BNS, 2023 Flashcards
(359 cards)
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Title
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Short title, commencement and application
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Definitions
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General explanations
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Punishments
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Commutation of sentence
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Fractions of terms of punishment
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Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
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Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc
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Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
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Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
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Solitary confinement
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Limit of solitary confinement
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Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
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Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
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Act of Judge when acting judicially
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Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court
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Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
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Accident in doing a lawful act
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Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
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Act of a child under seven years of age
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Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding
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Act of a person of unsound mind
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Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
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Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
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Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
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Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit
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Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian
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Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
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Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
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Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
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Communication made in good faith
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Act to which a person is compelled by threats
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Act causing slight harm
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Things done in private defence
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Right of private defence of body and of property
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Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc
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Acts against which there is no right of private defence
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When right of private defence of body extends to causing death
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When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
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Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body
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When right of private defence of property extends to causing death
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When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
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Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property
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Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person
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Abetment of a thing
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Abettor
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Abetment in India of offences outside India
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Abetment outside India for offence in India
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Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment
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Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
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Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
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Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
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Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor
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Abettor present when offence is committed
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Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
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Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment
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Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons
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Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
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Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
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Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
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Criminal conspiracy
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Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment
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Rape
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Punishment for rape
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Punishment for rape in certain cases
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Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
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Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
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Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
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Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc
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Gang rape
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Punishment for repeat offenders
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Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc
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Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission
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Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
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Sexual harassment
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Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe
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Voyeurism
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Stalking
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Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman
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Dowry death
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Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage
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Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
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Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
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Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
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Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
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Cruelty defined
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Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
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Causing miscarriage
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Causing miscarriage without woman's consent
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Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
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Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth
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Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
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Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it
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Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
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Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence
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Procuration of child
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Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person
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Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc
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Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc
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Culpable homicide
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Murder
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Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
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Punishment for murder
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Punishment for murder by life-convict
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Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
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Causing death by negligence
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Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
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Abetment of suicide
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Attempt to murder
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Attempt to commit culpable homicide
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Organised crime
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Petty organised crime
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Terrorist act
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Hurt
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Voluntarily causing hurt
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Grievous hurt
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Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
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Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
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Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
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Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
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Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
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Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation
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Causing hurt by means of poison, etc, with intent to commit an offence
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Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
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Act endangering life or personal safety of others
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Wrongful restraint
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Wrongful confinement
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Force
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Criminal force
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Assault
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Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
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Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
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Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
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Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
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Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person
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Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
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Kidnapping
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Abduction
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Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging
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Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc
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Importation of girl or boy from foreign country
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Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
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Trafficking of person
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Exploitation of a trafficked person
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Habitual dealing in slaves
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Unlawful compulsory labour
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Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India
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Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section
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Collecting arms, etc, with intention of waging war against Government of India
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Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
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Assaulting President, Governor, etc, with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power
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Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
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Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India
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Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India
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Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and
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Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
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Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
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Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
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Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
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Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
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Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
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Abetment of such assault, if assault committed
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Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
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Harbouring deserter
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Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
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Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
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Persons subject to certain Acts
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Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
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Candidate, electoral right defined
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Bribery
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Undue influence at elections
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Personation at elections
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Punishment for bribery
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Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
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False statement in connection with an election
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Illegal payments in connection with an election
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Failure to keep election accounts
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Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes
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Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
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Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
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Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
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Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
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Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
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Using Government stamp known to have been before used
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Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
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Prohibition of fictitious stamps
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Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
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Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
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Unlawful assembly
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Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
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Rioting
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Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed
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Liability of owner, occupier, etc, of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
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Affray
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Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
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Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
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Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration
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Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
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Public servant disobeying direction under law
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Punishment for non-treatment of victim
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Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
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Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
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Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
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Personating a public servant
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Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
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Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
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Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
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Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
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Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,
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Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
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Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
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Furnishing false information
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Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
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Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question
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Refusing to sign statement
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False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
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False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person
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Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant
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Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
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Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
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Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
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Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
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Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
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Threat of injury to public servant
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Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
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Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power
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Giving false evidence
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Fabricating false evidence
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Punishment for false evidence
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Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
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Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
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Threatening any person to give false evidence
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Using evidence known to be false
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Issuing or signing false certificate
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Using as true a certificate known to be false
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False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
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Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
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Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
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Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
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Giving false information respecting an offence committed
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Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
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False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
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Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
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Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
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Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
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Dishonestly making false claim in Court
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Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
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False charge of offence made with intent to injure
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Harbouring offender
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Taking gift, etc, to screen an offender from punishment
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Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
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Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
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Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
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Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
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Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
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Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
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Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc, contrary to law
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Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
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Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend
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Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
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Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
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Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
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Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
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Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for
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Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
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Violation of condition of remission of punishment
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Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
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Personation of assessor
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Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court
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Public nuisance
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Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
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Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
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Disobedience to quarantine rule
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Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
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Sale of noxious food or drink
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Adulteration of drugs
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Sale of adulterated drugs
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Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
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Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
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Making atmosphere noxious to health
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Rash driving or riding on a public way
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Rash navigation of vessel
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Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
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Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
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Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
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Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
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Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
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Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
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Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
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Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc
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Negligent conduct with respect to animal
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Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
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Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
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Sale, etc, of obscene books, etc
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Sale, etc, of obscene objects to child
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Obscene acts and songs
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Keeping lottery office
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Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class
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Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
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Disturbing religious assembly
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Trespassing on burial places, etc
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Uttering words, etc, with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
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Theft
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Snatching
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Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc
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Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
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Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft
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Extortion
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Robbery
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Dacoity
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Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
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Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
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Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc
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Dishonest misappropriation of property
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Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
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Criminal breach of trust
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Stolen property
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Cheating
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Cheating by personation
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Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
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Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
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Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
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Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
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Mischief
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Mischief by killing or maiming animal
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Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc
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Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
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Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
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Criminal trespass and house-trespass
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House-trespass and hous-ebreaking
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Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking
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House-trespass in order to commit offence
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House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
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334
Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
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Making a false document
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336
Forgery
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337
Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
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338
Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
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339
Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
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340
Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
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341
Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc, with intent to commit forgery punishable under section
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342
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material
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343
Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc, of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
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344
Falsification of accounts
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345
Property mark
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Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
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347
Counterfeiting a property mark
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348
Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
350
349
Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
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350
Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
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351
Criminal intimidation
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352
Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace
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353
Statements conducing to public mischief
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354
Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure
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Misconduct in public by a drunken person
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Defamation
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Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
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358
Repeal and savings
