429. Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the
value of fifty rupees : Whoever commits Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or
rendering useless, any elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox, whatever
may be the value thereof, or any other animal of the value of fifty rupees or upwards, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five
years, or with both.
430. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water:
Whoever commits mischief by doing any act which causes, or which he knows to be likely
to cause, a diminution 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, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
431. Mischief by Injury to public road, bridge, river or channel: Whoever commits
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 travelling or conveying property, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
432. Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with
damage: Whoever commits mischief by doing any act which causes or which he knows to
be likely to cause an inundation or an obstruction to any public drainage attended with
injury or damage, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
433. Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or seamark: Whoever commits mischief by destroying or moving any light-house or other light
used as a sea-mark, or any sea-mark or buoy or other thing placed as a guide for
navigators, or by any act which renders any such light-house, sea-mark, buoy or other
such thing as aforesaid jess useful as a guide for navigators, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with
fine, or with both.
434. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority:
Whoever commits mischief by destroying or moving any landmark fixed by the authority of
a public servant, or by any act which renders such landmark less useful as such, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year,
or with fine, or with-both.
435. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount
of one hundred rupees 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 or (where the property is agricultural produce) ten rupees or upwards