IPC Section 489 — Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
offences relating to documents and to property marks
Criminal
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 1 year, or fine, or both
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both”
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.
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- BNS §346 — Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
