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The Penal Code: A Schematic Design & Discussion
Submitted to:-
Dr. Jamila A. Chowdhury
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Law, University of Dhaka
Submitted by:-
1. Zubaer Rashid (93) 2. Tamanna (96) 3. Taizul (97) 4. Moniruzzaman (98) 5. Joydev Basunia (99) 6. Abdullah Al Sadik (100) 7. Md. Tofayal Ahmad (101) 8. Shahed Khan (102) 9. Nazmul Ahsan (103) 10. Aminul Islam (104)
Submission Date: 03-10-2013
Penal Code: Schematic Design & Discussion
The Penal Code, 1860 came into force in 1st of January, 1862. It has 511 sections. We may break them down into 2 main parts of which the first part deals with the
General Provisions and the other deals with the Specific Offences. A tree is going to be shown form which we may get the breif outline of the whole Penal Code.
The Penal Code
General Provisions Specific Provisions
1. State 2.Forces
F. Offence relating to Personation
H. Preparation
A. Offences relating to State
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A. Jurisdiction
B. Offences relating to Common Weal
C. Offences relating to Human Body
D. Offences relating to Property
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E. Offences relating to Reputation
B. General Explanation
C. Punishment
D. General Exceptions
E. Abetment
F. Conspiracy Jurisdiction
G. Attempts
A. Offences relating to State
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2. Extortion
D. Offences relating to Property
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C. Offences relating to Human Body
2.Murder
3.Suicide
4. Thug
4. Causing miscarriage
6. Injuries to unborn child 7. Esposure of infants
8. Concealment of birth
9. Wrongful restraint
1.Homicide
10. Hurt
1. Theft
3. Robbery
4. Dacoity
5. Criminal misappro-priation
6. Criminal breach of
trust
7. Receiving stolen property
8. Cheating
B. Offences relating to Common Weal
1. Public Tranquility
2. Public Servants
3. Public Justice
5. Public Health
4.Weights
& measures
6.Public safety & convenie
nce
7. Public morality & decency
8. Election
10.Religion
9. Coin
& Stamp
s
11. Contracts of service
12.Marriage
Now, we are going to show these provisions and offences separately in table. Below every table we have given related Special laws, leading cases and recent case laws
with related section.
2. Intimidation, insult & annoyance
1. Defamation
11. Wrongful
confinement
12. Criminal force & Assault
13.kidnapping
14. Abduction
15. Slavery
16. Selling or buying minor for prostitution
17. Unlawful labour
18. Rape
19. Unnatural offence
10. Mischief
9. Fraudulent deeds & disposition of property
11. Criminal trespass
12. Documents
13.Trade, property & other marks
14 Currency & bank notes
E. Offences relating to Reputation
General Provisions:
Operational Jurisdiction of this Code
Sl no: Name Related Section/s
1. Intra-teritorial 1, 2
2. Extra-teritorial 3, 4
Case laws related to the Section-01:
Abdul Haque vs. State, 1994 BLD 204
Case laws related to the Section-02:
Iftekhar Hasan vs. State, 59 DLR (AD) (2007) 36
Case laws related to the Section-04:
Bangladesh Vichien Chaipon vs. Bangladesh, 34 DLR 315
Bangladesh vs. Shobnom, 32 DLR 194
General Explanation of the terms of the Code
Sl no: Name Related Section/s
1. Person 11
2. Judge 19
3. Public Servant 21
4. Wrongful Loss; wrongful gain 23
5. Dishonesty 24
6. Fradulently 25
7. Reason to Believe 26
8. Counterfeit 28
9. Document 29
10. Act, Omission 33
12. Joint Liabilities in a Crime 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
13. Fradulently 39
14. Offence 40
15. Special law 41
16. Injury 42
17. Oath 51
18. Good Faith 52
19. Harbour 52A
Case laws related to the Section-21:
State vs. Ali Akhter, 18 DLR 684
Case laws related to the Section-25:
Salema Khatun vs. Hemangini Ghose, 30 DLR 99
Case laws related to the Section-28:
Yunus Ali vs. State, 61 DLR (2009) HCD 793
Case laws related to the Section-34:
Abdur Rahim vs. State, 29 DLR (SC) 246 Fazar vs. Crown, 4 DLR 99 Abu Syed vs. State, 38 DLR 17 Belal Ahmed vs. State, 40 DLR (1988) 154
Provisions relating to Punishment
Sl no: Name Types Related Section/s
1.
