Indian Penal Code
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The Indian Penal Code is the primary criminal code of India, defining offenses and prescribing punishments applicable throughout the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Penal Code canonical | 8 |
| Indian Penal Code, 1860 | 6 |
| Indian Penal Code 1860 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1437792 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Penal Code Context triple: [Gauhati High Court, governsUnder, Indian Penal Code]
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A.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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B.
Penal Code of Japan
The Penal Code of Japan is the primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes punishments within Japan’s legal system.
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C.
British Indian law
British Indian law was the body of colonial legal codes, statutes, and judicial practices imposed by the British in India, blending English common law with selectively adapted local customs to govern the subcontinent.
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D.
Nyaya Sutras
The Nyaya Sutras are an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes logic, epistemology, and debate within the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.
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E.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Penal Code Target entity description: The Indian Penal Code is the primary criminal code of India, defining offenses and prescribing punishments applicable throughout the country.
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A.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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B.
Penal Code of Japan
The Penal Code of Japan is the primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes punishments within Japan’s legal system.
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C.
British Indian law
British Indian law was the body of colonial legal codes, statutes, and judicial practices imposed by the British in India, blending English common law with selectively adapted local customs to govern the subcontinent.
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D.
Nyaya Sutras
The Nyaya Sutras are an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes logic, epistemology, and debate within the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.
-
E.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
ⓘ
criminal code ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all citizens within India
ⓘ
certain offences committed by Indian citizens outside India ⓘ |
| basedOn | English criminal law ⓘ |
| containsSectionOn |
culpable homicide
ⓘ
murder ⓘ rape ⓘ robbery ⓘ sedition ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateCommenced | 1862-01-01 ⓘ |
| datePassed | 1860-10-06 ⓘ |
| defines | offences ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
First Law Commission of India
ⓘ
linked to:
First Law Commission for India
Thomas Babington Macaulay ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Imperial Legislative Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Legislative Council of India
|
| followedBy | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (prospective replacement) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapter I – Introduction
ⓘ
Chapter II – General Explanations ⓘ Chapter III – Punishments ⓘ Chapter IV – General Exceptions ⓘ Chapter IX – Offences by or relating to public servants ⓘ Chapter IXA – Offences relating to elections ⓘ Chapter V – Abetment ⓘ Chapter VA – Criminal Conspiracy ⓘ Chapter VI – Offences against the State ⓘ Chapter VII – Offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force ⓘ Chapter VIII – Offences against the public tranquillity ⓘ Chapter X – Contempts of the lawful authority of public servants ⓘ Chapter XI – False evidence and offences against public justice ⓘ Chapter XII – Offences relating to coin and government stamps ⓘ Chapter XIII – Offences relating to weight and measures ⓘ Chapter XIV – Offences affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals ⓘ Chapter XIX – Criminal breach of contracts of service ⓘ Chapter XV – Offences relating to religion ⓘ Chapter XVI – Offences affecting the human body ⓘ Chapter XVII – Offences against property ⓘ Chapter XVIII – Offences relating to documents and to property marks ⓘ Chapter XX – Offences relating to marriage ⓘ Chapter XXI – Defamation ⓘ Chapter XXII – Criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance ⓘ Chapter XXIII – Attempts to commit offences ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| prescribes | punishments ⓘ |
| repealed | various earlier regional criminal laws in British India ⓘ |
| shortName | IPC ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | criminal law ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
India
except Jammu and Kashmir before 2019 ⓘ |
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Subject: Indian Penal Code Description of subject: The Indian Penal Code is the primary criminal code of India, defining offenses and prescribing punishments applicable throughout the country.
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