Contents Forward Preface Preface to the Ninth Edition Contents Table of Cases Chapter 1: Nature of crime Chapter 2 Historical Outline Chapter 3 Penal Law in India Chapter 4 Constituent Elements of Crime Chapter 5. Mens Rea Chapter 6 General Exceptions – An Introduction Chapter 7 Mistake of Fact Chapter 8 Judicial Acts Chapter 9 Accident and Misfortune Chapter 10 Infancy Chapter 11 Insanity or Mental Abnormality Chapter 12 Intoxication Chapter 13 Consent and Compulsion Chapter 14 Trivial Acts Chapter 15 Private Defence Chapter 16 Attempt Chapter 17 Abetment Chapter 18 Criminal Conspiracy Chapter 19 Joint Liability Chapter 20 Of Punishments Chapter 21 Jurisdiction Chapter 22 Offences against the State Chapter 23 Offences Relating to Army, Navy and Air Force Chapter 24 Offences against Public Tranquility Chapter 25 Offences Relating to Elections Chapter 26 Contempt of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants Chapter 27 False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice Chapter 28 Offences Affecting Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals Chapter 29 Coins and Government Stamps Chapter 30 Offences Relating to weights and measures Chapter 31 Offences relating to religion chapter 32 criminal breach of contract of service chapter 33 of offences relating to marriage chapter 34 homicide chapter 35 punishment for murder and culpable homicide chapter 36 offences relating to children chapter 37 hurt and grievous hurt chapter 38 criminal force and assault chapter 39 wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement chapter 40 kidnapping and abduction chapter 41 sexual offences chapter 42 v and extortion chapter 43 robbery and dacoity chapter 44 criminal misappropriation and breach of trust chapter 45 receipt of stolen property chapter 46 cheating chapter 47 mischief chapter 48 criminal trespass chapter 49 offences relating to documents chapter 50 sensors relating to property market and currency notes chapter 51 defamation chapter 52 criminal intimidation insult and annoying index.