Forms of Punishment
Death 53
Transportation (omitted by Criminal Law (Extinction of Discriminatory Privileges) Act,
1949 (Act No. II of 1950)
Imprisonment 53
Forfeiture of Property 53
Fine 53
2. Rules regarding
Assessment
71, 72, 75
3. Offences punished with Death Penalty
Mandatory
Murder by life convict 303
Attempt to murder by convict imprisoned for life
307
Not mandatory
Giving or Fabricating false evidence upon which an Innocent people suffers
deah
194
Abetting Mutiny actually committed
132
Murder 302
Waging war against Bangladesh
121
Abetment of Suicide of Child or Insane person
305
Attempt to murder by life convict
307
Cont.
Kidnapping and murder 364A
Dacoity with murder 396
4. Offences punished with Imprisonment
Rigorous imprisonment without alternative of simple imprisonment
194, 449
Imprisonment in default of
fine
Nature of fine 64, 66
Punishable with imprisonment and fine
65
Punishable with fine 67
Termination of
imprisonment
Full paid fine 68
Proportional part of fine
69
Fine liveable within six years or during
imprisonment death
70
Maximum term 20 years 55
Minimum term 24 hours 510
5. Solitary Confinement
Definition clause 73
6. Offences punished with
Life Imprisonment
Certain offences under chapter XII or chapter XVII after previous conviction
75
Waging or attempting to wage war against Bangladesh
121
Conspiracy to commit sec.121 121A
Collecting arms etc. with the intention of waging against Bangladesh
122
Sedition 124A
Cont.
Waging war against Asiatic power within Bangladesh
125
Voluntarily allowing prisoner a state of war escape
128
Aiding escape or harbouring prisoner 130
Abetment of munity ,if munity is committed 132
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital
offence, if innocent person be convicted
194
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence
punishable with imprisonment
195
Intentional omission to apprehend to public servant bound to commit lawfully
222
Obstruction to lawfully apprehension of another person
225
Import or export of counterfeits Bangladesh coin
238
Counterfeiting of government stamp 255
Murder 302
Culpable homicide not amounting murder 304
Attempt to murder by life convicts 307
Causing miscarriage without woman`s consent
313
Death caused by miscarriage without woman`s consent
314
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by deadly weapon
326
Cont.
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property
329
Kidnapping and abduction in order to murder 364
Habitual dealing in slaves 371
rape 376
Unnatural offence 377
Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or life
imprisonment
388
fear accusation of offence ,in order to commit extortion
389
Dacoity 395
Dacoity with murder 396
A gang of dacoits 400
Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by merchant ,banker or agent
409
Dishonesty receiving property stolen in commission of a dacoity
412
Habitual dealing stolen property 413
Mischief by fire or explosive substance to destroy house
436
Mischief in described sec.437 committed by fire or explosive substance
438
Cont.
House trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
449
Grievous hurt caused while committing lurking house trespass or house breaking
459
Lurking house trespass or house breaking by night punishable with death or grievous hurt
460
Forgery of valuable security ,will 467
Making or possessing counterfeit seal with intent to commit forgery under sec. 467
472
Possession of document described in sec.465 or 467 intent to forgery as use it genuine
474
Counterfeiting device or mark or possessing counterfeit marked material
475
Fraudulent cancellation destruction etc will ,authority of adopt or valuable security
477
Counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes 489A
Using as genuine forged or counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes
489B
7. Offences punished with
Fine Fixed
137, 154, 171H, 171-I, 278, 283,
290
Not fixed 155, 156, 171G,
Case laws related to the Section-54
Lt. Colonel G. L. Bhattacharyya vs. State, 16 DLR 442
Case laws related to the Section-57:
Farid Ali vs. State, 4 BLC 27 Md. Hossain vs. State, 20 DLR 25
Case laws related to the Section-63:
Abdul Halim vs. Sheikh Mofi Miya, 12 DLR 370 Abdul Hakim vs. Crown, 6 DLR 488
Case laws related to the Section-67:
Nijamuddin vs. State, 26 DLR 350
