What are the offences affecting the

human body and punishment for

the crime? Classification of
offences under Section 323, 324,
325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338,
341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347
and 348 of Indian Penal Code
1860.
Offences affecting the human body and
punishment for the crime are defined under
Section 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330,
331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 341, 342,
343, 344, 345, 346, 347 and 348 of Indian Penal
Code 1860. Classification of offences relating
to these sections are:
CHAPTER XVI - OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY

Section Offence

323
IPC

324
IPC
325
IPC

Punishment

Cognizable Bailable By What

or Non
or Non Court
Cognizable Bailable Triable

Imprisonment for
1 year, or fine of
Voluntarily Causing Hurt
Non1,000 rupees, or
cognizable
both.
Voluntarily causing hurt by Imprisonment for
dangerous weapons or
3 years, or fine, or Cognizable
means.
both.
Voluntarily causing
Imprisonment for
Cognizable
grievous hurt
7 years and fine.

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

326
IPC

327
IPC

328
IPC

329
IPC

330
IPC

331
IPC
332
IPC
333
IPC

334
IPC

335
IPC

Imprisonment for
Voluntarily causing
life, or
grievous hurt by dangerous
imprisonment for
weapons or means.
10 years and fine.
Voluntarily causing hurt to
extort property or a
valuable security, or to
Imprisonment for
constrain to do anything
10 years and fine
which is illegal or which
may facilitate the
commission of an offence.

Nonbailable

Magistrate
of the first
class

NonCognizable
bailable

Magistrate
of the first
class

Cognizable

Administering stupefying
Imprisonment for
drug with intent to cause
10 years and fine
hurt, etc.

Cognizable

Nonbailable

Court of
Session

Voluntarily causing
grievous hurt to export
property or a valuable
Imprisonment for
security, or to constrain to life, or
do anything which is
imprisonment for
illegal, or which may
10 years and fine.
facilitate the commission of
an offence.

Cognizable

Nonbailable

Court of
Session

Voluntarily causing hurt to

extort confession or
Imprisonment for
information, or to compel 7 years and fine.
restoration of property, etc.

Cognizable

Bailable

Voluntarily causing
grievous hurt to extort
confession or information,
or to compel restoration of
property, etc.
Voluntarily causing hurt to
deter public servant from
his duty.
Voluntarily causing
grievous hurt to deter
public servant from his
duty.

Imprisonment for
10 years and fine. Cognizable

Nonbailable

Magistrate
of the first
class.

Court of
Session

Imprisonment for
3 years, or fine, or Cognizable
both.

Magistrate
Bailable of the first
class.

Imprisonment for
10 years and fine.

Nonbailable

Court of
Session.

Bailable

Any
Magistrate.

Cognizable

Voluntarily causing hurt on

grave and sudden
Imprisonment for 1
provocation, not intending
month, or fine of Nonto hurt any other than the
500 rupees, or
cognizable
person who gave the
both.
provocation.
Causing grievous hurt on Imprisonment for
grave and sudden
4 years, or fine of

Cognizable

Bailable Magistrate
of the first

336
IPC

provocation, not intending

to hurt any other than the
person who gave the
provocation.
Doing any act which
endangers human life or
the personal safety of
others.

2,000 rupees, or
both.

class.

Imprisonment for
3 months, or fine
of 250 rupees, or
both.

Cognizable

Imprisonment for
6 months, or fine
of 500 rupees, or
both.

Cognizable

337
IPC

Causing hurt by an act

which endangers human
life, etc.

338
IPC

Imprisonment for
Causing grievous hurt by
2 years, or fine of
an act which endangers
1,000 rupees, or
Cognizable
human life, etc.
both.

341
IPC

342
IPC

Simple
imprisonment for 1
Wrongfully restraining any month, or fine of
Cognizable
person
500 rupees, or
both.
Imprisonment for
1 year, fine of
Wrongfully confining any
1,000 rupees, or
Cognizable
person
both.

343
IPC

Imprisonment for
Wrongfully confining for 3 2 years, or fine, or
Cognizable
or more days.
both.

344
IPC

Wrongfully confining for

10 or and more days.

