"Man". "Woman"
Section 10 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with "Man". "Woman". The word "man" denotes a male human being of any age; The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
The word "man" denotes a male human being of any age; the word "woman" denotes a female human being of any age.
Section 10, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 2 Definitions Close, with changes 70%
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Cross-references
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Referred to by 4
- Assam Private Placement Agencies for Recruitment of Workers (Regulation) Act s. 1
- Assam Private Placement Agencies for Recruitment of Workers (Regulation) Act, 2019 (Single Document) s. 2 Definitions
- Chhattisgarh Private Placement Agencies (Regulation) Act s. 2
- Mizoram Private Placement Agencies (Regulation) Act, 201 s. 2 DEFINITIONS
Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… in his judgment dated 29.12.2016 while convicting the Appellant for the offences under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) Act and Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) has also acquitted the Appellant for the offences under Section 6 and 10 of the POCSO Act as well as Section 376 (2) of the IPC. Mr. U.P. Sharma, Learned Counsel for the Appellant would thus submit that the very fact that the Learned Special Judge would disbelieve the victim's deposition and acquit the Appellant of the offences under Section 6 and 10 of the POCSO Act as well as Section …
Questions about Section 10
What does Section 10 of the Indian Penal Code deal with?
Section 10 of the Indian Penal Code is headed ""Man". "Woman"". The word "man" denotes a male human being of any age;
How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Indian Penal Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 10, section 10 IPC, section 10 of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 10 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 2 (Definitions), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 10 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 10 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 10, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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