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Mischief and punishment for mischief aredefined under Section 425 and 426 of Indian Penal Code 1860. Provisions under these sections are:

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Section 425 of Indian Penal Code. 'Mischief'

Whoever with intent to cause, or knowing that he is likely to cause, wrongful loss or damage to the public or to any person, causes the destruction of any property, or any such change in any property or in the situation thereof as destroys or diminishes its value or utility, or affects it injuriously, commits 'mischief'.

Ply information on new systems for review by the IPC Discrete Wiring Committee. Users that wish to invoke this specification for discrete wiring systems not listed in the specification sheets shall place a zero (0) for the specifica-tion sheet number (IPC-DW-425A/0). 1.3.2.1 Connection Type The connection types listed. SECTION 425 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE IN BRIEF. According to Section 425 of the Indian Penal Code, whoever knowingly causes any loss or damage to any person either through destruction of any property or causes change to any property which destroys or diminishes its value or utility, or affects it injuriously, commits the offence of “mischief.”.

Explanation 1.-It is not essential to the offence of mischief that the offender should intend to cause loss or damage to the owner of the property injured or destroyed. It is sufficient if he intends to cause, or knows that he is likely to cause, wrongful loss or damage to any person by injuring any property, whether it belongs to that person or not.

Explanation 2.-Mischief may be committed by an act affecting property belonging to the person who commits the act, or to that person and others jointly.

Illustrations
(a) A voluntarily burns a valuable security belonging to Z intending to cause wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

(b) A introduces water in to an ice-house belonging to Z and thus causes the ice to melt, intending wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

(c) A voluntarily throws into a river a ring belonging to Z, with the intention of thereby causing wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

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(d) A, knowing that his effects are about to be taken in execution in order to satisfy a debt due from him to Z, destroys those effects, with the intention of thereby preventing Z from obtaining satisfaction of the debt, and of thus causing damage to Z. A has committed mischief.

(e) A having insured a ship, voluntarily causes the same to be cast away, with the intention of causing damage to the underwriters. A has committed mischief.

(f) A causes a ship to be cast away, intending thereby to cause damage to Z who has lent money on bottomry on the ship. A has committed mischief.

(g) A, having joint property with Z in a horse, shoots the horse, intending thereby to cause wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

(h) A causes cattle to enter upon a field belonging to Z, intending to cause and knowing that he is likely to cause damage to Z's crop. A has committed mischief.

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Section 426 of Indian Penal Code. 'Punishment for Mischief'

Whoever commits mischief shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.