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    The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed...
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  • The Code pénal is the codification of French criminal law (droit pénal). It took effect March 1, 1994 and replaced the French Penal Code of 1810, which...
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    The Revised Penal Code contains the general penal laws of the Philippines. First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments...
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    The Penal Code of California forms the basis for the application of most criminal law, criminal procedure, penal institutions, and the execution of sentences...
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  • The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a model act designed to stimulate and assist U.S. state legislatures to update and standardize the penal law of the United...
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    The Penal Code of 1810 (French: Code pénal de 1810) was a code of criminal law created under Napoleon which replaced the Penal Code of 1791. Among other...
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  • code or penal code is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law. Typically a criminal code will...
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  • State Ranbir Penal Code or RPC was the main criminal code applicable in the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Penal Code, applicable...
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  • The Penal Code of Bangladesh is the official criminal code of Bangladesh. It is based on the Indian Penal Code enacted in 1860 by the Governor General-in-Council...
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  • In India, Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (before its repeal by introduction of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) dealt with Cheating and dishonestly inducing...
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  • The Iraqi Penal Code is the statutory law of Iraq. The 1969 Penal Code serves as the basis for current Iraq law. The original Arabic-language version of...
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  • The current Penal Code of Portugal (Portuguese: Código Penal Português) was promulgated in 1982 and came into force on 1 January 1983 after the adoption...
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  • being passed by the parliament in December 2023 to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which dated back to the period of British India. On 11 August 2023...
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  • 2017. "PENAL CODE (Japan)" (PDF). Retrieved May 4, 2023. Rassat, Michèle-Laure (2018-05-23). Droit pénal spécial - Infractions du Code pénal. 8e éd....
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  • The Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code was inserted into the Indian Penal Code 1860 by the Criminal Law amendment Act 1983 by the Parliament of India...
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  • The Pakistan Penal Code (Urdu: مجموعہ تعزیرات پاکستان; Majmū'ah-yi ta'zīrāt-i Pākistān), abbreviated as PPC, is a penal code for all offences charged...
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  • The Danish Penal Code, also known as the Danish Criminal Code (Danish: Straffeloven), is the codification of and the foundation of criminal law in Denmark...
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  • The French Penal Code of 1791 was a penal code adopted during the French Revolution by the Constituent Assembly, between 25 September and 6 October 1791...
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  • Penal Code (Turkish: Türk Ceza Kanunu) is the codification of Turkish criminal law. It took effect on 1 June 2005 and replaced the Turkish Penal Code...
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  • 294 of the Indian Penal Code lays down the punishment for obscene acts or words in public. The other section of Indian Penal code which deal with obscenity...
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    The Penal Code 1871 sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of general criminal offences such...
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  • The Texas Penal Code is the principal criminal code of the U.S. state of Texas. It was originally enacted in 1856 and underwent substantial revision in...
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  • Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code criminalised attempted suicide as well as suicide assistance. Section 309 stated: Whoever attempts to commit suicide...
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     371 Code Pénal and Code d'Instruction Criminelle – Original French Texts and other old legislation Crabb, John H., trans. The French Civil Code, revised...
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  • The Penal Code of Myanmar is the official criminal code of Myanmar. The code was enacted on 1 May 1861 during British rule in Burma and is divided into...
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    The Disciplinary and Penal Code (German: Lagerordnung) was first written for Dachau concentration camp and became the uniform code at all SS concentration...
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  • The Penal Code (刑法 Keihō) of Japan was passed in 1907 as Law No. 45. It is one of six Codes that form the foundation of modern Japanese law. The penal code...
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  • The Penal Code of Romania (Codul penal al României) is a document providing the legal basis regarding criminal law in Romania. The Code contains 446 articles...
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  • ISSN 0014-0759. "LégiMonaco - Code Pénal - Article 268". www.legimonaco.mc. Retrieved 2 August 2018. "LégiMonaco - Code Pénal - Article 269". www.legimonaco...
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    Albania: Criminal Code (1995, as amended 2015.) Algeria Code Penal (2009) (in French) Andorra Code Pénal (2005) (in French) Angola Código Penal (in Portuguese)...
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