Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007
FIFTH SCHEDULE (Sections 281 and 284 (2))
CORRESPONDENCE OF COMMON LAW CRIMES WITH CODIFIED CRIMES
Common law crime
Corresponding crime in Code
Abduction
Kidnapping or unlawful detention
Abortion
Unlawful termination of pregnancy
Administering a poisonous or noxious
substance
Assault
Arson
Malicious damage to property
Assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily
harm
Assault
Bestiality
Bestiality
Bigamy
Bigamy
Blasphemy
Causing offence to persons of a particular
race, religion, etc.
Bribery
Bribery
Common assault
Assault
Compounding
Defeating or obstructing the course of justice
Contempt of court
Contempt of court
Crimen injuria
Criminal insult
Criminal defamation
Criminal defamation
Culpable homicide
Culpable homicide
Defeating or obstructing the course of justice
Defeating or obstructing the course of justice
Exposing an infant
Exposing an infant
Extortion
Extortion
Forgery
Forgery
Fraud
Fraud
Housebreaking with intent to commit a crime
Unlawful entry into premises
Incest
Sexual intercourse within a prohibited degree
of relationship
Indecent assault
Aggravated indecent assault
Indecent assault
Kidnapping
Kidnapping or unlawful detention
Malicious injury to property
Malicious damage to property
Murder
Murder
Infanticide
Offence against nature (unnatural offence)
Sodomy
Perjury
Perjury
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