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SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or non-cognizableBailable or non-bailableBy what court triable
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 CHAPTER XVI - OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY

352Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.Imprisonment for 3 months, fine of 500 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableBailable Any Magistrate.
353Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.CognizableDittoDitto
354Assault or use of criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty.DittoDittoDittoDitto
355Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a person, otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation.DittoNon-cognizableDittoDitto
356Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property worn or carried by a person.DittoCognizableDittoDitto
357Assault or use of criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person.Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.DittoDittoDitto
358Assault or use of criminal force on grave and sudden provocation.Simple imprisonment for one month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.Non-cognizableDittoDitto
359Kidnapping Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.CognizableDittoMagistrate of the first class
363 AKidnapping 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.

 

Maiming a minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for purposes of begging.Imprisonment for life and fineDitto Ditto Court of Session.
364Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.Ditto Ditto Ditto
364 AKidnapping for ransom, etcDeath, or imprisonment for life, and fine.Ditto Ditto Ditto
365Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class.
366Kidnapping 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 AProcuration of minor girlDittoDitto Ditto Ditto
366 BImportation of girl from foreign country.DittoDitto Ditto Ditto
367Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.DittoDitto Ditto Ditto
368Concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped person.Punishment for kidnapping or abduction.Ditto Ditto Court by which the kidnapping or abduction is triable.
369Kidnapping or abducting a child with intent to take property from the person of such child.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.DittoDittoMagistrate of the first class.
370Buying or disposing of any person as a slave.

Ditto

Non-cognizableBailableDitto.
371Habitual dealing in slavesImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.CognizableNon-bailableCourt of Session.
372Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.DittoDittoDitto.
373Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposes.

Ditto

DittoDittoDitto.
374Unlawful compulsory labourImprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.DittoBailableAny Magistrate.
376Rape

 

Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session.

 

Intercourse by a man with his wife not being under twelve years of age.Imprisonment for two years or fine or both.Non-cognizableBailableDitto.
376 AIntercourse by a man with his wife during separation.Imprisonment for two years and fine.DittoDittoDitto
376 BIntercourse 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-bailableDitto.
376 CIntercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc.DittoDittoDittoDitto
376 DIntercourse by manager, etc., of a hospital with any woman in that hospital.DittoDittoDittoDitto
377Unnatural offencesDittoDittoDittoAny Magistrate

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