Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
7. To section 392, sub-section (2), of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, the words "and in the case of a person under sixteen years of age, it shall not exceed fifteen stripes" shall be added.
(See section 8.)
ENACTMENTS REPEALED.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | No. | Subject or short title. | Extent of repeal. |
Acts of the Governor General in Council.
| 1864 | VI | The Whipping Act, 1864. | So much as is unrepealed. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1895 | III | The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1895. | Section 5. |
| 1898 | V | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. | The words "whipping (if specially empowered)" in sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) of section 32.
The words and figures "(1) Power to pass sentences of whipping, section 32" under the heading "Powers with which a Magistrate of the second class may be invested" in Schedule IV. |
Source: India Code