Property mark
Section 479 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with property mark. A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person is called a property mark. 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 Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and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.
A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person is called a property mark.
Section 479, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 345 Property mark Text carried over almost unchanged 90%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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United India Insurance Co. LTD vs Ajay Sinha
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When a dispute before the Permanent Lok Adalat involves the determination of whether a non-compoundable criminal offence has been committed, the Permanent Lok Adalat lacks jurisdiction to entertain such dispute, notwithstanding that the pecuniary value of the claim falls within its jurisdictional limit of Rs. 10 lakhs. The phrase 'relating to an offence' in the first proviso to Section 22-C(1) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 must be interpreted broadly to exclude cases where the resolution of the civil dispute depends on determining whether a non-compoundable offence has occurred.
On this section: Relate to burglary and theft; cited as non-compoundable offences
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Questions about Section 479
What have the courts held on Section 479 of the Indian Penal Code?
United India Insurance Co. LTD vs Ajay Sinha (13 May 2008) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Relate to burglary and theft; cited as non-compoundable offences.
How do I find court cases under Section 479 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 479, section 479 IPC, section 479 of the Indian Penal Code. People searching for it also type ipc 479 in bns and 479 ipc case law. 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 United India Insurance Co. LTD vs Ajay Sinha (13 May 2008).
What should I read with Section 479 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 345 (Property mark), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 479 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 479 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 479, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
Other sections of this Act
- 499. Defamation1512 words
- 464. Making a false document1223 words
- 300. Murder1172 words
- 378. Theft980 words
- 108. Abettor745 words
- 403. Dishonest misappropriation of property727 words
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