Case laws related to the Section-70:
Daktar Ali vs. Sukuram Das, 6 DLR 29
Case laws related to the Section-71:
Fazlul Haque vs. State, 11 DLR 316 M. F. N. Rewal vs. State, 4 DLR 569
Provisions relating to Exception of Criminal Liability
Sl no: Name Types Related
Section/s
1. Private Defence
Definition clause 96
Of Body
Definition clause 97
Against act of unsound 98
Commencement & continuance
102
Extent and no right to private defence
99
Right extend to cause death
100
Right extend to cause other harm
101
Assault against innocent person
106
Commencement & continuance
105
Extent and no right to private defence
99
Of property
Right extend to cause death
103
Right extend to cause other harm
104
Commencement & continuance
105
2. Act of Incapable Person
Child under 9 years old 82
Child above 9 and under 12 years old 83
Unsound person 84
Incapable because of intoxication 85
Offence, done by intoxicated one, needs particular intent or knowledge
86
3. Act done by consent
Act not intended, not known to cause death or grievous hurt
87
Act done in good faith not intended to cause death
88
Act done in good faith for benefit of child, insane; consent by Guardian
89
Consent given by child or insane person under fear or misconception
90
4. Act done in good faith
For benefit of the person with consent
88, 89
For benefit of the person without consent
92
For communication
5. Person act under law
Bound by law 76
Justified by law 79
6. Absence of Criminal Intention
To prevent greater harm 81
7. Act by Judiciary By Judges 77
By Judicial Officers 78
8. Accident Lawful act 80
9. Exclusion of offence
Of independent nature of offence 91
10. Act done under threat
94
11. Act causing slight harm
95
Case laws related to the Section-76:
Satter vs. State, 5 DLR 184 Jahir vs. State, 13 DLR 857
Case laws related to the Section-82:
Md. Rahamatullah vs. State, 59 DLR 520
Case laws related to the Section-83:
State vs. Md. Roushan Mondal, 59 DLR 72 BLAST vs. Bangladesh & Others, 57 DLR 11
Case laws related to the Section-:84
State vs. Nazmul Islam, 57 DLR 289 Nikhil Chandra vs. State, 54 DLR 148 State vs. Abdus Samad, 54 DLR 590
Case laws related to the Section-100:
Hasan Rony vs. State, 56 DLR 580
Provisions relating to Abetment
Sl no: Name Type Related
Section/s
1. Abetment Definition 107
Abettor 108
Extra-territorial jurisdiction 108A
Individual abetment
Act committed
Same intention 109,114
Different intention
consequence 113
effect 111
110
Act not committed
Offence punishable with death 115
Offence punishable with imprisonment
116
Concealment &
representation
By Public Servant 119
By General People 118
Collective offence exceeding 10 person 117
Case laws related to the Section-109:
State vs. Ershad Ali Shikdar & others, 56 DLR 305 Islami Bank vs. Md. Habib & others, 55 DLR (AD)
298 Md. Alam & another vs. State, 54 DLR 298 Billal vs. State, 54 DLR (AD) 143
Provisions relating to Conspiracy
Sl no: Name Types Section/s
1. Criminal conspiracy
Definition 120A
Punishment 120B
Case laws related to the Section-120A
Iftekhar Hasan vs. State, 59 DLR (AD) 36
Case laws related to the Section-120B
Samsul Haq vs. State, 20 DLR 540
Provisions relating to Attempts to commit offence
Sl no: Name Section/s
1. Attempt to commit offences
511
2. Against State Attempt to wage war 121
Attempt to seduce soldier 131
3. Against body Attempt to culpable homicide 308
Attempt to commit suicide 309
Attempt by life convict 307
Attempt to confine person wrongfully
357
Against Property Attempt to commit theft by assault or criminal force
356
Attempt to commit robbery 393
Robbery or Decoity with attempt to cause death or
grievous hurt 397
Attempt to commit Robbery or Decoity with deadly weapon
398
Provisions relating to Preparation
Sl no. Name Types Related Section/s
1. Prepare to wage war Offence against state 122
2. Prepare to commit depredation
Offence against territories at peace with
Bangladesh
126
3. Prepare to commit dacoity
Offence against property
399
Specific Offences:
Offences relating to the State
Sl no: Name Types Section/s
1. State
Against Bang-ladesh
Waging war
Intentional
Collecting arms 122
Concealment to facilitate 123
Condemnation against
sovereignty
With Bangladesh
123A
Without Bangladesh
123A
Unintentional
Committed
wage 121
Abet to wage
121
Not committed
