Offences against Person are dealt with in Chapter XVI of the Penal Code.

The various types of crimes against person are:

• Culpable Homicide (S299 & S304)
  
• Murder (S300 & S302)
  
• Causing death by rash or negligent act (S304A)
  
• Infanticide (S310 & S311)
  
• Hurt (S319)
  
• Grievous hurt (S320)
  
• Voluntarily causing hurt (S321 & S323)
  
• Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means (S324)
  
• Voluntarily causing grievous hurt (S322 & S325)
  
• Wrongful restraint (S339 & S341)
  
• Wrongful confinement (S340 & S342)
  
• Criminal Force (S350)
  
• Assault (S351)
  
• Punishment for Assault or Criminal force (S352)
  
• Assault or Criminal Force on a public servant (S353)
  
• Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty (S354)
  
• Outraging modesty in certain circumstances (S354A)
  
• Rape (S375

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