Offences against the state and offence classification related these offences are defined under Section 121, 121a, 122, 123, 124, 124a, 125,126, 127, 128, 129 and 130 of Indian Penal Code 1860. Classification of offences against the state are:
CHAPTER VI - OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
Section |
Offence |
Punishment |
Cognizable or non-cognizable |
Bailable or non-bailable |
By what court triable |
121 IPC |
Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting the waging of war, against the Government of India. |
Death, or imprisonment for life and fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
121A IPC |
Conspiring to commit certain offences against the State. |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
122 IPC |
Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government of India. |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
123 IPC |
Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war. |
Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
124 IPC |
Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
124A IPC |
Sedition |
Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for 3 years and fine, or fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
125 IPC |
Waging war against any Asiatic power in alliance or at peace with the Government of India, or abetting the waging of such war. |
Imprisonment for life and fine, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine, or fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
126 IPC |
Committing depredation on the territories of any power in alliance or at peace with the Government of India. |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, and forfeiture of certain property |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
127 IPC |
Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126. |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine, and forfeiture of certain property |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
128 IPC |
Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape. |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
129 IPC |
Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State of war in his custody to escape. |
Simple imprisonment for 3 years and fine. |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
130 IPC |
Aiding escape of rescuing or harbouring, such prisoner, or offering any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner. |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860
Chapter V Abetment - Section 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115,116, 117, 118, 119, 120 of IPC
Chapter VA Criminal Conspiracy - Section 120B of IPC
Chapter IVA offences relating to elections - Sections 171E, 171F, 171G, 171H and 171I of IPC
Chapter XIII Offences relating to Weights and Measures - Section 264, 265, 266, 267 of IPC
Chapter XV Offences Relating to Religion - Section 295, 295A, 296, 297 and 298 of IPC
Chapter XIX Criminal Breach of Contract of Service - Section 491 of IPC
Chapter XX Offences relating to Marriage - Section 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498 of IPC
Chapter XX A cruelty by husband or relatives of husband - Section 498A of IPC
Chapter XXI Defamation - Section 500, 501, 502 of IPC
Chapter XIII Attempts to commit offences - Section 511 of IPC