120
Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
✪134
if offence be committed; if offence be not committed
VI
35Chapter VA

CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY

2
✪120B
Punishment of criminal conspiracy
✪120A
Definition of criminal conspiracy.
VII
Chapter VI

OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

13
✪121
Waging or attempting to wage war, or abeting waging of war, against Bangladesh
✪138
Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121.
✪122
Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Bangladesh
✪123
Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
✪141
Condemnation of the creation of the State, and advocacy of abolition of its sovereignty
✪124
Assaulting President, The Government, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power
✪143
Sedition
✪125
Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with Bangladesh
✪126
Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with Bangladesh
✪127
Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126
✪128
Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
✪129
Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
✪130
Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
VIII
Chapter VII

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE

11
✪131
Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
✪132
Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
✪133
Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
✪134
Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
✪135
Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
✪136
Harbouring deserter
✪137
Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
✪138
Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
✪138A
[Repealed]
✪139
Persons subject to certain acts
✪140
Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
IX
Chapter VIII

OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILITY

22
✪141
Unlawful assembly
✪142
Being member of unlawful assembly
✪143
Punishment
✪144
Joining unlawful assembly, armed with deadly weapon
✪145
Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanding to disperse
✪146
Rioting
✪147
Punishment for rioting
✪148
Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
✪149
Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
✪150
Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
✪151
Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse
✪152
Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
✪153
Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot- if rioting be committed; if not committed
✪174
Promoting enmity between classes
✪175
Inducing students, etc. to take part in political activity
✪154
Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
✪155
Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
✪156
Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit 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
Affray
✪160
Punishment for committing affray
X
Chapter IX

OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS

13
✪161
Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official ac
✪162
Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant
✪163
Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant
✪164
Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 162 or 163
✪187
Punishment for abetment of offences defined in sections 161 and 165
✪188
Certain abettors excepted
✪165
Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration, from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant
✪166
Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
✪167
Public servant framing an incorrect document 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
XI
61Chapter IXA

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS

9
✪171A
“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined
✪171D
Personation at elections
✪171E
Punishment of bribery
✪171B
Bribery
✪171C
Undue influence at elections
✪171F
Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
✪171G
False statement in connection with an election
✪171H
Illegal payments in connection with an election
✪204
Failure to keep election accounts
XII
Chapter X

OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

19
✪172
Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
✪173
Preventing service of summons or other proceeding or preventing publication thereof
✪174
Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
✪175
Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
✪176
Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
✪177
Furnishing false information
✪178
Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
✪179
Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question
✪180
Refusing to sign statement
✪181
False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation
✪182
False information with intent to cause 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 public servant
✪185
Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
✪186
Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
✪187
Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
✪188
Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
✪189
Threat of injury to public servant
✪190
Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
XIII
Chapter XI

OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

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✪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 capital offence; if innocent person be thereby convicted and executed
✪195
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
✪196
Using evidence known to be false
✪197
Issuing or signing false certificate
✪198
Using as true a certificate known to be false
✪199
False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
✪200
Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
✪201
Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender- if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life; if punishable with less than ten years’ imprisonment
✪202
Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
✪203
Giving false information respecting an offence committed
✪204
Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
✪205
False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
✪206
Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
✪207
Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
✪208
Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
✪209
Dishonestly making false claim in Court
✪210
Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
✪211
False charge of offence made with intent to injure
✪212
Harbouring offender if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
✪213
Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment- if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
✪214
Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender- if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
✪215
Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
✪216B
[Omitted]
✪216
Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered- if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
✪216A
Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
✪217
Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
✪218
Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
✪219
Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
✪220
Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
✪221
Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
✪222
Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
✪223
Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
✪224
Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
✪225B
Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue, in cases not otherwise provided for
✪225
Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
✪262
Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for
✪226
[Omitted]
✪227
Violation of condition of remission of punishment
✪228
Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
✪229
Personation of a juror or assessor
XIV
Chapter XII

