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PREAMBLE. 3 of substantive Civil law> and to provide panishments for grave infractions of rights without encountering difficult questions concerning the precise nature of those rights, or the things to which they extend, or the persons in whom they are vested. The Indian Penal Code, although it comes into operation without the aid of a Code defining Civil rights, has this advan- tage that the law of procedure both in Civil and Criminal cases has been, in great measure, fixed and codified. Many questions will doubtless still arise, occasioned by the uncertainty of other parts of the law, to perplex the criminal tribunals : but it will be foand that the definitions and other provisions of this Code are framed to obviate, as much as may be, such difficulties. Chapter I. Whereas it is expedient to provide a General Penal Preamble. ^^^^ ^^^ British India ; It is enacted as follows : — 1. This Act shall be called The Indian Penal Title and extent of opera-' CODE, and shall take ejffcct tlonoftheOode. ^^j^ ^^^ fj.Qjjl ^hc Ist day of [January 1862*] throughout the whole of the Terri- tories which are or may become vested in her Majesty by the Statute 21 and 22 Victoria, chapter 106, entitled "An Act for the better Government of India/* except the Settlement of Prince of Wales* Island, Singapore and Malacca. 2. Every person shall be liable to punishment -. , , ^ r 4^ under this Code and not other- Ftmiahment of offences com- • ^ , • . mitted within the Indian Ter- WISO lOr CVerV aCt Or OmiSSlOU ntories. . i it • • contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he shall be guilty within the said Territories on or after the said 1st day of [Jan, 1862*] » SeeActNo. VI. ofl861. b2