IPC Section 432 — Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage

Summary

If a person causes harm or damage by flooding an area or blocking a public drainage system, or does something they know is likely to cause such flooding or blockage that results in injury or damage, they have committed an offence. The punishment for this offence can be imprisonment for up to five years, a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever commits mischief by doing any act which causes or which he knows to be likely to cause an inundation or an obstruction to any public drainage attended with injury or damage, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

• ... Petitioner in WP(MD)8678/18 vs 1.The District Collector, — Madras High Court ()
• ... Petitioner vs 1.The District Collector, — Madras High Court ()
• S.C.R. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED v. M/S. J.K. CEMENT WORKS — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• Petitioner vs M.K.Thirumurugan — Madras High Court (2006)
• RAJESH KUMAR ETC v. DHARAMVTR AND ORS. MARCH 12, 1997 — Supreme Court of India (1997)
• ... Petitioner vs State represented by — Madras High Court (2010)
• N. SARKAR v. WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (1974)
• ANANTA MUKHI v. WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (1972)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §326 — Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc