IPC 430 — Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Statutory text

Whoever  commits  mischief by doing any  act  which causes,  or which he knows to be likely to cause, a diminution of  the supply  of  water for agricultural purposes, or for food or drink  for human  beings or for animals which are property, or for cleanliness or for  carrying on any manufacture, shall be punished with  imprisonment of  either  description for a term which may extend to five years,  or with fine, or with both.

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