IPC Section 438: Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 17: Offences Against Property
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
Now BNS 327(2) (same provision). IPC → BNS converter
Whoever commits, or attempts to commit, by fire or any explosive substance, such mischief as is described in the last preceding section, shall be punished with 1 [imprisonment for life]. or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
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1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 378. Theft
- 379. Punishment for theft
- 380. Theft in dwelling house, etc
- 382. Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft
- 383. Extortion
- 384. Punishment for extortion
- 385. Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
- 386. Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
- 387. Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
- 388. Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc
- 389. Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
- 390. Robbery
- 391. Dacoity
- 392. Punishment for robbery
- 393. Attempt to commit robbery
- 394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
- 395. Punishment for dacoity
- 396. Dacoity with murder
- 397. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
- 398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
- 399. Making preparation to commit dacoity
- 400. Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
- 401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
- 402. Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
- 403. Dishonest misappropriation of property
- 404. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
- 405. Criminal breach of trust
- 406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust
- 407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc
- 408. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
- 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
- 410. Stolen Property
- 411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property
- 412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
- 413. Habitually dealing in stolen property
- 414. Assisting in concealment of stolen property
- 415. Cheating
- 416. Cheating by personation
- 417. Punishment for cheating
- 418. Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
- 419. Punishment for cheating by personation
- 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
- 421. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
- 422. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
- 423. Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
- 424. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
- 425. Mischief
- 426. Punished for mischief
- 427. Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
- 428. Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
- 429. Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees
- 430. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
- 431. Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel
- 432. Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage
- 433. Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
- 434. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land- mark fixed by public authority
- 435. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees
- 436. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc
- 437. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
- 439. Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
- 440. Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
- 441. Criminal trespass
- 442. House trespass
- 443. Lurking house-trespass
- 444. Lurking house-trespass by night
- 445. Housing breaking
- 446. House-breaking by night
- 447. Punishment for criminal trespass
- 448. Punishment for house-trespass
- 449. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
- 450. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
- 451. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 452. House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- 453. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
- 454. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 455. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- 456. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
- 457. Lurking house trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 458. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
- 459. Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house trespass or house-breaking
- 460. All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them
- 461. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
- 462. Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody