Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
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Summary
Damaging or tampering with a railway, aircraft, or a decked vessel of twenty tons or more, with intent to destroy or to render it unsafe, or knowing that is likely, is an offence. The punishment is imprisonment for up to ten years and a fine. If the act or attempt is by fire or explosives, punishment may be life imprisonment or up to ten years and a fine.
Example
Rohan loosens bolts under a rail bridge intending to make the track unsafe so trains might derail. If discovered, he can be punished with up to ten years imprisonment and a fine. If he had used fire or an explosive, or attempted to do so, he could face life imprisonment or up to ten years and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Whoever commits mischief to any rail, aircraft, or a 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 rail, aircraft or 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.
(2) Whoever commits, or attempts to commit, by fire or any explosive substance, such mischief as is described in sub-section (1), shall be punished with 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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