The Indian Penal Code

Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions

Sense of expression once explained

Gender

Number

''Man''. ''Woman''

''Person''

''Public''

[Omitted.]

''Servant of Government''

[Repealed.]

[Repealed .]

''Government''

''India''

''Judge''

''Court of Justice''

''Public servant''

''Moveable property''

''Wrongful gain''

''Dishonestly''

''Fraudulently''

''Reason to believe''

Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

''Counterfeit''

''Document''

''Electronic record''

''Valuable security''

''A will''

Words referring to acts include illegal omissions

''Act''."Omission

Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention

Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission

Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence

Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences

''Voluntarily''

''Offence''

''Special law''

''Local law''

''Illegal''."Legally bound to do"

''Life''

''Animal''

''Vessel''

''Year''."Month

''Section''

''Oath''

''Good faith''

''Harbour-''


GENERAL EXPLANATIONS


"Wrongful gain" is gain by unlawful means of property to which the person
gaining is not legally entitled.
"Wrongful loss".—"Wrongful loss" is the loss by unlawful means of property to which the person
losing it is legally entitled.
Gaining wrongfully/Losing wrongfully.—A person is said to gain wrongfully when such person
retains wrongfully, as well as when such person acquires wrongfully. A person is said to lose wrongfully
when such person is wrongfully kept out of any property, as well as when such person is wrongfully
deprived of property.

LAWGIST

# 23 ''Wrongful gain''