Whoever commits mischief to any decked vessel or any vessel of a burden of twenty tons or upwards, intending to destroy or render unsafe, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby destroy or render unsafe, that vessel, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of mischief
Section 437: Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 437. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden. | BNS 327 (1) |