Classification of Offences
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| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable or non-cognizable | Bailable or non-bailable | By what court triable |
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CHAPTER XVI - OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY | |||||
| 352 | Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation. | Imprisonment for 3 months, fine of 500 rupees, or both. | Non-cognizable | Bailable | Any Magistrate. |
| 353 | Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty. | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Cognizable | Ditto | Ditto |
| 354 | Assault or use of criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 355 | Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation. | Ditto | Non-cognizable | Ditto | Ditto |
| 356 | Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property worn or carried by a person. | Ditto | Cognizable | Ditto | Ditto |
| 357 | Assault or use of criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person. | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 358 | Assault or use of criminal force on grave and sudden provocation. | Simple imprisonment for one month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both. | Non-cognizable | Ditto | Ditto |
| 359 | Kidnapping | Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. | Cognizable | Ditto | Magistrate of the first class |
| 363 A | Kidnapping or obtaining the custody of a minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for purposes of begging.
| Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
| Cognizable
| Non-bailable
| Magistrate of the first class.
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| Maiming a minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for purposes of begging. | Imprisonment for life and fine | Ditto | Ditto | Court of Session. | |
| 364 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder. | Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 364 A | Kidnapping for ransom, etc | Death, or imprisonment for life, and fine. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 365 | Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person. | Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. | Ditto | Ditto | Magistrate of the first class. |
| 366 | Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement, etc. | Imprisonment for 10 years fine. | Ditto | Ditto | Court of Session. |
| 366 A | Procuration of minor girl | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 366 B | Importation of girl from foreign country. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 367 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 368 | Concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped person. | Punishment for kidnapping or abduction. | Ditto | Ditto | Court by which the kidnapping or abduction is triable. |
| 369 | Kidnapping or abducting a child with intent to take property from the person of such child. | Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. | Ditto | Ditto | Magistrate of the first class. |
| 370 | Buying or disposing of any person as a slave. | Ditto | Non-cognizable | Bailable | Ditto. |
| 371 | Habitual dealing in slaves | Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. | Cognizable | Non-bailable | Court of Session. |
| 372 | Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. | Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 373 | Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposes. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 374 | Unlawful compulsory labour | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Bailable | Any Magistrate. |
| 376 | Rape
| Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years and fine.
| Cognizable
| Non-bailable
| Court of Session.
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| Intercourse by a man with his wife not being under twelve years of age. | Imprisonment for two years or fine or both. | Non-cognizable | Bailable | Ditto. | |
| 376 A | Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation. | Imprisonment for two years and fine. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 376 B | Intercourse by public servant with woman in his custody. | Imprisonment for five years and fine. | Cognizable (but no arrest shall be made without a warrant or without an order of a Magistrate). | Non-bailable | Ditto. |
| 376 C | Intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 376 D | Intercourse by manager, etc., of a hospital with any woman in that hospital. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 377 | Unnatural offences | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Any Magistrate |
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