IPC Section 489 — Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

Summary

If someone removes, destroys, defaces, or adds anything to a property mark, and they do so with the intention or knowledge that it is likely to cause injury to another person, they can be punished. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to one year, a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever removes, destroys, defaces or adds to any property mark, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

• ...Petitioner/Sole Accused vs Veeramuthu — Madras High Court (2006)
• .. Appellant vs State rep. By — Madras High Court (2011)
• S.C.R. SUPREME COURT REPORTS 459 M/S NEW INDIA SUGAR MILLS LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF SALES TAX, BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (S)
• THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN v. KANHAIYA LAL — Supreme Court of India (2019)
• S.C.R. 99 M.B. SURESH v. STATE OF KARNATAKA — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• S.C.R. 979 HAZARA SINGH v. RAJ KUMAR AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2013)
• STATE OF U.P v. RANJIT SINGH FEBRUARY 19, 1999 B — Supreme Court of India (1999)
• S.C.R. JUGUT RAM v. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH — Supreme Court of India (2020)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §346 — Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury