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IPC Chapter XVISection 360

Section360

Kidnapping from India

Whoever conveys any person beyond the limits of India without the consent of that person, or of some person legally authorized to consent on behalf of that person, is said to kidnap that person from India.

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Chapter XVI

Of Offences Affecting Life

In this chapter

299Culpable homicide
300Murder
301Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
302Punishment for murder

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303

Punishment for murder by life-convict

304Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

304ACausing death by negligence

304BDowry death

305Abetment of suicide of child or insane person

306Abetment of suicide

307Attempt to murder

308Attempt to commit culpable homicide

309Attempt to commit suicide

312Causing miscarraige

313Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent

314Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage

315Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth

316Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide-

317Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it

318Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

320Grievous hurt

321Voluntarily causing hurt

322Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

323Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt

324Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means

325Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

326Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

326AVoluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc. 1

326BVoluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid, etc. 1

327Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

328Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit and offence

329Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

330Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property

331Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

332Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty

333Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

334Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation

335Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation

336Act endangering life or personal safety of others

337Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

338Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

339Wrongful restraint

340Wrongful confinement

341Punishment for wrongful restraint

342Punishment for wrongful confinement

343Wrongful confinement for three or more days

344Wrongful confinement for ten or more days

345Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued

346Wrongful confinement in secret

347Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

348Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property

350Criminal force

352Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation

353Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

354Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty

354ASexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment 1

354BAssault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe 1

354CVoyeurism 1

355Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation

356Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

357Assault or criminal force in attempting wrongfully to confine a person

358Assault or criminal force on grave provocation

360Kidnapping from India

361Kidnapping from lawful guardianship

363Punishment for kidnapping

363AKidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging

364Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder

364AKidnapping for ransom, etc

365Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person

366Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc

366AProcreation of minor girl

366BImportation of girl from foreign country

367Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc

368Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person

369Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person

370Trafficking of person 1

370AExploitation of a trafficked person 1

371Habitual dealing in slaves

372Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc

373Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc

374Unlawful compulsory labour

376Punishment for rape 1

376APunishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age 2

376BSexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation

376CSexual intercourse by person in authority 1

376DPunishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age 2

376EPunishment for repeat offenders 1

377Unnatural offences