NATURE AND CONCEPT OF CRIME INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN PENAL CODE JURISDICTION OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY STAGES IN THE COMMISSION OF CRIME GENERAL EXCEPTIONS (DEFENCES) PUNISHMENT INCHOATE OFFENCES AND TYPES OF INCHOATE OFFENCES LAW RELATING TO JOINT OFFENDERS ABETMENT PUBLIC TRANQUILITY OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Offences Affecting the Human Body Murder HURT (SIMPLE AND GRIEVOUS WRONGFUL RESTRAINT AND WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT CRIMINAL FORCE AND ASSAULT KIDNAPPING AND ABDUCTION OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY OFFENCES OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS DEFAMATION Offences affecting Public Health OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE PUBIC DECENCY AND MORALITY