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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 449 House-trespass in order to the Imprisonment for life, or commission of an offence puni- rigorous imprisonment for shable with death. 10 years and fine. 450 House-trespass in order to the Imprisonment for 10 years commission of an offence puni- and fine. shable with imprisonment for life, 451 House-trespass in order to the Imprisonment for 2 years commission of an offence puni- and fine. shable with imprisonment. If the offence is theft Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. 452 House-trespass, having made pre- Imprisonment for 7 years paration for causing hurt, and fine. assault, etc. 453 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 2 years breaking. and fine. 454 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 3 years breaking in order to the com- and fine. mission of an offence punishable with imprisonment. If the offence be theft Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. 455 Lurking house-trespass or house- Ditto breaking after preparation made for causing hurt, assault, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable Non-bailable Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. 1063 456 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 3 years breaking by night. and fine. 457 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 5 years breaking by night in order to and fine. the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment. If the offence is theft Imprisonment for 14 years and fine. 458 Lurking house-trespass or house- Imprisonment for 14 years breaking by night,after pre- and fine. paration made for causing hurt, etc. 459 Grievous hurt caused whilst com- Imprisonment for life, or mitting lurking house-trespass imprisonment for 10 years or house breaking. and fine. 460 Death or grievous hurt caused by Ditto. one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night, etc. 461 Dishonestly breaking open or Imprisonment for 2 years, unfastening any closed recep- or fine, or both. tacle containing or supposed to contain property. 462 Being entrusted with any closed Imprisonment for 3 years, receptacle containing or sup- or fine, or both. posed to contain any property, and fraudulently opening the same. CHAPTER XVIII-OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS 465 Forgery Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Non-cognizable Bailable Magistrate of the first class. 1064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 466 Forgery of a record of a Court of Imprisonment for 7 years Justice or of a Registrar of and fine. Births, etc., kept by a public servant. 467 Forgery of a valuable security, Imprisonment for life, or will, or authority to make or imprisonment for 10 years transfer any valuable security, and fine. or to receive any money, etc. When the valuable security is a Ditto. promissory note of the Central Government. 468 Forgery for the purpose of Imprisonment for 7 years cheating. and fine. 469 Forgery for the purpose of harm- Imprisonment for 3 years ing the reputation of any person and fine. or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose. 471 Using as genuine a forged docu- Punishment for forgery of ment which is known to be such document. forged. When the forged document is a Ditto. promissory note of the Central Government. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of he first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. 1065 472 Making or counterfeiting a seal, Imprisonment for life, or plate, etc., with intent to com- imprisonment for 7 years mit a forgery punishable under and fine. section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit. 473 Making or counterfeiting a seal, Imprisonment for 7 years plate, etc., with intent to com- and fine. mit a forgery punishable otherwise than under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit. 474 Having possession of a document, Ditto. knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the descrip- tion mentioned in section 466 of the Indian Penal Code. If the document is one of the Imprisonment for life, or description mentioned in section imprisonment for 7 years 467 of the Indian Penal Code. and fine. 475 Counterfeiting a device or mark Ditto. used for authenticating documents described in section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material. 476 Counterfeiting a device or mark Imprisonment for 7 years used for authenticating documents and fine. other than those described in section 467 of the Indian penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. 1066 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 477 Fraudulently destroying or de- Imprisonment for life, or facing, or attempting to destroy imprisonment for 7 years or deface, or secreting a will, and fine. etc. 477A Falsification of accounts Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both. 482 Using a false property with Imprisonment for 1 year, intent or injure any or fine, or both. person. 483 Counterfeiting a property mark Imprisonment for 2 years, used by another, with intent to or fine, or both. cause damage or injury. 484 Counterfeiting property mark Imprisonment for 3 years used by a public servant, or any and fine. mark used by him to denote the manufacture, quality, etc., of any property. 485 Fraudulently making or having Imprisonment for 3 years, possession of any die, plate or or fine, or both. other instrument for counter- feiting any public or private property mark. 486 Knowingly selling goods marked Imprisonment for 1 year, with a counterfeit property or fine, or both. mark. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bailable or By what non-cognizable non-bailable Court triable --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Bailable Ditto Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate. 1067 487 Fraudulently making a false Imprisonment for 3 years, mark upon any package or or fine, or both. receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods which it does not contain, etc. 488 Making use of any such false mark Ditto 489 Removing, destroying or defacing Imprisonment for 1 year, property mark with intent to or fine, or both. cause injury. 489A counterfeiting currency-notes or Imprisonment for life, or bank-notes. imprisonment for 10 years and fine. 489B Using as genuine forged or coun- Ditto terfeit currency-notes or bank- notes. 489C Possession of forged or counter- Imprisonment for 7 years, feit or currency-notes or bank- or fine, or both . notes. 489D Making or possessing machinery, Imprisonment for life, or instrument or material for forg- imprisonment for 10 years ing or counterfeiting currency- and fine. notes or bank-notes. 489E Making or using documents Fine of 100 rupees resembling currency-notes or bank-notes. On refusal to disclose the name Fine of 200 rupees. and address of the printer. CHAPTER XIX-CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE 491 Being bound to attend on or Imprisonment for 3 supply the wants of a person months, or fine of 200 who is helpless from youth, rupees or both. unsoundness of mind or disease, and voluntarily omitting to do so. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Cognizable Non-bailable Court of Session. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Ditto Bailable Ditto. Ditto Non-bailable Ditto. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate.