Editing Indian Penal Code (section)

== Amendments ==
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The code has been amended several times.<ref name=IPC>{{cite web|author1=Parliament of India|title=The Indian Penal Code|url=https://www.childlineindia.org.in/CP-CR-Downloads/Indian%20penal%20code%201860.pdf|website=childlineindia.org.in|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-date=16 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616075157/http://www.childlineindia.org.in/CP-CR-Downloads/Indian%20penal%20code%201860.pdf|url-status=dead}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian Penal Code, 1860|date=7 May 2015|publisher=Current Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DYj9CAAAQBAJ|access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!S. No.
!Short title of amending legislation
!No.
!Year
|-
|1
|The Repealing Act, 1870
|14
|1870
|-
|2
|The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1870
|27
|1870
|-
|3
|The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1872
|19
|1872
|-
|4
|The Indian Oaths Act, 1873
|10
|1873
|-
|5
|The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1882
|8
|1882
|-
|6
|The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882
|10
|1882
|-
|7
|The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1886
|10
|1886
|-
|8
|The Indian Marine Act, 1887
|14
|1887
|-
|9
|The Metal Tokens Act, 1889
|1
|1889
|-
|10
|The Indian Merchandise Marks Act, 1889
|4
|1889
|-
|11
|The Cantonments Act, 1889
|13
|1889
|-
|12
|The Indian Railways Act, 1890
|9
|1890
|-
|13
|The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1891
|10
|1891
|-
|14
|The Amending Act, 1891
|12
|1891
|-
|15
|The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1894
|3
|1894
|-
|16
|The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1895
|3
|1895
|-
|17
|The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1896
|6
|1896
|-
|18
|The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1898
|4
|1898
|-
|19
|The Currency-Notes Forgery Act, 1899
|12
|1899
|-
|20
|The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1910
|3
|1910
|-
|21
|The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1913
|8
|1913
|-
|22
|The Indian Elections Offences and Inquiries Act, 1920
|39
|1920
|-
|23
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921
|16
|1921
|-
|24
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1923
|20
|1923
|-
|25
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1924
|5
|1924
|-
|26
|The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1924
|18
|1924
|-
|27
|The Workmen's Breach of Contract (Repealing) Act, 1925
|3
|1925
|-
|29
|The Obscene Publications Act, 1925
|8
|1925
|-
|29
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1925
|29
|1925
|-
|30
|The Repealing and Amending Act, 1927
|10
|1927
|-
|31
|The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1927
|25
|1927
|-
|32
|The Repealing and Amending Act, 1930
|8
|1930
|-
|33
|The Indian Air Force Act, 1932
|14
|1932
|-
|34
|The Amending Act, 1934
|35
|1934
|-
|35
|The Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937
|{{n/a}}
|1937
|-
|36
|The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1939
|22
|1939
|-
|37
|The Offences on Ships and Aircraft Act, 1940
|4
|1940
|-
|38
|The Indian Merchandise Marks (Amendment) Act, 1941
|2
|1941
|-
|39
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1942
|8
|1942
|-
|40
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1943
|6
|1943
|-
|41
|The Indian Independence (Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances) Order, 1948
|{{n/a}}
|1948
|-
|42
|The Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act, 1949
|17
|1949
|-
|43
|The Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1949
|42
|1949
|-
|44
|The Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950
|{{n/a}}
|1950
|-
|45
|The Repealing and Amending Act, 1950
|35
|1950
|-
|46
|The Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951
|3
|1951
|-
|47
|The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952
|46
|1952
|-
|48
|The Repealing and Amending Act, 1952
|48
|1952
|-
|49
|The Repealing and Amending Act, 1953
|42
|1953
|-
|50
|The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955
|26
|1955
|-
|51
|The Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956
|{{n/a}}
|1956
|-
|52
|The Repealing and Amending Act, 1957
|36
|1957
|-
|53
|The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1958
|2
|1958
|-
|54
|The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958
|43
|1958
|-
|55
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1959
|52
|1959
|-
|56
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1961
|41
|1961
|-
|57
|The Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act, 1964
|40
|1964
|-
|58
|The Criminal and Election Laws Amendment Act, 1969
|35
|1969
|-
|59
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1969
|36
|1969
|-
|60
|The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1972
|31
|1972
|-
|61
|The Employees' Provident Funds and Family Pension Fund (Amendment) Act, 1973
|40
|1973
|-
|62
|The Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1975
|38
|1975
|-
|63
|The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975
|40
|1975
|-
|64
|The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983
|43
|1983
|-
|65
|The Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983
|46
|1983
|-
|66
|The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986
|43
|1986
|-
|67
|The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1988
|33
|1988
|-
|68
|The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
|49
|1988
|-
|69
|The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1993
|42
|1993
|-
|70
|The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1995
|24
|1995
|-
|71
|[[The Information Technology Act, 2000]]
|21
|2000
|-
|72
|The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003
|24
|2003
|-
|73
|The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005
|25
|2005
|-
|74
|The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005
|2
|2006
|-
|75
|[[Information Technology Act, 2000|The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008]]
|10
|2009
|-
|76
|[[The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013]]
|13
|2013
|-
|77
|The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
|22
|2018
|-
|78
|[[The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]]
|34
|2019
|}