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

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✪230
“Coin” defined Bangladesh coin
✪231
Counterfeiting coin
✪232
Counterfeiting Bangladesh coin
✪233
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
✪234
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Bangladesh coin
✪235
Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin; if Bangladesh coin
✪236
Abetting in Bangladesh the counterfeiting out of Bangladesh of coin
✪237
Import or export of counterfeit coin
✪238
Import or export of counterfeits of Bangladesh coin
✪239
Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
✪240
Delivery of Bangladesh coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
✪241
Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
✪242
Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
✪243
Possession of Bangladesh coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
✪244
Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
✪245
Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
✪246
Fraudulently or dishonesty diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
✪247
Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Bangladesh coin
✪248
Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
✪249
Altering appearance of Bangladesh coin, with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
✪250
Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
✪251
Delivery of Bangladesh coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
✪252
Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
✪253
Possession of Bangladesh coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
✪254
Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
✪255
Counterfeiting Government stamp
✪256
Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp
✪257
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
✪258
Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
✪259
Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
✪260
Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit
✪261
Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
✪262
Using Government stamp known to have been before used
✪263
Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
✪301
Prohibition of fictitious stamps
XV
Chapter XIII

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

4
✪264
Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
✪265
Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
✪266
Being in possession of false weight or measure
✪267
Making or selling false weight or measure
XVI
Chapter XIV

OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS

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✪268
Public nuisance
✪269
Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
✪270
Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
✪271
Disobedience to quarantine rule
✪272
Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
✪273
Sale of noxious food or drink
✪274
Adulteration of drugs
✪275
Sale of adulterated drugs
✪276
Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
✪277
Fouling water or public spring or reservoir
✪278
Making atmosphere noxious to health
✪279
Rash driving or riding on a public way
✪280
Rash navigation of vessel
✪281
Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
✪282
Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or over-loaded vessel
✪283
Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
✪284
Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
✪285
Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
✪286
Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
✪287
Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
✪288
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
✪289
Negligent conduct with respect to animal
✪290
Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
✪291
Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
✪292
Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
✪293
Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person
✪294
Obscene acts and songs
✪333
Keeping lottery-office
✪334
Offering of prize in connection with trade, etc.
XVII
Chapter XV

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION

5
✪295
Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class
✪336
Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
✪296
Disturbing religious assembly
✪297
Trespassing on burial places, etc.
✪298
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings
XVIII
Chapter XVI

OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY

88
✪299
Culpable homicide
✪300
Murder
✪342
When culpable homicide is not murder
✪301
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
✪302
Punishment for murder
✪303
Punishment for murder by life-convict
✪346
Causing death by negligence
✪347
Causing death by rash driving or riding on a public way
✪304
Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
✪305
Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
✪306
Abetment of suicide
✪307
Attempt to murder Attempts by life-convicts
✪308
Attempt to commit culpable homicide
✪309
Attempt to commit suicide
✪310
Thug
✪311
Punishment
✪312
Causing miscarriage
✪313
Causing miscarriage without women's consent
✪314
Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
✪359
If act done without women's consent
✪315
Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
✪316
Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
✪317
Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve 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
✪372
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt in respect of both eyes, hand or face by means of corrosive substance, etc.
✪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
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
✪336
Act endangering life or personal safety to others
✪337
Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
✪338
Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
✪385
Causing grievous hurt by rush driving or riding on a public way
✪339
Wrongful restraint
✪340
Wrongful confinement
✪341
Punishment for wrongful restraint
✪342
Punishment for wrongful confinement
✪343
Wrongful confinement for three or more days
✪344
Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
✪345
Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
✪346
Wrongful confinement in secret
✪347
Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act
✪348
Wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel restoration of property
✪349
Force
✪350
Criminal force
✪351
Assault
✪352
Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
✪353
Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
✪354
Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outage her modesty
✪355
Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
✪356
Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
✪357
Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
✪358
Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
✪359
Kidnapping
✪360
Kidnapping from Bangladesh, etc.
✪361
Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
✪362
Abduction
✪363
Punishment for kidnapping
✪411
Kidnapping or abducting a person under the age of ten
✪364
Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
✪365
Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
✪366
Kidnapping or abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
✪415
Procuration of minor girl
✪366B
Importation of girl from foreign country
✪367
Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.
✪368
Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
✪369
Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
✪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.
✪374
Unlawful compulsory labour
✪375
Rape
✪376
Punishment for rape
✪377
Unnatural offences
XIX
Chapter XVII

OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

89
✪378
Theft
✪379
Punishment for theft
✪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, hurt or restraint, in order to the committing of the theft
✪383
Extortion
✪384
Punishment for extortion
✪385
Putting person in fear of injury 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
✪441
When theft is robbery
✪442
When extortion is robbery
✪391
Dacoity
✪392
Punishment for robbery
✪393
Attempt to commit robbery
✪394
Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
✪395
Punishment for dacoity
✪396
Dacoity with murder
✪397
Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
✪398
Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
✪399
Making preparation to commit dacoity
✪400
Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
✪401
Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
✪402
Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
✪403
Dishonestly misappropriation of property
✪404
Dishonestly misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
✪405
Criminal breach of trust
✪406
Punishment for 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 dacoity
✪413
Habitually dealing in stolen property
✪414
Assisting in concealment of stolen property
✪415
Cheating
✪416
Cheating by personation
✪417
Punishment for cheating
✪418
Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
✪419
Punishment for cheating by personation
✪420
Cheating and dishonestly inducing deliver of property
✪421
Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
✪422
Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
✪423
Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
✪424
Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
✪425
Mischief
✪426
Punishment for mischief
✪427
Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty taka
✪428
Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten taka
✪429
Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty taka
✪430
Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
✪431
Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
✪432
Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
✪433
Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
✪434
Mischief of destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority
✪435
Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten taka
✪436
Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.
✪437
Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
✪438
Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or 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 offence punishable with death
✪450
House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
✪451
House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
✪452
House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
✪453
Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
✪454
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
✪455
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
✪456
Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
✪457
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
✪458
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night, after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
✪459
Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
✪460
All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them
✪461
Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
✪462
Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
✪462A
Penalty for negligent conduct of bank officers and employees
✪462B
Penalty for defrauding banking company
XX
Chapter XVIII

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO TRADE OR PROPERTY MARKS

33
✪463
Forgery
✪464
Making a false document
✪465
Punishment for forgery
✪466
Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
✪467
Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
✪468
Forgery for purpose of cheating
✪469
Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
✪470
Forged document
✪471
Using as genuine a forged document
✪472
Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467
✪473
Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise
✪474
Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
✪475
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
✪476
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
✪477
Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
✪532
Falsification of accounts
✪478
Trade mark
✪479
Property mark
✪480
Using a false trade mark
✪481
Using a false property mark
✪482
Punishment for using a false trade mark or property mark
✪483
Counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark used by another
✪484
Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
✪485
Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark
✪486
Selling goods marked with a counterfeit trade mark or property mark
✪487
Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
✪488
Punishment for making use of any such false mark
✪489
Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
✪545
Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
✪489B
Using as genuine a forged document
✪489C
Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
✪489D
Making or possessing instrument or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
✪549
Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
XXI
Chapter XIX

OF THE CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE

3
✪490
[Repealed]
✪491
Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
✪492
[Repealed]
XXII
Chapter XX

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE

6
✪493
Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
✪494
Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
✪495
Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
✪496
Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
✪497
Adultery
✪498
Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
XXIII
Chapter XXI

OF DEFAMATION

14
✪559
Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published
✪499
Defamation
✪561
Public conduct of public servants
✪562
Conduct of any person touching any public question
✪563
Publication of reports of proceedings of Courts
✪564
Accusation preferred in good faith to authorized person
✪565
Caution intended for good of person to whom conveyed or for public good
✪566
Merits of case decided in Court, or conduct of witnesses and others concerned
✪567
Merits of public performance
✪568
Censure passed in good faith by person having lawful authority over another
✪569
Imputation made in good faith by person for protection of his or other’s interests
✪500
Punishment for defamation
✪501
Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory
✪502
Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter
XXIV
Chapter XXII

153OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, PREJUDICIAL ACT AND ANNOYANCE

10
✪503
Criminal intimidation
✪504
Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
✪505
Statements conducing to public mischief
✪576
Prejudicial act by words, etc.
✪506
Punishment for criminal intimidation
✪578
✪507
Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
✪508
Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure
✪509
Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
✪510
Misconduct in public by a drunken person
XXV
Chapter XXIII

OF ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES

1
✪511
Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment