BNS Section 326: Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc

IPC Sections 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435 and 436 are covered by BNS Section 326.

7 entries in the correspondence table: 7 changed.

1. BNS 326(a)IPC: 430Changed

   Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.

   IPC section is included as a sub-section sans heading.

2. BNS 326(b)IPC: 431Changed

   Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel.

   Words “whoever commits mischief” is excluded. Section is included as a sub-section sans heading.

3. BNS 326(c)IPC: 432Changed

   Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage.

   IPC section is included as a sub-section sans heading.

4. BNS 326(d)IPC: 433Changed

   Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.

   words “light house or other light used as sea marks or any sea mark or buoy” are replaced by “any sign or signal used for navigation of rail, aircraft, or ship,” thus the scope is widened immensely.

5. BNS 326(e)IPC: 434Changed

   Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority.

   IPC section is included as a sub-section sans heading.

6. BNS 326(f)IPC: 435Changed

   Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.

   Words "including agricultural produce" added.

7. BNS 326(g)IPC: 436Changed

   Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.

   IPC section is included as a sub-section sans heading.

Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.