Attempt to wage
121
Conspiracy to commit waging
122
Against sovereignty 123A
Against exercise of lawful power 124
Sedition 124A
Concerning the relations of Bangladesh with other Governments
Waging war 125
Committing depredation 126
Receiving property 127
Custody of prisoner of state or of war
Escaping from Public
servant
Voluntarily 128
Negligently 129
Aid, rescue or Harbouring prisoner
130
2. Army, Nave & Air Force
Abetment
Of assault 133, 134,
Of mutiny 131, 132,
Of act 13
Of desertion 135
Harbouring 136
Concealment of deserter 137
Person subject to certain acts 139
Wearing grab 140
Case laws related to the Section-131:
Obaidullah Majumdar vs. State, 34 DLR 404 Majibur Rahman vs. State, 35 DLR 35
Case laws related to the Section-135:
Sardar Ataullah Khan vs. State, 16 DLR (WP) 149 Majibar Rahman vs. State, 35 DLR 35
Offences relating to the Common Weal
Sl no: Name Types Section/s
1. Public Tranquility
Unlawful assembly
Define , member and punishment 141, 142, 143
Types Intentionally joining 145,151
continuing 145,151
hiring 150
Owner or occupier of land
154
Harbouring hired persons
157
Hire to take part
158
Common object 149
With deadly weapon 144
Rioting 146, 147, 148, 155, 156, 158
With deadly weapon 148
Assault or obstruct Public servant 150
Promoting enmity
between classes
153A
Inducing students 153B
Affray 159, 160
2. Bribery 161, 165
Public Servants
Conduct of Public servant
By Public servant 161, 164, 166-69
Relating to Public servant 162, 163, 170, 171
Contempt of Lawful
authority of Public servant
Volitional omission or evasion of the performance of a public duty
172-187
Volitional refusal to do certain acts 178-180
Giving false information 177-182
Illegal Purchase or Bid 185
Obstructing or resisting public servant 183-187
Disobeying public servant 188
Threat of injury 189, 190
3. Public Justice
Giving false evidence 191-200
Causing disappearance of evidence 201
Giving false information 201, 203
Intentional omission to give evidence 202
Destruction of document 204
False personation 140, 170-71, 205, 229, 419
Misuse of process of court Fraudulently 206-208, 210
Dishonestly 209
False charge of offence 211
Screening of offenders 201, 213-215
Harbouring 52A, 21, 216, 216A
Offence committed by Public servant
To save offenders, disobey law or corruptly frame or writing
record
217-18
Corruptly making record in judicial proceedings
219
Omission 225A
Resisting the law or attempting to escape from custody 224-25, 225B
Violation of condition of remission 227
Contempt of court 228
4. Weights & measures
Fraudulent use Of false instrument 264
Of false weight or measure 265
Possession of false weight or measure 266
Making or selling of false weight or measure 267
5. Public Health
Public nuisance 268-78, 290-91
Acts likely to spread infection
Negligently 269
Malignantly 270
Disobedient to quarantine rule
271
Adulteration & sale of food & drinks 272-73
Adulteration & sale of drugs 274-76
Fouling water 277
Polluting atmosphere 278
6. Public safety
&convenie-nce
Rash driving, riding,
navigation
Driving or riding 279
Navigation 280
Showing false light 281
Conveying person in unsafe vessel 282
Danger or obstruction in public way 283
Negligence conduct in respect of
Poisonous substance 284
Fire/combustible matter 285
Explosive substance 286
Machinery 287
Building 288
Animal 289
7. Public morality &
decency
Obscenity Sale etc. of obscene book etc. 292
Sale etc. of obscene object to young’s 293
Obscene acts & songs 294
Keeping lottery office 294A
Offering prize in trade 294B
8. Election Bribery 171B
Undue influence 171C, 171F
Personation 171D, 171F
False statement 171G
Illegal payment 171H
Failure to keep election accounts 171-I
9. Coin & Stamps
Coin Counterfeiting Coin 231,233,237,235,239,
241
Delivery of Coin 239,241,250,254
Possession of Coin 241,242,252
Diminishing Weight of Coin 246
Abetting 236
Alteration 248,250,252,254
Instrument 233,234,245
Counterfeiting Bangladeshi Coin 232,234,235,238,
240
Delivery of Bangladeshi Coin 240,251
Possession of Bangladeshi Coin 243,253
Diminishing Weight of Bangladeshi Coin 247
Person employed 244
Alteration of Bangladeshi Coin 249,251,253
Stamp Counterf-eiting
Stamp 255
Possession of instrument 256
Making or selling instrument 257
Sale of stamp 258
Possession of coin 259
Use As genuine 260
To loss to government 261
