IPC Sections Flashcards
What does IPC stand for and when was it implemented?
IPC stands for Indian Penal Code, implemented in 1860. It defines crimes and their punishments, with a total of 511 sections.
What is the minimum age of criminal responsibility under 82 IPC?
A child below 7 years of age is not punishable or liable for any crime. The minimum age of criminal responsibility is 7 years.
What is the minimum age of criminal responsibility under the Railway Act?
The minimum age of criminal responsibility under the Railway Act is 5 years.
What is the minimum age of full criminal responsibility?
Above 18 years.
What does 84 IPC state about criminal responsibility?
Insane persons with an unsound mind are not responsible or liable for crimes.
What does 86 IPC state about voluntary intoxication?
A person committing a crime under voluntary intoxication is responsible or liable for the crime.
What is the age requirement under 87 IPC for consent?
The age requirement is above 18 years. It states that acts not intended to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent, are permissible.
What does 83 IPC state about children aged 7-12 years?
A child aged 7-12 years can be punishable or liable for crimes depending on mental maturity, which is determined by a court of law.
What does 85 IPC state about involuntary intoxication?
A person committing a crime under involuntary intoxication is not responsible or liable for the crime.
What does 88 IPC state about consent in good faith?
Acts not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for a person’s benefit, are allowed.
Give two examples of consent under 87 IPC.
- Two people playing with a sword by mutual consent without intending to cause death or grievous hurt.
- Paragliding done with one’s own consent.
At what age can a person give valid consent for surgery?
After or at 18 years of age.
Under 90 IPC, when is consent not valid?
Consent is not valid in the following cases:
* A child under 12 years of age.
* Insane persons.
* Intoxicated individuals.
* Under threat or fear.
What does 89 IPC state about the benefit of a child or insane person?
An act done in good faith for the benefit of a child or insane person, with the guardian’s consent, is allowed.
What does 92 IPC allow in life-threatening emergencies?
In life-threatening situations, consent is not needed for treatment.
What is 174 IPC about?
It prescribes punishment for not attending a summon.
What is the punishment under 178 IPC?
Punishment for refusing to take an oath.
What does 193 IPC state?
It prescribes a 7-year punishment for producing false or fabricated evidence.
What is 197 IPC about?
It prescribes punishment for issuing a false certificate.
What does 201 IPC define? Give examples.
It prescribes punishment for the disappearance of evidence.
Examples:
* Removing blood stains from a crime scene.
* Not sending viscera for toxicological analysis.
* Embalming a body before a postmortem.
Differentiate 191 IPC and 192 IPC.
- 191 IPC: Producing false evidence (Perjury).
- 192 IPC: Fabrication of evidence.
What is 203 IPC about?
Furnishing false information.
What does 202 IPC state?
Intentionally omitting information, even when legally bound to inform, is punishable.
What is the punishment under 198 IPC?
Punishment for using a false certificate.