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IPC Section 440 - Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 440 deals with mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt.
Full official legal text
440. Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt. Whoever commits
mischief, having made preparation for causing to any person death, or hurt, or wrongful restraint, or fear
of death, or of hurt, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for
a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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