Using used stamp 262
Erasure of mark donating 263
Prohibition of fictitious stamp 263A
10. Religion Insult Religion 295
Acts intended to outrage religious feeling
295A
Disturbing religious assembly 296
Trespass on burial places 297
Words hurt religious feeling 298
11. Contracts of service
Definition clause & punishment 491
12. Marriage Invalid marriages 493-496
Bigamy 494
Adultery 497
Criminal elopement 498
Case laws related to the Section-149:
Monohar Joardar vs. State, 57 DLR 494 Haidar Ali & others vs. State, 56 DLR (AD) 195 Mansur Fakir & others vs. State, 55 DLR 307
Case laws related to the Section-174:
Mainuddin Khan vs. State, 30 DLR 29
Case laws related to the Section-175:
Maqbul Hossain vs. State, 13 DLR 146 Abdus Sattar vs. Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka 42
DLR 151
Case laws related to the Section-182:
Nurul Kabir vs. WAQF Administrator, 19 DLR 460 Golam Quader Khan vs. A. K. Khaleque, 12 DLR 78
Case laws related to the Section-186:
Moinuddin Khan vs. State, 30 DLR 29
Case laws related to the Section-188:
Crown vs. Muhammad Ali, 6 DLR 396
Case laws related to the Section-192:
Gyanendranath Biswas vs. Maqbul Hossain, 11 DLR 359
Case laws related to the Section-194:
State vs. Salauddin, 60 DLR, 188
Case laws related to the Section-201:
Abdul Khaleque vs. State, 41 DLR 349 Hasu vs. State, 20 DLR 464
Case laws related to the Section-202:
State vs. Bacchu Miah & others, 51 DLR 355
Case laws related to the Section-210:
Md. Golam Martuza vs State, 28 DLR 115
Case laws related to the Section-211:
Farida Begum vs. Kapil Krishna Golder, 59 DLR 328 Hazi Sadaruddin vs. State, 13 DLR 321
Case laws related to the Section-215:
Iusuf Hazi vs. State, 17 DLR 117
Case laws related to the Section-218:
Asiuddin vs. State, 5 DLR 101
Case laws related to the Section-224:
Badiur Rahman vs. State, 29 DLR 270
Case laws related to the Section-228
Abdul Mannan Sikder vs. State, 29 DLR 311
Case laws related to the Section-290:
Abdul Kader vs. Chairman, 10 DLR
Case laws related to the Section-294-B
Amal Cabraal vs. Golam Murtaza, 55 DLR 492
Offences relating to Human Life & Body
Sl no Name Types Section/s
1. Homicide
Culpable homicide
Definition clause 299
Culpable homicide not murder
300, 304
Other person’s death 301
Attempt to commit 308
Death by negligence 304A
Death by rash driving etc. 304B
2. Murder Definition clause & punishment 300, 302
Murder by life convict 303
Attempt 307
Attempt to murder 307
By life convict 307
3. Suicide Abetment of suicide
109
Of child or insane person 305
Attempt to commit suicide 309
4. Thug Definition clause & punishment 310-11
Robbery or child stealing with intend to murder 310
5. Causing miscarriage
Definition clause 312
Without women’s consent 313
Causing of death With women’s consent
314 Without women’s consent
6. Injuries to unborn child
Prevention of birth 315
Act cause to die after birth 315
Causing death of quick unborn child 316
7. Exposure of infants
317
8. Concealment of birth
318
9. Hurt
Hurt
Causing hurt 321
By dangerous weapon or means
324
To extort property or to constrain to an illegal act
327
By means of poison 328
To extort confession or to compel restoration of property
330
To deter public servant 332
On provocation 334
Endangering life or personal safety
337
Grievous hurt
Causing grievous hurt 322
By dangerous weapon or means
324
By means of corrosive substance
326A
To extort confession or to compel restoration of property
331
To deter public servant 333
On provocation 335
Endangering life or personal safety
338
By rush driving or riding 338A
10. Wrongful restraint
Definition clause 339, 341
11. Wrongful confinement
Definition clause 340, 342
For 3 or more days 343
For 10 or more days 344
Of person issued of liberation writ 345
In secret 346
To extort property or to constrain to an illegal act 347
To extort confession or to compel restoration of property
348
12. Criminal force & Assault
Criminal force 350
Assault 351
On grave provocation 352, 355,
358
To deter public servant 353
To outrage modesty of women 355
To commit theft 356
To confine person wrongfully 357
13. Kidnapping
Definition clause 359
Kidnapping from
Bangladesh 360
Lawful guardian 361
Under age 10 364A
With intent to steal 369
To wrongfully confine person
Keeping in confined 368
Intend to confine 365
Cont.
