The Code was passed & assented to by The Imperial Legislative Council on [6th October, 1860.]
Preamble.- WHEREAS it is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for 2[India]; It is enacted as follows:-
Footnote
The Indian Penal Code has been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941) and has been declared in force in-- ; *Sonthal Parganas, by the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation 1872 (3 of 1872) s. 2; -- *Panth Piploda, by the Panth Piploda Laws Regulation, 1929 (1 of 1929), s. 2 and the Sch.; -- *Khondmals District, by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936), s. 3 and the Sch; and --*Angul District, by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), s. 3 and the Sch.; -- *It has been declared under s. 3 (a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following Scheduled Districts, namely: the United Provinces Tarai Districts, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I, p. 505; the Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga now called the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazetta, 1899, Pt. I, p. 44 and Manbhum and Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the District of Singhbum-- see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 504.; -- *It has been extended under s. 5 of the same Act to the Lushai Hills-- see Gazette of India, 1898, Pt. II, p. 345.; -- *The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch; to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I.; to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I and to Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch.
The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
