Offences against property and punishment for the crime are defined under Section 379, 380, 381, 382, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401 and 402 of Indian Penal Code 1860. Classification of offences relating to these sections are:
CHAPTER XVII - OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
IPC Section |
Offence |
Punishment |
Cognizable or non-cognizable |
Bailable or non-bailable |
By what court triable |
379 IPC |
Theft |
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Any Magistrate |
380 IPC |
Theft in a building, tent or vessel |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Any Magistrate |
381 IPC |
Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master or employer |
Imprisonment for 7 years or fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Any Magistrate |
382 IPC |
Theft, after preparation having been made for causing death, or hurt, or restraint, or fear of death, or of hurt, or of restraint, in order to the committing of such theft, or to retiring after committing it, or to retaining property taken by it |
Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
384 IPC |
Extortion |
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both |
Cognizable |
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385 IPC |
Putting or attempting to put in fear of injury, in order to commit extortion |
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
386 IPC |
Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt |
Imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
387 IPC |
Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
388 IPC |
Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years |
Imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
If the offence threatened be an unnatural offence |
Imprisonment for life |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
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389 IPC |
Putting a person in fear of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years in order to commit extortion |
Imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
If the offence be an unnatural offence |
Imprisonment for life |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
IPC Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable or non-cognizable | Bailable or non-bailable | By what court triable |
392 IPC |
Robbery |
Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
If committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise |
Rigorous imprisonment for 14 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
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393 IPC |
Attempt to commit robbery |
Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
394 IPC |
Person voluntarily causing hurt in committing or attempting to commit robbery, or any other person jointly concerned in such robbery |
Imprisonment for life or Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
395 IPC |
Dacoity |
Imprisonment for life or Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
396 IPC |
Murder in dacoity |
Death, imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
397 IPC |
Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt |
Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 7 years |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
398 IPC |
Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon |
Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 7 years |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
399 IPC |
Making preparation to commit dacoity |
Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
400 IPC |
Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing dacoity |
Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
401 IPC |
Belonging to a wandering gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing thefts |
Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
402 IPC |
Being one Of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity |
Rigorous imprisonment for 7 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