Question

Who of the following is credited with drafting the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ?

• A. Sir James Stephen
• B. Charles Wood
• C. John Morley
• D. Lord Macaulay

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Lord Macaulay

The first to be placed on the statute book was the Indian Penal Code formulating the substantive law of crimes. This has enacted in October, 1860, but brought into force fifteen months later on the 1st January, 1862.