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Medico legally relevant indian penal codes and crime penal codes

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Dr. Akruti Mehta
Dr. Akruti Mehta

This document lists and summarizes several important Indian Penal Codes and Crime Penal Codes that are medico-legally relevant, including codes related to poisons, injury, consent, medical negligence, adulteration of food/drugs, homicide, abortion, rape, and more. It also outlines some key Acts pertaining to the medical field such as the Opium Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Acts, Medical Council Acts, and international declarations like the Declaration of Geneva.

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Medico legally relevant Indian Penal Codes and Crime Penal Codes www.qworld.co.in Tanmay Mehta 2/11/2016
Medico legally relevant Indian Penal Codes and Crime Penal Codes Please note that the codes marked bold also deal with Poisons (Toxicology) Cr.PC Pertaining to 39 Every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit any offence punishable under IPC shall forwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such commission or intention 40 Poisons 174 Inquest 175 Poisons 174 Death in Police Custody IPC Pertaining to 35 Poisons 44 Injury 82 No Criminal responsibility below 7 years 83 Children with normal maturity between 7 and 12 with normal maturity - responsible 84 Criminal Responsibility of Insane-McNaughten 84 Intoxication without knowledge/against will 85 Voluntarily taking alcohol 87 Below 18 years - no valid consent for physical examination 88-93 Legal protection to Medical Doctors 89 Consent from Guardians for age below 12 90 Validity of Consent - fear, Intoxication etc 118 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life 2
176 Poisons 177 Furnishing False Information 178 Refusing Oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it 179 Refusiong to answer public servant authorised to question 182 False information with aan intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person 191 False evidence of Medical Practitioner 192 False evidence of Medical Practitioner 193 Punishment of False evidence - 7 years 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment 197 Issuing or signing False Certificate 201 Causing disappearence of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offenders 202 Not informing Police 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence 272 Adulterating Food or Drink (6 months/Rs 1000) 273 Selling adulterated food or drink 274 Adulteration of drugs (in West Bengal - life imprisonment) 275 Selling Adulterated drugs 276 Selling a different drug 277 Fouling Water / Spring / Reservoir 3
278 Making Atmosphere noxious 284 Negligent Act with respect to Poisons 294 Punishment for Exhibitionism 299 Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder {Likely to cause death} for example 1.Provocation( e.g. Adultery) 2.Exceeding personal limits (Private Defence) 3.Heat of Passion (Argument) 4. Consent (Euthanasia) 300 Murder {Sufficient to cause death} / Infanticide 302 Punishment for Murder / Infanticide 303 When a life imprisonment prisoner kills another prisoner (removed from IPC now) 304 Punishment for Culpable homicide 304 A Criminal Negligence/Rash & Negligent Act 304 B Dowry Death 306 Abetment of Suicide 309 Attempt for Suicide 312 Medical Negligence / Causing Miscarriage 313 Causing Miscarriage without the consent of the female 314 Death by an act done for miscarriage 315 Act to prevent child birth or to cause it die 316 Death of quick unborn child / Criminal Abortion 317 Abandoning Infant 318 Concealment of Birth / Punishment for Abandonment 319 Hurt 320 Grievious Injury 323 Punishment for Hurt 4
324 Dangerous weapons / Poisons / Corrosives 325 Punishment for Grievious Injury 326 Dangerous weapons / Poisons / Corrosives 328 Poisons 331 ? Assault 351 Assault Definition 354 Punishment for Indecent Assault 355 Punishment for Indecent Assault 361 Rape is a punishable Offence / Kidnap of minor(boy below 16 and girl below 18) 366 A Kidnapping an Indian girl below 18 for Prostitution 366 B Importing any foreign girl below 21 for Prostitution 369 Kidnap a child below 10 years for movable property 375 Rape 376 Punishment for Rape 376A Man with his wife during separation 376B Public servant with women in custody 376C Superintendent of Jail, Remand Home 376D Member of the management or staff of a hospital with any women in that hospital 377 Unnatural Offences / Lesbianism 420 !!!! 493 Cohabitation by deceitfully inducing to a belief of lawful marriage 5
497 Adultery / Artificial Insemination 498A Dowry death - Relatives Indian Evidence Act 32 Dying Declaration Year Opium Act / Other Regulations 1843 Mc Naughten’s Rule 1857 Only the central govt can cultivate opium 1878 Import export of opium prohibited 1919 Import Export permitted 1919 Indian Medical Degrees Act 1923 Workmens Compensation act 1930 Dangerous Drugs 1933 Indian Medical Councils Act - Uniform Standard 1933 Dangerous Drugs 1938 Dangerous Drugs 1940 Drugs and Cosmetics 1948 Declaration of Geneva 1948 ESI 1948 Indian Factory Act 63 1950 Drug Control Act for Maximum Price 6
1951 Plantation Labour Act 1954 Durham 1954 Drugs and Magic Remedies not for Abortion, Contraception, Increased Sex, Menstruation, Venereal Diseases 1955 Medicinal and Toilet preparation Act 1956 Indian Medical Councils Act 1960 Court for Juvenile Offenders 1960 Geneva Convention Act - Red Cross Emblem 1962 Drugs and Cosmetics 1964 Durham 1971 Acccepted by West Bengal ( 9.2.1971) 1974 Bengal Medical Act 1986 COPRA Drugs and Schedules C Biological and Special Products H Poisons L Antibiotics, Antihistamines 7

