Lord Macaulay is the father of the Indian Penal Code, every country will have a penal code but drafting penal code was not a simple task for India as there are different colonies, states and kingdoms in the 19^th century, at the same time Indian People follow different Religions, Customs, Traditions & speak different languages i.e. more than 22 recognized languages and other non recognized languages in all these circumstances he drafted a Penal code in the 19^th century i.e.  in 1860 and it is sustainable forever.