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Section 53 — Punishments

As in force on 30 November 2008.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 30 November 2008 Revised edition
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 30 November 2008

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

53.Punishments

The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Code are —

(a)death;

(b)imprisonment;

(c)forfeiture of property;

(d)fine;

(e)caning.

Explanation.—Caning shall be with a rattan.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 53]