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IPC Section 430 - Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wro ngfully diverting water
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 430 deals with mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wro ngfully diverting water.
Full official legal text
430. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wro ngfully diverting water. 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 a ny 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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