BAILABLE AND NON BAILABLE OFFENCE

Bailable/Non -
Section Offence Punishment
bailable

Depends on the Depends on the

107 Abetment
offence offence

Criminal conspiracy to Depends on the

commit an offence offence. E.g. for Depends on the
120B
punishable+9 with Punishment for offence
death murder, Non-bailable

Waging or attempting
to wage war, or Imprisonment for life or
121 abetting the waging of Non-bailable imprisonment upto 10
war, against the years along with fine
Government of India

Imprisonment for life

and fine or
Imprisonment for 3
124A Sedition. Non-bailable
years and fine or
fine.

Abetting mutiny or
attempting to seduce a Imprisonment for life or
131 Non-bailable
soldier, sailor or 10 years with fine
airman
Wearing soldier’s garb, Imprisonment for 3
140 Bailable
sailor, airman months along with 500
Punishment for Imprisonment for 6
144 Bailable
unlawful assembly months with fine
Owner or occupier of
154 land on which unlawful Bailable INR 1000 fine
assembly is held
Being hired to be part Imprisonment for 6
158 of unlawful assembly Bailable months up to 2 yrs
or riot along with fine
Public servant
Imprisonment for 6
166A disobeying direction Bailable
months up to 2 yrs
under law
Public servant framing Imprisonment for 3
167 Bailable
incorrect document years and fine
 BAILABLE AND NON BAILABLE OFFENCE
Imprisonment for 1
Absconding to avoid
172 Non bailable month or fine INR
service of summons
1000

Imprisonment for 6
Furnishing false
177 Bailable months and fine INR,
information
1000

False statement on Imprisonment for 3

181 Bailable
oath to public servants years along with fine

Disobedience to order Imprisonment for 3

186 duly promulgated by Bailable months and fine of INR
public servant 500

Threat of injury to Imprisonment for 2

189 Bailable
public servant years along with fine

Imprisonment for
191 Giving false evidence Bailable seven years along with
fine

Threatening any Imprisonment for

195A person to give false Bailable seven years along with
evidence fine

Giving false
Imprisonment for two
203 information respecting Bailable
years along with fine
an offence

Fraudulently making Imprisonment for two

210 Bailable
false claim in court years along with fine

Taking gift, to screen Imprisonment for three

213 an offender from Bailable to seven years along
punishment with fine

Escape from
confinement or
Imprisonment for two
223 custody negligently Bailable
years along with fine
suffered by public
servant

228 Intentionally insult or Bailable Imprisonment for 6

interruption to public months along with fine
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servant sitting in of INR 1000
judicial proceeding

Counterfeiting Indian Imprisonment for life or

232 Non bailable
coin 10 years with fine

Import or export of
Imprisonment for life or
238 counterfeiting Indian Non bailable
10 years with fine
coin

Fraudulently
Imprisonment for 3
246 diminishing weight of Non bailable
years with fine
coin

Counterfeiting of Imprisonment for 3

255 Non bailable
government stamp years with fine

Fraudulent use or false

Imprisonment for 1
264 instrument for Bailable
year with fine
weighing

Negligent act likely to

spread infectious Imprisonment for 6
269 Bailable
disease dangerous to months with fine
life

Imprisonment for 6
Adulteration for food or
272 Bailable months with fine of
drink intended for sale
INR 1000

Imprisonment for 6
274 Adulteration of drug Non bailable months with fine of
INR 1000

Imprisonment for 6
Sale of adulterated
275 Bailable months with fine of
drug
INR 1000

Imprisonment for 6
Rash driving or riding
279 Bailable months with fine of
on a public way
INR 1000
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Danger or obstruction
283 in public way or line of Bailable INR 200
navigation

Imprisonment for 2
292 Sale of obscene book Bailable years with fine of INR
2000

Injuring places of
worship with an intent Imprisonment for 2
295 nb
to insult the religion of years with fine.
any class

Deliberate and
malicious act intended
to outrage religious Imprisonment for 3
295A Non bailable
feelings of any class, years with fine.
by insulting religious
beliefs.

Trespassing on burial Imprisonment for 1

297 Bailable
places years with fine.

Imprisonment for life

302 Punishment for murder Non bailable term or capital
punishment

Punishment for
Imprisonment for 10
304 Culpable homicide not Non bailable
years with fine
amounting to murder.

Punishment for
Imprisonment for 2
304A causing death by Bailable
years.
negligence

Imprisonment for 7
304B Dowry death Non bailable
years up to life term.

Imprisonment for 10
306 Abetment of suicide Non bailable
years with fine.

Imprisonment for 10
307 Attempt to murder Non bailable
years with fine.
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Attempt to commit Imprisonment for 3-7
308 Non bailable
culpable homicide years with fine.

Attempt to commit Imprisonment for 1

309 Bailable
suicide year or with fine.

Concealment of birth
Imprisonment for 2
318 by secret disposal of Bailable
years with fine.
body

Imprisonment for 1
323 Causing hurt Bailable
years with fine.

Imprisonment for 3
349 Using force Bailable months or with fine of
INR 500

Imprisonment for 3
354D Stalking Bailable
months or with fine.

Punishment for Imprisonment for 7

363 Bailable
Kidnapping months or with fine

Abduction of child Imprisonment for 7

369 Non bailable
under 10 months or with fine

Imprisonment for 7-10

370 Trafficking of person Non bailable
years or with fine

Rigorous imprisonment
376 Punishment for Rape Non bailable for life or not less than
7 years

Imprisonment for 20
376D Gang rape Non bailable years which may
extend till life

Imprisonment for 10
377 Unnatural offence Non bailable years which may
extend till life
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Imprisonment for 3
379 Punishment for Theft Non bailable
years and fine

Punishment for Imprisonment for 3

384 Non bailable
Extortion years

Punishment for Imprisonment for 3

392 Non bailable
Robbery years and fine

Punishment for Imprisonment for 10

395 Non bailable
Dacoity years and fine

Punishment for
Imprisonment for 3
406 Criminal breach of Non bailable
years and fine
trust

Dishonestly receiving Imprisonment for 3

411 Non bailable
Stolen property years and fine

Punishment for Imprisonment for 1

417 Bailable
Cheating years and fine

Cheating and
Imprisonment for 7
420 dishonestly inducing Non bailable
years and fine
delivery of property

Punishment for Imprisonment for 3

426 Bailable
Mischief months

Imprisonment for 3
Punishment for
447 Bailable months and fine of INR
Criminal trespass
500

Imprisonment for 2
465 Forgery Bailable
years and fine

Falsification of Imprisonment for 2

477A Bailable
accounts years and fine

Imprisonment for life

489A Counterfeiting Non bailable
and fine
currency notes or
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banknotes

Possession of forged
Imprisonment for 7
489C currency notes or Bailable
years and fine
banknotes

Marrying again during

Imprisonment for 7
494 lifetime of husband or Bailable
years and fine
wife

Marriage ceremony
fraudulently gone Imprisonment for 7
496 Bailable
through without lawful years and fine
marriage

Enticing or taking away

Imprisonment for 2
498 or detaining with Bailable
years and fine
criminal intent

Husband or relative of
husband of a woman Imprisonment for 3
498A Non bailable
subjecting her to years and fine
cruelty

Punishment for Imprisonment for 2

500 Bailable
Defamation years and fine

Imprisonment for 2
years for simple
506 Criminal intimidation Bailable offence and 7 years if
threat is to cause
death or grievous hurt

Word, gesture or act

Imprisonment for 3
509 intended to insult the Bailable
years and fine
modesty of a woman

Imprisonment for 24
Misconduct in public
510 Bailable hours and fine of INR
by drunken person
10