BNS327
BNS Section 327: Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
Ch XVII · Of Offences Against Property
Gazette p.98
Punishment
- (1) punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
- (2) punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- (1) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tonnes burden)
- (2) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (The mischief described in the last section when committed by fire or any explosive substance)
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS327. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.—(1) Whoever commits mischief to any rail, aircraft, or a decked vessel or any vessel of a burden of twenty tons or upwards, intending to destroy or render unsafe, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby destroy or render unsafe, that rail, aircraft or vessel, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.(2) Whoever commits, or attempts to commit, by fire or any explosive substance, such mischief as is described in sub-section (1), shall be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Cite as: Section 327, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)