THEFT, EXTORTION, ROBBERY, DACOITY IN DETAIL

1. INDIAN
PENAL
CODE,
1860
DEPARTMENT OF LAW,
PIMR, INDORE
o THEFT, EXTORTION, ROBBERY
AND DACOITY
o CRIMINAL MISAPPROPRIATION
OF PROPERTY
o CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST
o CHEATING AND MISCHIEF
o CRIMINAL TRESPASS
o DEFAMATION AND FORGERY
SUBMITTED TO – DR. SUNITA ARYA
SUBMITTED BY - KHYATI TONGIA
BBA.LL.B , V SEM,
SEC-A

36. Whoever enters into or upon property in the
possession of another with intent to commit an
offence or to intimidate, insult or annoy any person
in possession of such property, or having lawfully
entered into or upon such property, unlawfully
remains there with intent thereby to intimidate,
insult or annoy any such person, or with intent to
commit an offence, is said to commit “criminal
trespass”.

37. 1. Entry into property in the possession of
another
2. If such entry is lawful, then to remain
upon such property unlawfully
3. Such entry or unlawful remaining must
be done with the intention to:
• To commit an offence
• To intimidate, annoy or insult the
person in possession of the property.

38. Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be
punished with imprisonment of either descrip-
tion for a term which may extend to three
months, with fine or which may extend to
five hundred rupees, or with both.

39. Sec. 442 defines “House-trespass”.
Sec. 443 defines “Lurking House-trespass”.
Sec. 444 defines “Lurking House-trespass by night”.
Sec. 445 defines “House-breaking”.
Sec. 446 defines “House-breaking by night”.
Sec. 447 prescribes punishment for Criminal trespass.
Sec. 448 prescribes punishment for house- trespass.
Sec. 449 to Sec. 462 defines as well as prescribes various punishments
for the aggravated forms of house-trespass and house breaking.

40. Whoever makes any false document
or electronic record or part of a document
or electronic record with intent to cause
damage or injury, to the public or to any
person, or to support any claim or title, or to
cause any person to part with property, or
to enter into any express or implied
contract, or with intent to commit fraud or
that fraud may be committed, commits
forgery.

41. (1) A person makes any document or part of a document
(2) The document or false electronic record or part of the
document or electronic record must be false.
(3) His Intention is -
(a) to cause damage or injury to the public or any person
(b) to support any claim or title; or
(c) to cause any person to part part with his property;
(d) to enter into any express or implied contract; or
(e) to commit any fraud or that fraud may be committed

42. First—Who dishonestly or fraudulently —
(a) makes, signs, seals or executes a document or part of a document;
(b) makes or transmits any electronic record or part of any electronic record;
(c) affixes any digital signature on any electronic record;
(d) makes any mark denoting the execution of a document or the authenticity
of the digital signature, with the intention of causing it to be believed that such
document or part of document, electronic record or digital signature was made,
signed, sealed, executed, transmitted or affixed by or by the authority of a
person by whom or by whose authority he knows that it was not made, signed,
sealed, executed or affixed; or
Secondly — Who, without lawful authority, dishonestly or fraudulently, by
cancellation or otherwise, alters a document or an electronic record in any
material part thereof, after it has been made, executed or affixed with digital
signature either by himself or by any other person, whether such person be
living or dead at the time of such alteration; or

43. Thirdly— Who dishonestly or fraudulently causes any person to sign, seal,
execute or alter a document or an electronic record or to affix his digital
signature on any electronic record knowing that such person by reason of
unsoundness of mind or intoxication cannot, or that by reason of deception
practised upon him, he does not know the contents of the document or
electronic record or the nature of the alteration.
Explanation 1.—A man’s signature of his own name may amount to forgery.
Explanation 2.—The making of a false document in the name of a fictious
person, intending it to be believed that the document was made by a real
person, or in the name of a deceased person, intending it to be believed that the
document was made by the person in his lifetime, may amount to forgery.
Explanation 3.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “affixing
electronic signature” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (d) of sub-
section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

44. Whoever commits forgery shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for
a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine, or with both.
The offence under this section is non-
cognizable, bailable, non-compoundable and
triable by Magistrate of the first class.

45. 466. Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.—
467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.—
468. Forgery for purpose of cheating.—
469. Forgery for purpose of harming reputation.—
470. Forged document.—
471. Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record.—
472. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit
forgery punishable under section 467.—
473. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit
forgery punishable otherwise.—
474. Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467,
knowing it to be forged and intending to use it genuine.—

46. Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to
be read, or by signs or by visible representations,
makes or publishes any imputation concerning
any person intending to harm, or knowing or
having reason to believe that such imputation will
harm, the reputation of such person, is said,
except in the cases hereinafter excepted, to
defame that person.

47. Explanation 1.— It may amount to defamation to impute anything to a
deceased person, if the imputation would harm the reputation of that
person if living, and is intended to be hurtful to the fellings of his family
or other near relatives.
Explanation 2.— It may amount to defamation to make an imputation
concerning a company or an association or collection of persons as
such.
Explanation 3.— An imputation in the form of an alternative or
expressed ironically, may amount to defamation.
Explanation 4.— No imputation is said to harm a person's reputation,
unless that imputation directly or indirectly, in the estimation of others,
lowers the moral or intellectual character of that person, or lowers the
character of that person in respect of his caste or of his calling, or lowers
the credit of that person, or causes it to be believed that the body of that
person is in a lothsome state, or in a state generally considered as
disgraceful.

48. 1) Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published
2) Public conduct of public servants –
3) Conduct of any person touching any public question. –
4) Publication of reports of proceedings of courts -
5) Merits of case decided in Court or conduct of witnesses and others
concerned –
6) Merits of public performance –
7) Censure passed in good faith by person having lawful authority over
another –
8) Accusation preferred in good faith to authorized person –
9) Imputation made in good faith by person for protection of his or other’
interests –
10) Caution intended for good of person to whom conveyed or for public
good

49. Whoever defames another shall be punished with
simple imprisonment for a term which may
extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
The offence under Section 500 is non-cognizable,
bailable, compoundable, with the permission of the
Court, and triable by the Court of Session.

50. 501. Printing or engraving matter known to be
defamatory.—Whoever prints or engraves any matter, knowing
or having good reason to believe that such matter is defamatory
of any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a
term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
502. Sale of printed or engraved substance containing
defamatory matter.—Whoever sells or offers for sale any
printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter,
knowing that it contains such matter, shall be punished with
simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years,
or with fine, or with both.