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The predominant changes in criminality has led to the evolvement of various new criminal statutes concerning different subjects, yet the Indian Penal Code, the foremost statute in the field of criminal law stands resolute. The 35th edition of the work has been extensively and meticulously revised taking into account the changes brought about by recent legislative amendments as well as judgments of the higher courts. Apart from incorporating notable judgments of the Supreme Court and various High Courts, important topics such as the following have been discussed separately:

• Scope of application of general exceptions during investigation.
• Constitutionality of death penalty in the light of the Nirbhaya case.
• Application of mens rea to legal entities.

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THE INDIAN PENAL CODE (ACT XLV OF 1860) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTION

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION PREAMBLE

1. Title and extent of operation of the Code

2. Punishment of offences committed with-in India

3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within India

4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial

5. Certain laws not to be affected by this

 CHAPTER II GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

6. Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.

7. Sense of expression once explained

8. Gender

 9. Number

 10. “Man” “Woman

11. “Person

12. “Public.”

13. [Repealed

 14. “Servant of Government

15. [Repealed]

 16. [Repealed]

CHAPTER III OF PUNISHMENTS S. 53. “Punishments

A. Construction of reference to transportation

 B Commutation of sentence of death