punishment for removal of survey stones

[thrishul h]

A guy removed a survey stone of my property its a agricutural land located in Hemavaty village Andra pradesh what is the punishment for that?

[Dr. Ashok Dhamija]

Depending on detailed facts of your case, it may be an offence under Section 434 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC):

“434. Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority.—Whoever commits mischief by destroying or moving any landmark fixed by the authority of a public servant, or by any act which renders such landmark less useful as such, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.”

You may also check the provisions of the Revenue laws of your State (such as the Andhra Pradesh Land Revenue Code or other related laws) to find out whether there is some specific offence defined for such type of act.

     

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