This 2026 Bare-Act edition of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860) puts the country’s principal criminal statute in your pocket—fully updated with the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018 and every Central notification in force till 1-1-2026. A crisp flow-chart maps all 511 sections at a glance, while state amendments and a master index make it the quickest path from crime to citation.

Inside this handy ₹ 295 volume

• Complete text of the IPC with section-wise marginal notes for instant navigation

• Part-wise overviews on:

– General Exceptions & Defences (Ss. 76-106) with ready reckoner of burden of proof 

– Right of Private Defence and proportionality tables (Ss. 96-106) 

– Classification of Offences: cognisable/non-cognisable, bailable/non-bailable & triable-court matrix (Sched.) 

– Punishment chart cross-linking imprisonment terms, fines & forfeiture provisions (Ss. 53-75) 

– Special chapters on Offences Against the Human Body, Property, State & Public Tranquillity with quick-view penalties

• Integrated appendices on Criminal Law (Amendment) Acts, 2013 & 2018 and section-by-section state variations

• Publisher’s “short comments” boxes flagging:

– Latest Supreme Court ratios on mens rea, common intention & common object

– Interface with CrPC, Evidence Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 for forward-looking study

Why you’ll reach for it

• Police & forensic officers lift exact charging sections for FIRs, case diaries and charge-sheets on the spot

• Trial lawyers quote pinpoint citations, sentencing ranges and recent amendments in arguments & drafts

• Law-entrance, judiciary & UPSC aspirants master the Code’s structure through the built-in flow-chart and offence tables

• Academics & journalists verify statutory language before analysing crime trends, reforms or comparative bills

Slip this bright-yellow Bare Act into your briefcase—the next bail application, moot-court brief or cross-examination citation is covered, verbatim.