BNS Section 328 — Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc

Summary

Whoever deliberately runs a vessel aground or ashore, intending to steal any property on board, or intending to dishonestly misappropriate such property, or intending that someone else commit such theft or misappropriation, is punishable with imprisonment of either kind for up to ten years, and is also liable to a fine.

Official Text

Whoever intentionally runs any vessel aground or ashore, intending to commit theft of any property contained therein or to dishonestly misappropriate any such property, or with intent that such theft or misappropriation of property may be committed, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.9 p.283 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SANKAR DASTIDAR v. SHRIMATI BANJULA DASTIDAR AND ANR. DECEMBER 5, 2006 — Supreme Court of India (S)
• SC (2025) Vol.2 p.80 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §439 — Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc