Bailable offence is one where the defendant (the one who is defending

himself in a criminal case) may be able to secure his release upon the
payment of bail. These are the cases where the grant of bail is a matter of
course and right.

If a person is held under a non-bailable oence , he cannot claim the

grant of bail as a matter of right. But the law gives special consideration in
favor of granting bail where the accused is under sixteen, a woman, sick
or inrm, or if the court is satisfied that it is just and proper for any other
special reason to give rather than refuse bail.

Bailable/Non
Section Offence Punishment
-bailable

Depends on the Depends on the

107 Abetment
offence offence

Depends on the
Criminal conspiracy to commit an offence. E.g. for Depends on the
120B
offence punishable with death Punishment for offence
murder, Non-bailable

Imprisonment for life

Waging or attempting to wage war, or
or imprisonment up
121 abetting the waging of war, against Non-bailable
to 10 years
the Government of India
along with fine

Imprisonment for life

and fine or

124A Sedition. Imprisonment for

Non-bailable
3 years and fine
or fine.

Abetting mutiny or attempting to Imprisonment for life

131 Non-bailable
seduce a soldier, sailor or airman or 10 years with fine
Imprisonment for 3
140 Wearing soldiers garb, sailor, airman Bailable months along with
500
Imprisonment for 6
144 Punishment for unlawful assembly Bailable
months with fine
Owner or occupier of land on which
154 Bailable INR 1000 fine
unlawful assembly is held
 Imprisonment for 6
Being hired to be part of unlawful
158 Bailable months up to 2 yrs
assembly or riot
along with fine
Public servant disobeying direction Imprisonment for 6
166A Bailable
under law months up to 2 yrs
Public servant framing incorrect Imprisonment for 3
167 Bailable
document years and fine
Imprisonment for 1
Absconding to avoid service of
172 Non bailable month or fine INR
summons
1000

Imprisonment for 6
177 Furnishing false information Bailable months and fine INR,
1000

False statement on oath to public Imprisonment for 3

181 Bailable
servants years along with fine

Imprisonment for 3
Disobedience to order duly
186 Bailable months and fine of
promulgated by public servant
INR 500

Imprisonment for 2
189 Threat of injury to public servant Bailable
years along with fine

Imprisonment for
191 Giving false evidence Bailable seven years along
with fine

Imprisonment for
Threatening any person to give false
195A Bailable seven years along
evidence
with fine

Giving false information respecting an Imprisonment for two

203 Bailable
offence years along with fine

Imprisonment for two

210 Fraudulently making false claim in court Bailable
years along with fine

Imprisonment for
Taking gift, to screen an offender from
213 Bailable three to seven
punishment
years along with fine
 Escape from confinement or custody Imprisonment for two
223 Bailable
negligently suffered by public servant years along with fine

Intentionally insult or interruption to Imprisonment for 6

228 public servant sitting in judicial Bailable months along with
proceeding fine of INR 1000

Imprisonment for life

232 Counterfeiting Indian coin Non bailable
or 10 years with fine

Import or export of counterfeiting Indian Imprisonment for life

238 Non bailable
coin or 10 years with fine

Imprisonment for 3
246 Fraudulently diminishing weight of coin Non bailable
years with fine

Imprisonment for 3
255 Counterfeiting of government stamp Non bailable
years with fine

Fraudulent use or false instrument for Imprisonment for 1

264 Bailable
weighing year with fine

Negligent act likely to spread infectious Imprisonment for 6

269 Bailable
disease dangerous to life months with fine

Imprisonment for 6
Adulteration for food or drink intended
272 Bailable months with fine of
for sale
INR 1000

Imprisonment for 6
274 Adulteration of drug Non bailable months with fine of
INR 1000
 Imprisonment for 6
275 Sale of adulterated drug Bailable months with fine of
INR 1000
 Imprisonment for 6
279 Rash driving or riding on a public way Bailable months with fine of
INR 1000

Danger or obstruction in public way or

283 Bailable INR 200
line of navigation

Imprisonment for 2
292 Sale of obscene book Bailable years with fine of INR
2000

Injuring places of worship with an intent Imprisonment for 2

295 nb
to insult the religion of any class years with fine.

Deliberate and malicious act intended to

Imprisonment for 3
295A outrage religious feelings of any class, by Non bailable
years with fine.
insulting religious beliefs.

Imprisonment for 1
297 Trespassing on burial places Bailable
years with fine.

Imprisonment for life

302 Punishment for murder Non bailable term or capital
punishment

Punishment for Culpable homicide not Imprisonment for 10

304 Non bailable
amounting to murder. years with fine

Punishment for causing death by Imprisonment for 2

304A Bailable
negligence years.

Imprisonment for 7
304B Dowry death Non bailable
years up to life term.

Imprisonment for 10
306 Abetment of suicide Non bailable
years with fine.

Imprisonment for 10
307 Attempt to murder Non bailable
years with fine.
 Imprisonment for 3-7
308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide Non bailable
years with fine.

Imprisonment for 1
309 Attempt to commit suicide Bailable
year or with fine.

Concealment of birth by secret disposal Imprisonment for 2

318 Bailable
of body years with fine.

Imprisonment for 1
323 Causing hurt Bailable
years with fine.

Imprisonment for 3
349 Using force Bailable months or with fine of
INR 500

Imprisonment for 3
354D Stalking Bailable
months or with fine.

Imprisonment for 7
363 Punishment for Kidnapping Bailable
months or with fine

Imprisonment for 7
369 Abduction of child under 10 Non bailable
months or with fine

Imprisonment for 7-
370 Trafficking of person Non bailable
10 years or with fine

Rigorous
imprisonment for life
376 Punishment for Rape Non bailable
or not less than 7
years

Imprisonment for 20
376D Gang rape Non bailable years which may
extend till life

Imprisonment for 10
377 Unnatural offence Non bailable years which may
extend till life

Imprisonment for 3
379 Punishment for Theft Non bailable
years and fine
 Imprisonment for 3
384 Punishment for Extortion Non bailable
years

Imprisonment for 3
392 Punishment for Robbery Non bailable
years and fine

Imprisonment for 10
395 Punishment for Dacoity Non bailable
years and fine

Imprisonment for 3
406 Punishment for Criminal breach of trust Non bailable
years and fine

Imprisonment for 3
411 Dishonestly receiving Stolen property Non bailable
years and fine

Imprisonment for 1
417 Punishment for Cheating Bailable
years and fine

Cheating and dishonestly inducing Imprisonment for 7

420 Non bailable
delivery of property years and fine

Imprisonment for 3
426 Punishment for Mischief Bailable
months

Imprisonment for 3
447 Punishment for Criminal trespass Bailable months and fine of
INR 500

Imprisonment for 2
465 Forgery Bailable
years and fine

Imprisonment for 2
477A Falsification of accounts Bailable
years and fine

Counterfeiting currency notes or Imprisonment for life

489A Non bailable
banknotes and fine

Possession of forged currency notes or Imprisonment for 7

489C Bailable
banknotes years and fine
 Marrying again during lifetime of husband Imprisonment for 7
494 Bailable
or wife years and fine

Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone Imprisonment for 7

496 Bailable
through without lawful marriage years and fine

Enticing or taking away or detaining with Imprisonment for 2

498 Bailable
criminal intent years and fine

Husband or relative of husband of a Imprisonment for 3

498A Non bailable
woman subjecting her to cruelty years and fine

Imprisonment for 2
500 Punishment for Defamation Bailable
years and fine

Imprisonment for 2
years for simple
506 Criminal intimidation Bailable offence and 7 years if
threat is to cause
death or grievous hurt

Word, gesture or act intended to insult Imprisonment for 3

509 Bailable
the modesty of a woman years and fine

Imprisonment for 24
510 Misconduct in public by drunken person Bailable hours and fine of INR
10