The act of damaging property with the intention to cause wrongful loss to another person constitutes the offence of mischief under Section 425 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Even if the property is jointly owned, causing damage to it with the intent to cause loss to the co-owner falls within the definition of mischief.
'A' is having joint property with 'Z' in a horse. 'A' shoots the horse with the intention to cause wrongful loss to 'Z'. 'A' has committed which one of the following offences ?
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2022 · Topic: The Parliamentary Act (Powers and Functions of Parliament (Legislative, Executive, Financial, Constituent))
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