To compel women in marriage 366
To subject person to grievous hurt 367
To commit murder 364
14. Abduction Definition clause 362
To commit murder 364
Under age 10 364A
With intent to steal 369
To wrongfully confine person
Keeping in confined 368
Intend to confine 365
To compel women in marriage 366
To subject person to grievous hurt 367
15. Slavery Buying or disposal of any person as slave 370
Habitual dealing 371
16. Selling or buying minor
Selling for prostitution 372
Buying for prostitution 373
17. Unlawful labour
Definition clause & punishment 374
18. Rape Definition clause & punishment 375-76
19. Unnatural offence
Definition clause & punishment 377
Special Law for Trafficking Children & Minor
Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain,2000
(Sec. 6)
Trafficking in children, etc,
# Punishment: Death or Life imprisonment and also fine.
Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2012
(Sec. 6) # Punishment: Life imprisonment or
maximum 5 years(rigorous) and also fine not more than 50,000 taka.
Special Law relating to Abetment of Suicide
Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain,2000
(Sec. 9A)
# Punishment: maximum 10 years (rigorous)
Minimum 5 years and also fine
Special Law relating to Abduction
Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain,2000
(Sec. 7)
# Punishment: life imprisonment or
Minimum imprisonment 14 years also fine
Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2012
(Sec. 10)
# Punishment: maximum 10 years and minimum
5 years also fine not less than 20,000 taka.
Special Law relating to Hurt/Greivous hurt
Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain,2000
(Sec. 4[2][a] )
Acid Aparadh Daman Ain, 2002
(Sec. 5[a] )
Causing injury any child or woman by corrosive or poisonous substance in respect of eyes, head, face,
sexual organ etc
# Punishment: Death or Life imprisonment and also fine not more than 1 lakh
Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain,2000
(Sec. 4[2][b] )
Acid Aparadh Daman Ain, 2002
(Sec. 5[b] )
Causing injury any child or woman by corrosive or poisonous substance in respect of any part of body other than eyes, head,
face, sexual organ etc
# Punishment: Maximum: 14 years
Minimum: 7 years and also fine 50,000 taka.
Special law relating to modesty of women
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance,1976
(Sec. 76)
Penalty for teasing women
# Punishment: 1 year or fine which may extend to 2000 taka Or both.
Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain,2000
(Sec. 10)
# Punishment: maximum 10 years(rigorous) and minimum 5 years also fine.
Mobile Court Act,2009
(Sec. 8[1] )
