Law of Crimes – Mischief

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Whoever with intent to cause, or knowing that he is likely to cause, wrongful loss or damage to the public or to any person, causes the destruction of any property, or any such change in any property or in the situation thereof as destroys or diminishes its value or utility, or affects it injuriously, commits “mischief”.

The ingredients of the offence of Mischief are –

  • Intention or Knowledge of likelihood

  • Wrongful loss or damage

  • To Public or Person

  • Cause

    • Destruction of any Property or

    • Diminish its value or utility or

    • Affect it injuriously

 

It is not essential to the offence of mischief that the offender should intend to cause loss or damage to the owner of the property injured or destroyed. It is sufficient if he intends to cause, or knows that he is likely to cause, wrongful loss or damage to any person by injuring any property, whether it belongs to that person or not. Also, Mischief may be committed by an act affecting property belonging to the person himself, wholly or partly.

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Illustrations

  1. A voluntarily burns a valuable security belonging to Z intending to cause wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

  2. A voluntarily throws into a river a ring belonging to Z, with the intention of thereby causing wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

  3. A, knowing that his effects are about to be taken in execution in order to satisfy a debt due from him to Z, destroys those effects, with the intention of thereby preventing Z from obtaining satisfaction of the debt, and of thus causing damage to Z. A has committed mischief.

  4. A having insured a ship, voluntarily causes the same to be cast away, with the intention of causing damage to the underwriters. A has committed mischief.

  5. A, having joint property with Z in a horse, shoots the horse, intending thereby to cause wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

  6. A causes cattle to enter upon a field belonging to Z, intending to cause and knowing that he is likely to cause damage to Z’s crop. A has committed mischief.

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