The Penal Code

This section says the Act may be cited as the Penal Code and called “this Code.” This section disapplies the Indian Penal Code and preserves certain laws. This section says the Code does not limit certain criminal liability, court contempt powers, or the President’s pardon/remission powers, and it prevents a person from being punished twice for the same offence under both this Code and another relevant law. The Code must be interpreted using ordinary principles of construction for written law, subject to the Interpretation of Laws Act and any expressions specifically defined in the Code. This section defines many terms used in the Code, including court, dwelling house, harm, offence, possession, public place, and related expressions.