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IPC Section 489 - Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 489 deals with tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
Full official legal text
489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury. Whoever removes, destroys,
defaces or adds to any property mark, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause
injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which m ay
extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.]
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