Erstwhile Indian Penal Code (Law of Crimes)

Crimes Notes

Meaning: refers to an act or omission which is violates the law and therefore is punishable by the state. Such as act or omission is called an offense or crime.
Involvement of state: it is considered as an offence against the society as a whole even if the victim is an individual or a group of individuals.
Purpose: its purpose is to maintain law and order, societal peace and protect individuals and property against harm
Applicability of IPC

Sec 2 Punishment of offences committed within India
Sec 3 Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India
Sec 4 Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

Chapter 6 Offences against the state
Chap 7 Offences relating to navy, army, and air force
Chap 8 Offences against public tranquility
Chapter 9 Offences relating to or by public servants
Chapter 9A offences relating to elections
chap 10 of contempt of lawful authority of public servants
chap 11 of false evidence and offences against public justice
chapter 12 offences relating to coin and government stamps
chap 13 offences relating to weights and measures
chap 14 offences affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals
chap 15 offences relating to religion
Chap 16 of offences affecting the human body
Chap 17 of offences against property
Chap 18 offences relating to property and document marks
chap 19 offences relating to criminal breach of trust
chap 20 of offences relating to marriage
chap 21 of defamation
chap 22 criminal intimidation, insult, and annoyance