Abailable offense is one in which the defendant, who is the person defending himself in a criminal case, may be able to get out of jail by paying bail In these situations, giving bail is a normal and right thing to do.
List of bailable and non-bailable offences under the Indian Penal Code
Read Also: Supreme Court Judgement Online So, this is the list of crimes that can be released on bail and those that can't. Did you learn something from it? Leave a comment and pass the article along
Section Offence Bailable/ Non-bailable Punishment 107 Abetment Depends on the offence Depends on the offence 120B Criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death Depends on the offence. E.g. for Punishment for murder, Non bailable Depends on the offence 121 Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the Government of India Non-bailable Imprisonment for life or imprisonment upto 10 years along with fine
If a person is in jail for a crime that can't be bailed out, that person has no right to bail But the law is more likely to let someone out on bail if they are under sixteen, a woman, sick or hurt, or if the court thinks it would be fair and right for some other reason to let them out on bail rather than not.
124A
Abetting mutiny or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman Non bailable Imprisonment for life or 10 years with fine
154 Owner or occupier of land on which unlawful assembly is held Bailable INR 1000 fine
144 Punishment for unlawful assembly Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months with fine
131
140 Wearing soldier’s garb, sailor, airman Bailable Imprisonment for 3 months along with 500
Sedition. Non-bailable Imprisonment for life and fine or Imprisonment for 3 years and fine or fine.
166A Public servant disobeying direction under law Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months up to 2 yrs
158 Being hired to be part of unlawful assembly or riot Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months up to 2 yrs along with fine
167
Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant Bailable Imprisonment for 3 months and fine of INR 500 189 Threat of injury to public servant Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years along with fine 191 Giving false evidence Bailable Imprisonment for seven years along with fine 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence Bailable Imprisonment for seven years along with fine 203 Giving false information respecting an offence Bailable Imprisonment for two years along with fine
False statement on oath to public servants Bailable Imprisonment for 3 years along with fine 186
Public servant framing incorrect document Bailable Imprisonment for 3 years and fine 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons Non bailable Imprisonment for 1 month or fine INR 1000 177 Furnishing false information Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months and fine INR, 1000 181
Import or export of counterfeiting Indian coin Non bailable Imprisonment for life or 10 years with fine
246
Fraudulently diminishing weight of coin Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years with fine
Fraudulently making false claim in court Bailable Imprisonment for two years along with fine
228
213
Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant Bailable Imprisonment for two years along with fine
238
Taking gift, to screen an offender from punishment Bailable Imprisonment for three to seven years along with fine
210
232
Intentionally insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months along with fine of INR 1000
223
Counterfeiting Indian coin Non bailable Imprisonment for life or 10 years with fine
272 Adulteration for food or drink intended for sale Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months with fine of INR 1000 274 Adulteration of drug Non bailable Imprisonment for 6 months with fine of INR 1000 275 Sale of adulterated drug Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months with fine of INR 1000 279 Rash driving or riding on a public way Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months with fine of INR 1000 283 Danger or obstruction in Bailable INR 200
255 Counterfeiting of government stamp Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years with fine 264 Fraudulent use or false instrument for weighing Bailable Imprisonment for 1 year with fine 269 Negligent act likely to spread infectious disease dangerous to life Bailable Imprisonment for 6 months with fine
302 Punishment for murder Non bailable Imprisonment for life term or capital punishment
295 Injuring places of worship with an intent to insult the religion of any class nb Imprisonment for 2 years with fine.
292 Sale of obscene book Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years with fine of INR 2000
295A Deliberate and malicious act intended to outrage religious feelings of any class, by insulting religious beliefs. Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years with fine.
public way or line of navigation
297 Trespassing on burial places Bailable Imprisonment for 1 years with fine.
304 Punishment for Culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Non bailable Imprisonment for 10 years with fine
304B Dowry death Non bailable Imprisonment for 7 years up to life term.
308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide Non bailable Imprisonment for 3-7 years with fine
309 Attempt to commit suicide Bailable Imprisonment for 1 year or with fine.
323 Causing hurt Bailable Imprisonment for 1 years with fine.
307 Attempt to murder Non bailable Imprisonment for 10 years with fine.
318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of body Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years with fine.
Punishment for causing death by negligence Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years.
306 Abetment of suicide Non bailable Imprisonment for 10 years with fine
349 Using force Bailable Imprisonment for 3 months or with fine of INR 500
304A
370 Trafficking of person Non bailable Imprisonment for 7 10 years or with fine
376D Gang rape Non bailable Imprisonment for 20 years which may extend till life
354D Stalking Bailable Imprisonment for 3 months or with fine
369 Abduction of child under 10 Non bailable Imprisonment for 7 months or with fine
377 Unnatural offence Non bailable Imprisonment for 10 years which may extend till life
376 Punishment for Rape Non bailable Rigorous imprisonment for life or not less than 7 years
384 Punishment for Extortion Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years
379 Punishment for Theft Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years and fine
363 Punishment for Kidnapping Bailable Imprisonment for 7 months or with fine
411 Dishonestly receiving Stolen property Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years and fine 417 Punishment for Cheating Bailable Imprisonment for 1 years and fine 420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property Non bailable Imprisonment for 7 years and fine 426 Punishment for Mischief Bailable Imprisonment for 3 months 447 Punishment for Criminal trespass Bailable Imprisonment for 3 months and fine of INR 500 465 Forgery Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years and fine
392 Punishment for Robbery Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years and fine 395 Punishment for Dacoity Non bailable Imprisonment for 10 years and fine 406 Punishment for Criminal breach of trust Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years and fine
Falsification of accounts Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years and fine
477A
Possession of forged currency notes or banknotes Bailable Imprisonment for 7 years and fine
489A
494
Counterfeiting currency notes or banknotes Non bailable Imprisonment for life and fine
489C
Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife Bailable Imprisonment for 7 years and fine
496 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage Bailable Imprisonment for 7 years and fine 498 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years and fine
498A
Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty Non bailable Imprisonment for 3 years and fine
Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years and fine
510 Misconduct in public by drunken person Bailable Imprisonment for 24 hours and fine of INR 10
500 Punishment for Defamation
509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman Bailable Imprisonment for 3 years and fine
So, this is the list of crimes that can be released on bail and those that can't. Did you learn something from it? Leave a comment and pass the article along.
506 Criminal intimidation Bailable Imprisonment for 2 years for simple offence and 7 years if threat is to cause death or grievous hurt