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The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant

Repealed From 01 Jan 1862 Act 45 of 1860 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 45 of 1860 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 06 Oct 1860 In force 01 Jan 1862 Cited by 6 provisions

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 183 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant. Whoever offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to believe that he is such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may e 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 Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and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.

Whoever offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to believe that he is such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Section 183, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).

Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 218 Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant Text carried over almost unchanged 98%

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 6

  1. Kerala Land Conservancy Act, 1957 (No.8 of 1958) s. 20
  2. Kerala Muncipality Act s. 376
  3. Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act s. 6
  4. Telangana Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act s. 4 Consequence of breach of provisions of section 3
  5. Telangana Land Encroachment Act s. 16
  6. Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli s. 178

Questions about Section 183

What does Section 183 of the Indian Penal Code deal with?

Section 183 of the Indian Penal Code is headed "Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant". Whoever offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to believe that he is such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may e

How do I find court cases under Section 183 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 183, section 183 IPC, section 183 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 183 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?

6 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 218 (Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 183 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?

Section 183 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 183, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.

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