LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
435Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce ) ten rupees
Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, damage to any property to the amount of one hundred rupees or upwards 1 [or (where the property is agricultural produce) ten rupees or upwards], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.
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1. Ins. by Act 8 of 1882, s. 10.
Of Mischief
- 425 Mischief
- 426 Punishment for mischief
- 427 Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
- 428 Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
- 429 Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees
- 430 Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
- 431 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
- 432 Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
- 433 Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
- 434 Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority
- 435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce ) ten rupees
- 436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc
- 437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
- 438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance
- 439 Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
- 440 Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