345
IPC

Keeping any person in

wrongful confinement,
knowing that a writ has
been issued for his
liberation

Imprisonment for 2
years, in addition
to imprisonment Cognizable
under any other
section

Wrongful confinement in
secret

Imprisonment for
2 years, in addition
to imprisonment Cognizable
under any other

346
IPC

Imprisonment for
3 years and fine. Cognizable

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Magistrate
Bailable of the first
class

Bailable Magistrate
of the first

section

347
IPC

348
IPC

Wrongful confinement for

the purpose of extorting
Imprisonment for
property, or constraining to 3 years and fine
Cognizable
an illegal act, etc.
Wrongful confinement for
the purpose of extorting
Imprisonment for
confession or information,
3 years and fine
Cognizable
or of compelling
restoration of property, etc.

class

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Bailable

Any
Magistrate

Section 336. Act endangering life or personal safety of others

Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal
safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for term which
may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees,
or with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 250 rupees, or bothCognizable
BailableTriable by any MagistrateNon-compoundable.
Section 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others

Whoever causes hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger
human life, or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five
hundred rupees, or with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or bothCognizable
BailableTriable by any MagistrateCompoundable by the person to whom hurt is caused
with the permission of the court.
Section 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of
others

Whoever causes grievous hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to
endanger human life, or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend
to one thousand rupees, or with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 2 years, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or bothCognizable
BailableTriable by any MagistrateCompoundable by the person to whom hurt is caused
with the permission of the court.
Section 339. Wrongful restraint

Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any
direction in which that person has right to proceed, is said wrongfully to restrain that person.
Exception: The obstruction of a private way over land or water which a person in good faith
believes himself to have lawful right to obstruct, is not an offence within the meaning of this
section.

Illustration
A obstructs a path along which Z has a right to pass. A not believing in good faith that he has
a right to stop the path. Z is thereby prevented from passing. A wrongfully restrains Z.
Section 340. Wrongful confinement.

Whoever wrongfully restrains any person in such a manner as to prevent that person from
proceedings beyond certain circumscribing limits, is said wrongfully to confine that person.
Illustrations
(a) A causes Z to go within a walled space, and locks Z in. A is thus prevented from
proceeding in any direction beyond the circumscribing line of wall. A wrongfully confines Z.
(b) A places men with firearms at the outlets of a building, and tells Z that they will fire at Z
if Z attempts to leave the building. A wrongfully confines Z.
Section 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint

Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a
term, which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees,
or with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentSimple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or bothCognizable
BailableTriable by any MagistrateCompoundable by the person restrained or
confined.
Section 342. Punishment for wrongful Confinement

Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one
thousand rupees, or with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 1 year, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or bothCognizable
BailableTriable by any MagistrateCompoundable by the person restrained or confined.
Section 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days

Whoever wrongfully confines any person for three days, or more, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or
with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

PunishmentImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothCognizableBailableTriable by

any MagistrateCompoundable by the person confined with the permission of the court.
Section 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days

Whoever wrongfully confines any person for ten days, or more, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which any extend to three years, and shall also
be liable to fine.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 3 years and fineCognizableBailableTriable by any
MagistrateCompoundable by the person confined with the permission of court.
Section 345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been
issued

Whoever keeps any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ for the liberation of
that person has been duly issued, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to two years in addition to any term of imprisonment to which
he may be liable under any other section of this chapter.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 2 years in addition to imprisonment under any other section
CognizableBailableTriable by Magistrate of the first classNon-compoundable.
Section 346. Wrongful confinement in secret

Whoever wrongfully confines any person in such manner as to indicate an intention that the
confinement of such person may not be known to any person interested in the person so
confined, or to any public servant, or that the place of such confinement may not be known to
or discovered by any such person or public servant as hereinbefore mentioned, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years
in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such wrongful
confinement.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 2 years, in addition to imprisonment under any other section
CognizableBailableTriable by Magistrate of the first classCompoundable by the
person confined with the permission of the court.
Section 347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person
confined, or from any person interested in the person confined, any property or valuable
security or of constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do

anything illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an
offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 3 years and fineCognizableBailableTriable by any
MagistrateNon-compoundable.
Section 348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of
property

Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person
confined or any person interested in the person confined any confession or any information
which may led to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of
constraining the person confined or any person interested in the person confined to restore or
to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to satisfy any claim or
demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable
security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
PunishmentImprisonment for 3 years and fineCognizableBailableTriable by any
MagistrateNon-compoundable.
Section 349. Force

A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion, or cessation of
motion to that other, or if he causes to any substance such motion, or change of motion, or
cessation of motion as brings that substance into contact with any part of that others body, or
with anything which that other is wearing or carrying, or with anything so situated that such
contact affects that others sense of feeling: Provided that the person causing the motion, or
change of motion, or cessation of motion, causes that motion, change of motion, or cessation
of motion in one of the three ways hereinafter described.
First. By his own bodily power.
Secondly.By disposing any substance in such a manner that the motion or change or
cessation of motion takes place without any further act on his part, or on the part of any other
person.
Thirdly. By inducing any animal to move, to change its motion, or to cease to move.
Section 350. Criminal force

Whoever intentionally uses force to any person, without that persons consent, in order to the
committing of any offence, or intending by the use of such force to cause, or knowing it to be

likely that by the use of such force he will cause injury, fear or annoyance to the person to
whom the force is used, is said to use criminal force to that other.