Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 346
Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
In one line
BNS Section 346 deals with tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury and replaces IPC 489.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346 | Removing, destroying or defacing property mark with intent to cause injury. | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. | Non-cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 346
346. 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 may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 346 in the IPC?
BNS Section 346 (Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury) replaces Section 489 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 489 is now BNS 346.
What is the punishment under BNS 346?
Removing, destroying or defacing property mark with intent to cause injury – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is non-cognizable and bailable, triable by any Magistrate.
Is BNS 346 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 346. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 341 — Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338
- BNS 342 — Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material
- BNS 343 — Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
- BNS 344 — Falsification of accounts
- BNS 345 — Property mark
- BNS 347 — Counterfeiting a property mark
- BNS 348 — Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
- BNS 349 — Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
- BNS 350 — Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
- BNS 351 — Criminal intimidation