Penal Code (''Ordinance No. 2 of 1883)'' enacts the
Criminal and Penal
law of Sri Lanka
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. The Act/Law was adopted in 1883. There were two
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carried out as Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 22 of 1993., Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 16 of 2006.
Structure
The Penal Code has 22 Chapters and 490 Sections
References
{{Law of Sri Lanka