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…