# Punishment: maximum 2 years and fine which may extend to 10,000 taka Or both.
Case laws related to the Section-300:
State vs. Mokammel Hayeth Khan, 58 DLR 373
Abdul Mazid vs State, 58 DLR 355
Case laws related to the Section-302
State vs Md. Fazlur Rahman Tanmoy, 61 DLR (HDC) 169 (302/169/34)
State vs. Resaldar Moslemuddin, 61 DLR (HDC) 310 (302/109)
Sudhir Kumar Das vs. State, 60 DLR (HDC) 261
Abu Taher vs. State, 58 DLR 34
Halder Ali vs. State, 56 DLR (AD) 195
Case laws related to the Section-304:
State vs, Aynul Haque, 60 DLR 255
Nasir Hawladar vs. State, 56 DLR, 151
State vs. Shah Alam, 56 DLR 232
Case laws related to the Section-314:
Raqib Sheikh vs. State, 57 DLR 548
Case laws related to the Section-315
Hafizur Rahman vs. State, 57 DLR 588
Case laws related to the Section-320
Ershad Ali Shikder vs. State, 57 DLR (AD) 75
Case laws related to the Section-324
Masuq Mia vs. State, 57 DLR (AD) 71
Case laws related to the Section-367
Anwar Hossain vs. State, 61 DLR 671
Case laws related to the Section-376:
State vs Mokammel Hayeth Khan, 58 DLR 373
Masud Mia vs. State, 56 DLR 353
Offences relating to Property
Sl no: Name Types Section/s
1. Theft Definition clause & punishment 378-79
In dwelling house 380
By clerk or servant 381
Causation of death, hurt or restrain 382
2. Extortion Definition clause & punishment 383, 384
Accusation By threat of 388
By putting in fear of 389
Extortion by putting in fear of death or grievous hurt
386
By putting in fear in order to
commit extortion
Of injury 385
Of death or grievous hurt 387
Of accusation 389
3. Robbery Definition clause & punishment 390, 392
At night 392
Attempt to commit 393
Voluntarily causing hurt 394
With attempt to cause death or grievous hurt 397
Armed with deadly weapon 398
Penalty for harbouring robbers 216A
4. Dacoity Definition clause & punishment
391, 395, 400
With murder 396
With attempt to cause death or grievous hurt 397
Armed with deadly weapon 398
Making preparation to commit 399
Assembling to commit 402
Penalty for harbouring dacoits 216A
5. Criminal misappro-
priation
Of General People 403
Of Deceased 404
6. Criminal breach of
trust
Definition clause & punishment 405-06
By
Carrier 407
Clerk/servant 408
Public Servant/Banker/
Merchant/Agent 409
7. Receiving stolen
property
Stolen property 410
Dishonest receive of stolen
property
411
In commission of a Dacoity 412
Habitual dealing in Stolen property 413
Assisting in concealment 414
8. Cheating Definition clause & punishment 415,417
By Personation 416,419
By Protector 418
Inducing deliver of Property 419
9. Fraudulent deeds &
disposition of property
Removal or concealment of
property
To prevent distribution 421
424
Preventing debt being available for creditors 422
Execution of deed 423
11. Mischief Definition clause & punishment 425-26
Causing damage of 50 taka 427
Killing or miming animal
Value of 10 taka 428
Value of 50 taka 429
By injury to works or by wrongfully diverting water
430
By injury to public road, bridge, river, channel 431
By causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage
432
Of destroying or moving
A light house or sea mark 433
A land mark fixed by public authority
434
By fire or explosive substance
To damage of 100 or 10 taka 435
With intent to destroy house 436
To commit mischief described in S- 437
438
To destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel 437
Intentionally running vessel to commit theft 439
Committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
440
12. Criminal trespass
Definition clause & punishment 441,447
House-trespass
Definition clause & punishment 442,448
Commit offence punishable with death
449
To commit offence punishable with life imprisonment
450
Cont.
