The document outlines the offence of mischief under the Indian Penal Code, defining it as actions that cause wrongful loss or damage to property or individuals. It details various sections which describe specific types of mischief, such as damaging property, livestock, or public resources, along with corresponding punishments that can range from fines to imprisonment. The document also distinguishes mischief from theft, highlighting that mischief results in loss to others without personal gain.

1. Offence of Mischief under
Indian Penal Code
Efforts by: Shubham Madaan
BBA.LLB 4(A)
04125503518

2. • Under section-425 lays down that whoever-
1.with intent to cause as knowing that is likely to cause, wrongful loss or
damage:
a)to the public or
b)to any person
2.Causes:
a)The destruction of any property
b) any such change in any property or in the situation thereof as destroy or
diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously commits mischief.

3. 1.That the accused
a)The destruction of some property ,or
b)Some change in property or in its situation
2.That such act destroyed or diminished its value or utility or affected it injuriously.
3.That the accused did it with intent to cause or knowing that he was likely to cause
wrongful loss
a)to the public or
b)To any person.
Punishment 426:
• Imprisonment up to 3 months, or
• with fine, or
• with both.

4. When a person commits mischief he only causes loss to another but
does not gain any thing himself .But in case of theft the offender
make dishonest gain at the expense of the victim.
Theft is committed in respect of movable property only whereas ,
mischief may be committed in respect of both movable and property.

5. 1. Section-427: Committing mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount
of Rs.50 or upwards.
Punishment:
imprisonment up to 2 years, or
with fine, or
with both.
2.Section-428:Committing mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless
any animal or animals of the value of Rs.10 or upwards.
Punishment:
imprisonment up to two years, or
with fine, or
with both.

6. 3.Section-429:Committing mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering
useless, any elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox, whatever may be
the value of Rs. 50 or more.
Punishment:
• Imprisonment up to 5 years, or
• with fine, or
• with both.
4.Section-430:Committing mischief by injury to works of irrigation or wrongfully
diminishing of the supply of water for agricultural purposes, or for food or drink for
human beings or for animals which are property, or for cleanliness or for carrying on
any manufacture.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 5 years, or
• with fine, or
• with both.

7. 5.Section-431:Committing mischief by doing any act which renders or which
he knows to be likely to render any public road, bridge, navigable river or
navigable channel, natural or artificial, impassable or less safe for traveling
or conveying property.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 5 years, or
• with fine, or
• with both.
6.Section-432:Committing mischief by causing an inundation or an
obstruction to any public drainage attended with injury or damage.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 5 years, or
• with fine, or
• with both.

8. 7.Section-433:Committing mischief by destroying or moving or rendering less
useful a light-house or sea-mark or exhibiting false lights.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 7 years, or
• with fine, or
• with both.
8.Section-434:Committing mischief by destroying or moving or rendering less
useful any land-mark fixed by the authority of a public servant.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 1 year, or
• with fine, or
• with both.

9. 9.Section-435:Committing mischief by fire or any explosive substance
with intent to cause to the amount of Rs. 100 or upwards or where the
property is agricultural produce Rs. 10 or upwards.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 7 years and
• shall also be liable to fine.
10.Section-436: Committing mischief by fire or any explosive substance
with intent to destroy any building used as a place of worship or as a
human dwelling or as a place for the custody of property.
Punishment:
• imprisonment for life, or
• with imprisonment up to 10 years, and
• shall also be liable to fine.

10. 11.Section-437:Committing mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a
decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tons burden or upwards.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 10 years, and
• shall also be liable to fine.
12.Section-438:Committing, or attempting to commit by fire or any explosive
substance such mischief as is described in section-437.
Punishment:
• imprisonment for life, or
• with imprisonment up to 10 years, and
• shall also be liable to fine.

11. 13.Section- 439: Intentionally running a vessel aground or ashore with to
commit theft or misappropriation of property.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 10 years, and
• shall also be liable to fine.
14.Section- 440:Committing mischief, having made preparation for causing to
any person death, or hurt, or wrongful restraint, or fear of death, or of hurt or
of wrongful restraint.
Punishment:
• imprisonment up to 5 years, and
• shall also be liable