VidhiSangh

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 426: Punishment for mischief

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter XVII — Of Offences Against Property

426. 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.

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.