Summary

Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran, incorporating all amendments up to January 2012.

Contents

Book 1: Preliminary

• Chapter 1: Provisions
• Chapter 2: Punishments and Security and Correction Measures
• Chapter 3: Offences
• Chapter 4: Scope of Criminal Liability

Book 2: Hudud

• Chapter 1: Hadd Punishment for Zina
• Chapter 2: Hadd Punishment for Sodomy (livat)
• Chapter 3: Musaheqeh (sex between women)
• Chapter 4: Procuring/Pandering
• Chapter 5: Qazf  (false accusations of sexual offences)
• Chapter 6: Hadd Punishment for [Consumption of] Intoxicants
• Chapter 7: Moharebeh and Corruption on Earth [efsad-e-fel-arz]
• Chapter 8: Hadd Punishment for Theft

Note:

• Articles 74-81: Adultery and evidence to adultery 
• Article 82: Penalty to adultery 
• Article 93: Penalty for adultery and stoning 
• Article 119: Testimony of women in sodomy cases
• Article 134: Prohibition of lesbianism 
• Articles 300 and 301: Blood money differences for murders of men and women 
• Article 638: Punishments for women appearing in public without a hijab

Source: Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (Document Source)

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