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Whoever, - Punishment for committing (i) commits mischief by doillg any act in respect of mischief in respect of any public property whethzr movable or immovable or public machinery and t hxeby oauses loss 0.- damage to the or amount of one hundred rupees or upwards, or (ii) commits mischief by doing any act which cnuses or which he knows to be likely to cause a diminution of the supply of water to the public or to any person for any purpose or an inundation of, or ob~truction to, anypublio drainage, or (iii) oommits mischief by daing any act whichrenders any public ~oad, bridge, navigable channel, netural or artifi~i: 1 impassable or less safe for travelling or con- veying property, or (iv) oommits mischief by fire or any L..,-hive substance intending to cause or knowing it to bc likly that he will thcr cby cause d: mage to any public property whet her movable or i m lnova ble or machi nci y to t llc amount of one hundred rupees or upwards shall be punishable with imprisonment foi a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years and with 5 e : - P * For Statement of 0bj5szand Reasons, see Tamil Nadrr Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 19th Pebr uary 1982, Part WSectioa 1, page 106. 836 Public Property (P~*e.vertfiori of [l%2: f &. A* Destruct ioit und Loss) Provided that the court may, for any ~ A t e q ~ e special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose sentence of impiisonment for a term c f less t k n six month ExpZuiz~tion.--For the purposes of this section.-- (i) " mischief" shall have t E e same meaning as in section 425 of tlre Indian Pend Code (Gatrsl Aat XLV of 1860) ; (ii) " public property whethet movable or im- movable or machinery " mszns r n y property or machina y omed or controlfed by,- (a) the Sate Oovernme~ ; or (b) any local authority ; or (c) the Tamil N8du Stete Electricity Board ; or (d) zny University in tnis State ; or (ej any co-operative socicty including a lrsd development brtak, registt red or deemed to be registered under the Tamil Nddu go-oper:itive Soaietits Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 53 of 1961) ; or (f) aay corporate body constituted uncle1 2.ny Act passed by the Legislature of this Str.te ; or (g) any other oorpoiation owned or controlled by the State; Government. I'unishment for