Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 427: Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 427 |
| Marginal note | Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 92 |
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- ABLAPL/13827/2025 of ILU @ MRUTYUNJAYA BHARIMAL Vs STATE OF ODISHAHigh Court of Orissa · 2025-12-11
- CRLA/62/2011 of VIJENDRA KUMAR MISRA Vs STATE OF U.P.Allahabad High Court · 2025-12-09
- CR.R/153/2014 of RAJINDER KUMAR Vs STATE OF HPHigh Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2025-12-04
- CRM-M/55406/2025 of AMANDEEP SINGH ALIAS AMNA Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-02
- CRLMP/7583/2025 of DHANRAJ MEGHWANSHI S/O SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-12-02
- CRL OP(MD)/16150/2023 of Sundara Raj Vs The Sub Inspector of PoliceMadras High Court · 2025-11-27
- CRMMO/754/2025 of AKSHAY KUMAR Vs STATE OF HP AND ANOTHERHigh Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2025-11-27
- CRM-M/57736/2025 of SUKHDEV SINGH Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORSHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-19
- CRR/2697/2025 of LAKSHAY JAIN Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHERHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-14
- CRR/1438/2025 of RAVNEET SINGH Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-07
- CRLA/2208/2018 of Pandi Venkata rao @ Krishna Vs The State of Andhra PradeshHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh · 2025-11-02
- CRLR/848/2024 of RAM PRASAD SAINI Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-10-27
- APPLN/4267/2024 of BALIRAM ARJUN DEVKAR Vs SHIVAJI KISAN SANT AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2025-01-22
- APPLN/4005/2024 of RIYA JARIWALA Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2025-01-06
- ABA/1475/2024 of SWARTHABAI VILAS MASKE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2024-12-12
- ALS/6/2023 of THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs TUKARAM SHIVAJI PATIL AND OTHERSBombay High Court · 2024-09-03
- ABA/778/2024 of SAMADHAN TUKARAM SABALE Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2024-03-20
- CRM (DB)/306/2024 of ZAHID HUSSAIN @ JAHID HUSSAIN @ MITHU @ ZAHID HUSSAIN Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-02-29
- ABA/259/2024 of SAMIR KAYYUM QURESHI Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2024-01-31
- ABA/577/2021 of SWAPNIL RAMESH PAWAR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2023-10-17
- ABA/509/2022 of SYED ATHAR ALI S/O SYED KHADAR ALI (NAE REFERRED IN FIR AS SYED ZUBER ALI SYED KADAR ALI) AND ANOTH Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2022-07-05
- CRM (DB)/1781/2022 of MD RAJA@JUNG RAJA Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2022-06-16
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