List of Bailable & Non-Bailable Offences Under Indian Penal Code

Section Offence Bailable/Non - Punishment
107 bailable
120B
Abetment Depends on the Depends on the
121 offence offence

124A Criminal conspiracy Depends on the Depends on the
to commit an offence offence. E.g. for offence
131 punishable with Punishment for
140 death murder, Non-bailable
144
154 Waging or Non-bailable Imprisonment for life
158 attempting to wage or imprisonment upto
war, or abetting the 10 years along with
waging of war, fine
against the
Government of India

Imprisonment for life
and fine or

Sedition. Non-bailable Imprisonment for 3
years and fine or
fine.

Abetting mutiny or Non-bailable Imprisonment for life
attempting to seduce or 10 years with fine
a soldier, sailor or
airman Imprisonment for 3
months along with
Wearing soldier’s Bailable 500
garb, sailor, airman Imprisonment for 6
months with fine
Punishment for Bailable
unlawful assembly INR 1000 fine

Owner or occupier of Bailable Imprisonment for 6
land on which
unlawful assembly is
held

Being hired to be Bailable

166A part of unlawful Bailable months up to 2 yrs
167 assembly or riot Bailable along with fine

172 Public servant Imprisonment for 6
177 disobeying direction months up to 2 yrs
181 under law
186 Imprisonment for 3
189 Public servant years and fine
191 framing incorrect
195A document Imprisonment for 1
203 month or fine INR
210 Absconding to avoid Non bailable 1000
service of summons Imprisonment for 6
months and fine INR,
Furnishing false Bailable 1000
information Bailable
Bailable Imprisonment for 3
False statement on Bailable years along with fine
oath to public
servants Imprisonment for 3
Disobedience to months and fine of
order duly INR 500
promulgated by
public servant Imprisonment for 2
Threat of injury to years along with fine
public servant Imprisonment for
seven years along
Giving false evidence Bailable with fine
Imprisonment for
Threatening any Bailable seven years along
person to give false with fine
evidence Imprisonment for
two years along with
Giving false Bailable fine
information Imprisonment for
respecting an offence two years along with

Fraudulently making Bailable
false claim in court

213 Taking gift, to screen Bailable fine
an offender from Imprisonment for
223 punishment three to seven
years along with fine
228 Escape from Bailable
confinement or Imprisonment for
232 custody negligently two years along with
238 suffered by public fine
246 servant
255 Imprisonment for 6
264 Intentionally insult or Bailable months along with
269 interruption to public fine of INR 1000
272 servant sitting in
274 judicial proceeding Imprisonment for life
or 10 years with fine
Counterfeiting Indian
Non bailable Imprisonment for life
or 10 years with fine
coin
Imprisonment for 3
Import or export of Non bailable years with fine
counterfeiting Indian
coin Imprisonment for 3
years with fine
Fraudulently Non bailable
diminishing weight of Imprisonment for 1
coin year with fine

Counterfeiting of Non bailable Imprisonment for 6
government stamp months with fine

Fraudulent use or Bailable Imprisonment for 6
false instrument for months with fine of
weighing INR 1000
Imprisonment for 6
Negligent act likely Bailable
to spread infectious
disease dangerous to
life

Adulteration for food Bailable
or drink intended for
sale

Adulteration of drug Non bailable

275 Sale of adulterated Bailable months with fine of
279 drug INR 1000
283
292 Rash driving or riding Imprisonment for 6
295 Bailable months with fine of
INR 1000
295A on a public way Imprisonment for 6
months with fine of
297 Danger or Bailable INR 1000
302 obstruction in public
304 way or line of INR 200
navigation
Imprisonment for 2
Sale of obscene book Bailable years with fine of
INR 2000
Injuring places of nb
worship with an Imprisonment for 2
intent to insult the years with fine.
religion of any class
Imprisonment for 3
Deliberate and Non bailable years with fine.
malicious act
intended to outrage Imprisonment for 1
religious feelings of years with fine.
any class, by Imprisonment for life
insulting religious term or capital
beliefs. punishment

Trespassing on burial Imprisonment for 10
Bailable years with fine

places

Punishment for Non bailable
murder

Punishment for Non bailable
Culpable homicide
not amounting to
murder.

304A Punishment for Bailable Imprisonment for 2
causing death by Non bailable years.
304B negligence
306 Imprisonment for 7
307 Dowry death years up to life term.
308 Imprisonment for 10
309 Abetment of suicide Non bailable years with fine.
318 Imprisonment for 10
323 Attempt to murder Non bailable years with fine.
349 Imprisonment for 3-
354D Attempt to commit Non bailable 7 years with fine.
culpable homicide Imprisonment for 1
363 year or with fine.
369 Attempt to commit Bailable
370 suicide Imprisonment for 2
years with fine.
376 Concealment of birth Bailable
376D by secret disposal of Imprisonment for 1
body years with fine.
Imprisonment for 3
Causing hurt Bailable months or with fine
of INR 500
Using force Bailable Imprisonment for 3
months or with fine.
Stalking Bailable
Imprisonment for 7
Punishment for Bailable months or with fine
Kidnapping Non bailable Imprisonment for 7
months or with fine
Abduction of child Imprisonment for 7-
under 10 10 years or with fine
Rigorous
Trafficking of person Non bailable imprisonment for life
or not less than 7
Punishment for Rape Non bailable years
Imprisonment for 20
Gang rape Non bailable

377 Unnatural offence Non bailable years which may
379 extend till life
384 Punishment for Non bailable Imprisonment for 10
392 Theft years which may
395 extend till life
406 Punishment for Non bailable Imprisonment for 3
411 Extortion years and fine
417 Imprisonment for 3
420 Punishment for Non bailable years
426 Robbery Imprisonment for 3
447 years and fine
Punishment for Non bailable Imprisonment for 10
465 Dacoity years and fine
477A
489A Punishment for Non bailable Imprisonment for 3
Criminal breach of years and fine
trust
Imprisonment for 3
Dishonestly receiving years and fine
Non bailable Imprisonment for 1
years and fine
Stolen property
Imprisonment for 7
Punishment for Bailable years and fine
Cheating
Imprisonment for 3
Cheating and Non bailable months
dishonestly inducing Imprisonment for 3
delivery of property months and fine of
INR 500
Punishment for Bailable
Mischief Imprisonment for 2
years and fine
Punishment for Bailable Imprisonment for 2
Criminal trespass years and fine
Imprisonment for life
Forgery Bailable and fine
Bailable
Falsification of Non bailable
accounts
Counterfeiting
currency notes or

489C banknotes Bailable Imprisonment for 7
494 years and fine
496 Possession of forged
498 currency notes or Imprisonment for 7
498A banknotes years and fine
500
506 Marrying again Bailable Imprisonment for 7
during lifetime of Bailable years and fine
509 husband or wife Bailable
510 Non bailable Imprisonment for 2
Marriage ceremony Bailable years and fine
fraudulently gone
through without Imprisonment for 3
lawful marriage years and fine

Enticing or taking Imprisonment for 2
away or detaining years and fine
with criminal intent Imprisonment for 2
years for simple
Husband or relative offence and 7 years
of husband of a if threat is to cause
woman subjecting death or grievous
her to cruelty hurt

Punishment for Imprisonment for 3
Defamation years and fine

Criminal intimidation Bailable Imprisonment for 24
hours and fine of
Word, gesture or act Bailable INR 10
intended to insult the
modesty of a woman

Misconduct in public Bailable
by drunken person