The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Chapter 16 — Offences Affecting The Human Body

Section 304: Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death;

About The Indian Penal Code, 1860

An Act to provide a general Penal Code for India.