Whoever intentionally runs any vessel aground or ashore, intending to commit theft of any property contained therein or to dishonestly misappropriate any such property, or with intent that such theft or misappropriation of property may be committed, 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 439: Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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
| 439. Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc. | BNS 328 |
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1. Intentionally running a vessel aground, intending to commit theft of property contained in it, is punishable under Section 328 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with imprisonment of either description which may extend to