IPC § 439 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 439 IPC — Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 328 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 328 — Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
Whoever intentionally runs any vessel aground or ashore, intending to commit theft of any property contained therein or to dishonestly misappropriate any such property, or with intent that such theft or misappropriation of property may be committed, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 328 in full