Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
What this section does
Penalises the removal, destruction, defacement, or addition to any property mark where the accused intends or knows it is likely to cause injury to any person.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Quick reference
- Punishment
- Imprisonment of either description up to 1 year, or fine, or both.
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Cognizable
- No
- Bailable
- Yes
- Compoundable
- Depends
Ingredients (what prosecution must prove)
- Accused removed, destroyed, defaced, or added to a property mark
- Accused intended thereby to cause injury to any person, or knew it was likely to cause such injury
Practitioner note
The section's fullText also contains the text of section 347; practitioners should note that the operative text for section 346 ends with the one-year punishment provision.
Derived from IPC s.483.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 346, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 346 forms part of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.