| 34 | Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention | When many people act together with same plan, all are equally responsible | Mahbub Shah v Emperor |
| 107 | Abetment (instigating, aiding, or engaging in conspiracy) | Helping or encouraging someone to commit a crime is also punishable | State of West Bengal v Orilal Jaiswal |
| 120A | Criminal conspiracy | Agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime | Kehar Singh v State (Delhi Administration) |
| 141 | Unlawful assembly | Group of 5 or more persons with illegal common object | Masalti v State of UP |
| 149 | Every member guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object | Every member of unlawful group is liable for acts done by group | Shambhu Nath Singh v State of Bihar |
| 299 | Culpable homicide | Causing death with intention or knowledge | Reg v Govinda |
| 300 | Murder | Serious form of culpable homicide with higher intention | Virsa Singh v State of Punjab |
| 304 | Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder | Punishment when case does not fall under murder | K.M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra |
| 307 | Attempt to murder | Trying to kill someone, even if death does not occur | State of Maharashtra v Mohd. Yakub |
| 319 | Hurt | Causing bodily pain or harm | Ramesh v State of Rajasthan |
| 320 | Grievous hurt | Serious injuries like fracture, loss of sight etc. | State of UP v Indrajeet |
| 351 | Assault | Threat or attempt to use force | Rupan Deol Bajaj v KPS Gill |
| 354 | Assault or criminal force to woman to outrage modesty | Protects dignity of women from offensive acts | State of Punjab v Major Singh |
| 359 | Kidnapping | Taking a person away unlawfully | S Varadarajan v State of Madras |
| 361 | Kidnapping from lawful guardianship | Taking minor without guardian’s consent | S Varadarajan v State of Madras |
| 362 | Abduction | Taking a person by force or deceit | State of Assam v Goljer Ali |
| 375 | Rape | Sexual act without consent under defined conditions | State of Punjab v Gurmit Singh |
| 376 | Punishment for rape | Provides punishment for rape offences | Mukesh v State (Nirbhaya Case) |
| 378 | Theft | Taking movable property dishonestly without consent | Pyarelal Bhargava v State |
| 379 | Punishment for theft | Punishment up to 3 years or fine or both | Pyarelal Bhargava v State |
| 390 | Robbery | Theft with violence or fear | Shiv Kumar v State |
| 391 | Dacoity | Robbery by 5 or more persons | Ram Shankar Singh v State of UP |
| 403 | Criminal misappropriation | Using another’s property dishonestly for own use | Ramaswami Nadar v State of Madras |
| 405 | Criminal breach of trust | Misuse of property entrusted to someone | Jaswantrai Manilal Akhaney v State of Bombay |
| 406 | Punishment for criminal breach of trust | Punishment up to 3 years or fine or both | Jaswantrai Manilal Akhaney v State of Bombay |
| 415 | Cheating | Deceiving someone to cause harm or loss | Abhayanand Mishra v State of Bihar |
| 420 | Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property | Serious cheating involving property | Hridaya Ranjan Prasad Verma v State of Bihar |
| 441 | Criminal trespass | Entering property unlawfully with intent to harm | Mathri v State of Punjab |
| 463 | Forgery | Making false document to cause harm | Dr. Vimla v Delhi Administration |
| 499 | Defamation | Harm to a person’s reputation | Subramanian Swamy v Union of India |
| 503 | Criminal intimidation | Threatening a person to cause fear | Manik Taneja v State of Karnataka |
| 511 | Attempt to commit offences | Punishment for attempt when offence not completed | Abhayanand Mishra v State of Bihar |