LawpatraLawpatra.ai

Lawpatra is an AI-powered legal education platform designed to help aspirants crack premier law entrance and judiciary examinations. With adaptive mock tests, precision analytics, and 24/7 personalized AI tutoring, we provide a comprehensive ecosystem for your entire legal career journey.

Test series on the goGoogle Play

Explore

  • Prepare for our exams
  • Bare Acts
  • Blog
  • Download resources

Company

  • About
  • Careers
  • Contact us

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Account deletion

Product

  • AI Tutor
  • Features
  • How it works

Law Entrances

  • CLAT
  • CLAT PG
  • AILET
  • SLAT
  • MH CET Law

Judiciary

  • MPSC Civil Judge
  • Chhattisgarh Judiciary
  • OPSC Civil Judge
  • Gujarat Judiciary
  • Delhi Judicial Services
  • UP PCS-J
  • Rajasthan Judiciary Service

APO/ADPO

  • Bihar APO
  • Delhi APP
  • Haryana ADA
  • Madhya Pradesh ADPO
  • Rajasthan APO
  • Uttar Pradesh APO
  • Uttarakhand APO

Bare Acts

  • BNS
  • BNSS
  • BSA
  • IPC
  • CrPC
  • IEA
  • HMA
  • IDA
  • MVA

© 2026 Blingwork Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.

Offices: Hyderabad & Jodhpur

LawpatraLawpatra
IPC, 1860
Start Practicing
IPCChapter ISection 2
Section2

Punishment of offences committed within India

AI Assist

Summary

Acts or omissions that violate the Indian Penal Code and occur within India are punishable under that Code. A person who commits such an act or omission in India can be prosecuted and punished under the IPC, not under some other law for the same offence.

Example

Ravi takes a neighbour's bicycle from outside his house without permission. Since the act happened in India and amounts to theft under the Penal Code, Ravi can be prosecuted and punished under the IPC.

Bare Act

Enacted text

Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he shall be guilty within India.

Keep going
Newsletter

Join the top 1% of law aspirants

Get weekly high-yield legal updates, landmark judgment breakdowns, and smart prep strategies sent straight to your inbox.

We never share your email.

Previous year papers

Pick your exam. we'll email the most recent paper.

Download previous year papers

For

We'll never share your email. Promise.

I

Chapter I

Introduction

In this chapter

  • 1Title and extent of operation of the Code
  • 2Punishment of offences committed within India
  • 3Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India
  • 4Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
  • 5Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
Previous · Section 1Title and extent of operation of the CodeNext · Section 3Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India