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SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or non-cognizableBailable or non-bailableBy what court triable
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 CHAPTER XVII - OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

403Dishonest misappropriation of movable property, or converting it to one's own use.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate.
404Dishonest misappropriation of property, knowing that it was in possession of a deceased person at his death, and that it has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to it.

 

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

 

Ditto

 

Ditto

 

Magistrate of the first class

 

If by clerk or person employed by deceased.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.DittoDittoDitto.
406Criminal breach of trustImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Cognizable Non-bailable Ditto.
407Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.DittoDittoDitto.
408Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant.

Ditto.

DittoDittoDitto.
409Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc.Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.DittoDittoDitto.
411Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.DittoDittoAny Magistrate.
412Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing that it was obtained by dacoity.Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.DittoDittoCourt of Session.
413Habitually dealing in stolen property.Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.DittoDittoDitto
414Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.DittoDittoAny Magistrate.
417CheatingImprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Non-cognizable Bailable Ditto.
418Cheating a person whose interest the offender was bound, either by law or by legal contract, to protect.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.DittoDittoDitto
419Cheating by personation

Ditto

CognizableDittoDitto
420Cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.DittoNon-bailable Magistrate of the first class.
421Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribution among creditors.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate.
422Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender.

Ditto.

DittoDittoDitto
423Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration.

Ditto.

DittoDittoDitto
424Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, of himself or any other person or assisting in the doing thereof, or dishonestly releasing any demand or claim to which he is entitled.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate.
426MischiefImprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.DittoDittoDitto
427Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards.Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.DittoDittoDitto
428Mischief of by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal of the value of 10 rupees or upwards.

Ditto

CognizableDittoDitto
429Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any elephant, camel, horse, etc., whatever may be its value, or any other animal of the value of 50 rupees or upwards.Imprisonment for 5 years, or fine, or both.DittoDittoMagistrate of the first class.
430Mischief by causing diminution of supply of water for agricultural purposes, etc.

Ditto.

DittoDittoDitto
431Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, navigable river, or navigable channel, and rendering it impassable or less safe for traveling or conveying property.

Ditto.

DittoDittoDitto
432Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.

Ditto

DittoDittoDitto
433Mischief by destroying or moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark, or by exhibiting false lights.Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.DittoDittoDitto
434Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority.Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.Non-cognizableDittoAny Magistrate.
435Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to an amount of 100 rupees or upwards, or, in case of agricultural produce, 10 rupees or upwards.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.Cognizable Ditto Magistrate of the first class.
436Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.DittoNon-bailableCourt of Session.
437Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tonnes burden.Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.DittoDittoDitto
438The mischief described in the last section when committed by fire or any explosive substance.Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.DittoDittoDitto
439Running vessel ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.DittoDittoDitto
440Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death, or hurt, etc.Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.DittoBailableMagistrate of the first class.

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