Indian Penal Code, 1860 [A10-01N]

As at 7 September 2026. Repealed on 1 July 2024 by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [A10-2E3].

Dates: made 6 October 1860; in force 1 January 1862; ceased 1 July 2024. Gazette: none recorded. Band A.

Cite: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860) [A10-01N]. Machine: A10-01N.

Sections (2)

Section 21. Public servant [S10-06E]

Section 52. Good faith [S10-07C]

Made under

No recital of a power is printed.

Acts on (0)

none

Acted on by (3)

Cites: Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 [A10-24Q].

Repeals: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [A10-2E3], 1 July 2024.

Cites: Section 2, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 [S10-2ZH], 9 September 1988.

Not held (1)

"section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956"