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Medico legally relevant indian penal codes and crime penal codes

  • 1. Medico legally relevant Indian Penal Codes and Crime Penal Codes www.qworld.co.in Tanmay Mehta 2/11/2016
  • 2. Medico legally relevant Indian Penal Codes and Crime Penal Codes Please note that the codes marked bold also deal with Poisons (Toxicology) Cr.PC Pertaining to 39 Every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit any offence punishable under IPC shall forwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such commission or intention 40 Poisons 174 Inquest 175 Poisons 174 Death in Police Custody IPC Pertaining to 35 Poisons 44 Injury 82 No Criminal responsibility below 7 years 83 Children with normal maturity between 7 and 12 with normal maturity - responsible 84 Criminal Responsibility of Insane-McNaughten 84 Intoxication without knowledge/against will 85 Voluntarily taking alcohol 87 Below 18 years - no valid consent for physical examination 88-93 Legal protection to Medical Doctors 89 Consent from Guardians for age below 12 90 Validity of Consent - fear, Intoxication etc 118 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life 2
  • 3. 176 Poisons 177 Furnishing False Information 178 Refusing Oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it 179 Refusiong to answer public servant authorised to question 182 False information with aan intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person 191 False evidence of Medical Practitioner 192 False evidence of Medical Practitioner 193 Punishment of False evidence - 7 years 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment 197 Issuing or signing False Certificate 201 Causing disappearence of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offenders 202 Not informing Police 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence 272 Adulterating Food or Drink (6 months/Rs 1000) 273 Selling adulterated food or drink 274 Adulteration of drugs (in West Bengal - life imprisonment) 275 Selling Adulterated drugs 276 Selling a different drug 277 Fouling Water / Spring / Reservoir 3
  • 4. 278 Making Atmosphere noxious 284 Negligent Act with respect to Poisons 294 Punishment for Exhibitionism 299 Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder {Likely to cause death} for example 1.Provocation( e.g. Adultery) 2.Exceeding personal limits (Private Defence) 3.Heat of Passion (Argument) 4. Consent (Euthanasia) 300 Murder {Sufficient to cause death} / Infanticide 302 Punishment for Murder / Infanticide 303 When a life imprisonment prisoner kills another prisoner (removed from IPC now) 304 Punishment for Culpable homicide 304 A Criminal Negligence/Rash & Negligent Act 304 B Dowry Death 306 Abetment of Suicide 309 Attempt for Suicide 312 Medical Negligence / Causing Miscarriage 313 Causing Miscarriage without the consent of the female 314 Death by an act done for miscarriage 315 Act to prevent child birth or to cause it die 316 Death of quick unborn child / Criminal Abortion 317 Abandoning Infant 318 Concealment of Birth / Punishment for Abandonment 319 Hurt 320 Grievious Injury 323 Punishment for Hurt 4
  • 5. 324 Dangerous weapons / Poisons / Corrosives 325 Punishment for Grievious Injury 326 Dangerous weapons / Poisons / Corrosives 328 Poisons 331 ? Assault 351 Assault Definition 354 Punishment for Indecent Assault 355 Punishment for Indecent Assault 361 Rape is a punishable Offence / Kidnap of minor(boy below 16 and girl below 18) 366 A Kidnapping an Indian girl below 18 for Prostitution 366 B Importing any foreign girl below 21 for Prostitution 369 Kidnap a child below 10 years for movable property 375 Rape 376 Punishment for Rape 376A Man with his wife during separation 376B Public servant with women in custody 376C Superintendent of Jail, Remand Home 376D Member of the management or staff of a hospital with any women in that hospital 377 Unnatural Offences / Lesbianism 420 !!!! 493 Cohabitation by deceitfully inducing to a belief of lawful marriage 5
  • 6. 497 Adultery / Artificial Insemination 498A Dowry death - Relatives Indian Evidence Act 32 Dying Declaration Year Opium Act / Other Regulations 1843 Mc Naughten’s Rule 1857 Only the central govt can cultivate opium 1878 Import export of opium prohibited 1919 Import Export permitted 1919 Indian Medical Degrees Act 1923 Workmens Compensation act 1930 Dangerous Drugs 1933 Indian Medical Councils Act - Uniform Standard 1933 Dangerous Drugs 1938 Dangerous Drugs 1940 Drugs and Cosmetics 1948 Declaration of Geneva 1948 ESI 1948 Indian Factory Act 63 1950 Drug Control Act for Maximum Price 6
  • 7. 1951 Plantation Labour Act 1954 Durham 1954 Drugs and Magic Remedies not for Abortion, Contraception, Increased Sex, Menstruation, Venereal Diseases 1955 Medicinal and Toilet preparation Act 1956 Indian Medical Councils Act 1960 Court for Juvenile Offenders 1960 Geneva Convention Act - Red Cross Emblem 1962 Drugs and Cosmetics 1964 Durham 1971 Acccepted by West Bengal ( 9.2.1971) 1974 Bengal Medical Act 1986 COPRA Drugs and Schedules C Biological and Special Products H Poisons L Antibiotics, Antihistamines 7