Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
Section 432 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with 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 The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
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.
Section 432, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 326 Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc Close, with changes 76%
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Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
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Madanlal S/o Amarchand B/c Meena vs State of Rajasthan through Pp
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When allegations of theft of government property, damage to public property, and causing physical injury are levelled against a petitioner, the seriousness of such allegations constitutes sufficient ground to deny anticipatory bail under Section 438 Criminal Procedure Code.
On this section: Act of omission by public servant; cited in the FIR but application context unclear from order
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Questions about Section 432
What have the courts held on Section 432 of the Indian Penal Code?
Madanlal S/o Amarchand B/c Meena vs State of Rajasthan through Pp (21 Dec 2018) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Act of omission by public servant; cited in the FIR but application context unclear from order.
How do I find court cases under Section 432 of the Indian Penal Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 432, section 432 IPC, section 432 of the Indian Penal Code. People searching for it also type ipc 432 in bns and 432 ipc punishment. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Madanlal S/o Amarchand B/c Meena vs State of Rajasthan through Pp (21 Dec 2018).
What should I read with Section 432 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 326 (Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 432 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 432 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 432, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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