Section 371 - “Mischief in Relation to Electricity, Telegraphs and Telephones”: Whoever commits mischief by doing any act which renders or which he knows to be likely to render any installation for generating, storing, transmitting or distributing electricity or any telegraph or telephone installation less efficient for its intended purpose or which causes or which he knows to be likely to cause a diminution of any supply of electricity, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with fine or with both. Section 372 - “Mischief by Destroying, Moving or Rendering Less Useful a Light House or River, Water-Mark”: Whoever commits mischief by destroying or moving any lighthouse or other light used as a river watermark, buoy or other such thing as aforesaid less useful as a guide for navigators, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or with fine or with both. Section 373 - “Mischief by Destroying or Moving etc, a Landmark Fixed by Public Authority”: Whoever commits mischief by destroying or moving any land-mark fixed by the authority of a public servant or by any act which renders such land-mark less useful as such, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine or with both. Section 374 - “Mischief by Fire or Explosive Substance with Intent to Damage to an amount of Ls 50 or in Case of Agricultural Produce Ls 10”: Whoever commits mischief by fire or any substance intending to cause or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause damage to any property to an amount of Ls 50 or more, or where the property is agricultural produce, Ls 10 or more shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and may also be liable to fine. Section 375 - “Mischief by Fire or Explosive Substance with Intent to Destroy House etc.”: Whoever commits mischief by fire or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause the destruction of any building which is ordinarily used as a place of worship or as a human dwelling or a place for the custody of property, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and may also be liable to fine. Section 376 - “Mischief with Intent to Destroy or make Unsafe a Decked Vessel or One of Ten Tons Burden”: Whoever commits mischief to any decked vessel or any vessel of burden of ten tons or more intending to destroy or render unsafe or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby destroy or render unsafe that vessel, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and may also be liable to fine. 103

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