Classification of Offences

Classification of Offences

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Section	Offence	Punishment	Cognizable or non-cognizable	Bailable or non-bailable	By what court triable
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CHAPTER XVII - OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
403	Dishonest 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.
404	Dishonest 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
404	If by clerk or person employed by deceased.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
406	Criminal breach of trust	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Ditto.
407	Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
408	Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant.	Ditto.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
409	Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto.
411	Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
412	Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing that it was obtained by dacoity.	Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Court of Session.
413	Habitually dealing in stolen property.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
414	Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
417	Cheating	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Ditto.
418	Cheating 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.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
419	Cheating by personation	Ditto	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto
420	Cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
421	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribution among creditors.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
422	Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender.	Ditto.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
423	Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration.	Ditto.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
424	Fraudulent 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.
426	Mischief	Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
427	Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
428	Mischief of by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal of the value of 10 rupees or upwards.	Ditto	Cognizable	Ditto	Ditto
429	Mischief 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.	Ditto	Ditto	Magistrate of the first class.
430	Mischief by causing diminution of supply of water for agricultural purposes, etc.	Ditto.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
431	Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, navigable river, or navigable channel, and rendering it impassable or less safe for traveling or conveying property.	Ditto.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
432	Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
433	Mischief 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.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
434	Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority.	Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Ditto	Any Magistrate.
435	Mischief 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.
436	Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
437	Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tonnes burden.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
438	The mischief described in the last section when committed by fire or any explosive substance.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
439	Running vessel ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto
440	Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death, or hurt, etc.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Ditto	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.

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