Section 440 IPC Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt

Section 440 of Indian Penal Code 1860: 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.
 

Indian Penal Code 1860

Section 427 Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees

Section 428 Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees

Section 429 Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees

Section 430 Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water

Section 431 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel

Section 432 Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage

Section 433 Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark

Section 434 Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority

Section 435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce ) ten rupees

Section 436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc

Section 437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden

Section 438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance

Section 439 Punishment for intentionally running vessel agroun, or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc

Section 440 Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt