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Section 426 - Indian Penal Code, 1860

Indian Penal Code, 1860

426. 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.

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Related Sections

  • Section 167: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
  • Section 120A: Definition of criminal conspiracy
  • Section 433: Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
  • Section 498: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
  • Section 216A: Penalty for harboring robbers or dacoits

Related Acts

  • The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
  • Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
  • National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023
  • National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
  • Dam Safety Act, 2021
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