The Penal Law of India

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Indian_judiciary
gptkbp:amendedBy various Acts of Indian Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:India
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
gptkbp:basisFor criminal law in India
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Act_No._45_of_1860
gptkbp:contains gptkb:conspiracy
punishments for crimes
definitions of crimes
abetment
offenses relating to public health, safety, decency, and morals
general exceptions
offenses by or relating to public servants
offenses relating to coins and government stamps
offenses relating to elections
offenses relating to weights and measures
gptkbp:covers defamation
criminal intimidation
offenses against the state
offenses against property
offenses relating to marriage
offenses relating to religion
attempt to commit offenses
offenses affecting the human body
offenses against public tranquility
offenses relating to documents and property marks
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1860
gptkbp:draftedBy First Law Commission of India
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:British_colonial_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Penal Law of India
gptkbp:influenced criminal codes of Bangladesh
criminal codes of Myanmar
criminal codes of Pakistan
criminal codes of Sri Lanka
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_Penal_Code
gptkb:Napoleonic_Code
English law
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notAppliesIn gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir_(before_2019)
gptkbp:purpose define crimes and prescribe punishments
gptkbp:referredAs gptkb:IPC
gptkbp:refersTo gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Code_of_Criminal_Procedure
gptkb:Indian_Evidence_Act
gptkbp:section 511
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Hari_Singh_Gour
gptkb:Dr._Harisingh_Gour
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7