To commit offence punishable with imprisonment
451
After preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
452
House Breaking
Definition clause & punishment 445,453
By night
446, 456
After preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful
restraint 458
Commit offence punishable with imprisonment
457
Joint house trespass 460
After preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
455
Grievous hurt caused 459
Lurking House-trespass
Definition clause & punishment 443, 453
After preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
455
Grievous hurt caused 459
By night
444, 456
After preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful
restraint 458
Commit offence punishable with imprisonment
457
Cont. Joint lurking house trespass 460
Breaking open receptacle property 461
By Custodian 462
13. Documents
Forgery
Definition clause & punishment 463, 465
Of record 466
Of valuable security 467
For purpose of cheating 468
To harm reputation 469
Making or counterfeiting seal for commit forgery under S-67
472
Making or counterfeiting seal for commit forgery punishable
otherwise 473
Use forged document as
genuine
Under section 466 or 467
474
470
Making false document 464
Counterfeiting Device or mark under S- 467 475
Device or mark otherwise 476
Fraudulent cancellation, destruction of will or valuable security
477
Falsification of account 477A
14. Trade, property &
other marks
Trade mark
Definition clause & punishment
478, 482
Using false trademark 480
Cont. Counterfeiting 483
Selling with counterfeited mark
486
Property mark
Definition clause & punishment
479, 482
Using false property mark 481
Counterfeiting 483
Selling with counterfeited mark
486
Tempering with intent to cause injury
489
Other mark
Counterfeiting public servant’s mark
484
Making false mark on containing goods
487, 488
15. Currency & bank notes
Counterfeiting 489A
Possession of counterfeited notes 489C
Making or possessing instrument for forging or counterfeiting notes
489D
Making or using documents resembling notes 489E
Special Law relating to counterfeit Currency notes & Government Stamp
Special Powers Act, 1974
(Sec. 25A)
Counterfeiting currency-notes and government stamps
# Punishment: Death or Life imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment which may extend to 14 years and also fine
Case laws related to the Section-380:
Wazuddin vs. State, 18 DLR 227
Case laws related to the Section-385:
Bangladesh vs. Sheikh Hasina, 60 DLR (AD) 90
Case laws related to the Section-387:
Mokim alias Md. Mokim vs. State, 55 DLR 81
Case laws related to the Section-396:
State vs. Suman Saha, 61 DLR (HCD) 253 State vs. Rafiqul Islam, 55 DLR 61
Case laws related to the Section-399:
Bura Yunus vs. State, 59 DLR 549
Case laws related to the Section-405:
Nasir Uddin vs. Mamtaz Uddin, 36 DLR 14
Case laws related to the Section-405:
F. Alam Chowdhury vs. State, 57 DLR 727
Case laws related to the Section-406:
Shahida Khanam vs. Zafrul Hasan, 61 DLR (HCD) 270
Gian Franco Tacchinardi vs State, 60 DLR (HDC) 4 Delwar Hossain vs. Rajiur Rahman, 55 DLR (AD) 58 Ashraf Miah vs. State, 55 DLR 509 Dr. Ashraf Ali vs. Md. Ahsan Habib, 56 DLR 169
Case laws related to the Section-415:
Nasir Uddin vs. Mamtaz Uddin, 36 DLR 14 Md. Nusim vs. State, 37 DLR 546 Md. Asaduzzaman vs. Md. Salamatullah, 52 DLR
530
Case laws related to the Section-420:
Abul Kashem vs. State, 59 DLR 1 Abdur Rahman vs. State, 59 DLR 683 Anarul Islam vs. State, 58 DLR (AD) 76 Dr. Ashraf Ali vs. Md. Ahsan Habib, 56 DLR 169 Delwar Hossain vs. Rajiur Rahman, 55 DLR (AD) 58 Nizam Khan vs. State, 56 DLR 299 Abdul Bari vs. State, 53 DLR 410
Case laws related to the Section-457:
Sirajuddin vs. State, 28 DLR (AD) 162
Case laws related to the Section-463:
Farida Begum vs. K. Krishna Golder, 59 DLR 328 Harunur Rashid vs. State, 56 DLR (AD) 201
Case laws related to the Section-465:
Shuvo Chandra Das vs. State, 7 BCR 10 Syed Khalil Salek vs. Md. Rahmat Ali & State, 49
DLR 165
Case laws related to the Section-466:
Sirazuddin Sheikh vs. State, 6 BLC 667
Case laws related to the Section-467:
Sirajuddoula vs. State, 43 DLR (AD) 194
Case laws related to the Section-477-A:
Md. Insan Ali vs. State, 7 BCR (AD) 146
Offences relating to Personation
Sl no: Name Types Section/s
1. Of public servant
By Public servant 171
By general public
Personation relating to
army, navy, air force
140
Personation of Public servant
170
2. Against public justice
False personation in suit or prosecution 205
Personation of juror or assessor 229
3. Personation at election
Definition 171D
punishment 171F
4. Cheating by personation
Definition 416
Punishment 419
Offences relating to Reputation
Sl no: Name Types Section/s
1. Defamation Definition clause & punishment 499, 500
Print or engrave defamatory matter 501
Sale 502
2. Intimidation, insult &
annoyance
Criminal intimidation 503, 506
Insult
Insult to breach peach 504
Prejudicial acts by words 505A
To insult the modesty of woman 509
By anonymous communication 507
Divine displeasure 508
Statement conducing to peace 505
Misconduct by drunken person 510
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