Introduction To Indian Penal Code

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Preamble:- Whereas it  is  expedient to provide a general Penal Code for India;  It is enacted an follows:-

1.Title and extent of operation of the Code:- This Act shall be called the  Indian Penal Code, and shall extend to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.


History:- The Indian Penal Code is the  Product. Of the  work of successive Law Commission constituted by the British during the 19th  century. The main milestones  in the work towards the preparation  of the  Code are as under:-
(1)        Chapter Art,1833 under which the first Indian Law Commission was constituted.
(2)        Constitution of the  First Indian Law Commission (1834):
President-Maculae
Members(Commissioner):
McLeod
Anderson
Millets
(3)        Draft Code submitted to the Governor General in Council (14th October,1837).
(4)        Constitution  of Second Indian Law Commission (26th April 1845).
(5)        Report of the Second Indian Law Commission on the Draft Penal Code (1846 and 1847, i.e. in two parts).
(6)        Draft Code revised and presented to Governor General in Council (1856). Revision was din by Bethune and Peacock (Law Members).
(7)        Passing of the Code (6th October,1860).

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 which, he shall be guilty within Indian.

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