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Section 25 IPC – Fraudulently. 25. “Fraudulently”.—A person is said to do a thing fraudulently if he does that thing with intent to defraud but not otherwise.

Section 24 IPC – Dishonestly.

Section 23 IPC – Wrongful gain, Wrongful loss, Gaining wrongfully/Losing wrongfully. 23. “Wrongful gain”.—“Wrongful gain” is gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled. “Wrongful loss”.—“Wrongful loss” is the loss by unlawful means…

Section 22 IPC – Movable Property.

Section 20 IPC – Court of Justice. 20. “Court of Justice”.—The words “Court of Jutsice” denote a Judge who is empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body of Judges which is empowered by law to act judicially…

Section 19 IPC – Judge. 19. “Judge”.—The word “Judge” denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a…

Section 18 IPC – India. [18. “India”.—“India” means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir.]

Section 17 IPC – Government. 1[17 “Government”.—The word “Government” denotes the Central Government or the Governmentof a 2***State.]

Section 14 IPC – Servant of Government. 14. “Servant of Government”.—The words “servant of Government” denote any officer or servant continued, appointed or employed in India by or under the authority of Government.

Section 12 IPC – Public. 12. “Public”.—The word “public” includes any class of the public or any community.

Section 11 IPC – Person.

Section 10 IPC – Man, Woman. 10. “Man”. “Woman”.—The word “man” denotes a male human being of any age; the word “woman” denotes a female human being of any age.

Section 9 IPC – Number.

Section 8 IPC – Gender. 8. Gender.—The pronoun “he” and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male or female.

Section 7 IPC – Sense of expression once explained. 7. Sense of expression once explained.—Every expression which is explained in any part of this Code, is used in every part of this Code in conformity with the explanation.

Section 6 IPC – Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions. 6. Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.—Throughout this Code every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every illustration of every…

Section 5 IPC – Certain laws not to be affected by this Act. 5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Act.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of any Act for punishing mutiny and desertion of officers,…

Section 4 IPC – Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences. 4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.—The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by—1[(1) any citizen of India in any place without and beyond India;(2) any…

Section 3 IPC – Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India. 3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India.— Any person liable, by any [Indian law],…

Section 2 IPC – Punishment of offences committed within India. 2. Punishment of offences committed within India.—Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of…

Section 1 IPC – Title and extent of operation of the Code. Section 1 – Title and extent of operation of the Code.- This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and shall 1 [extend to the whole of…