Act 9 Penal Code Act 314. Assembling for Purpose of Committing Brigandage. 2008 Whoever is one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing brigandage, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or with a fine or with both. CHAPTER XXII OFFENCES RELATING TO THE DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY Malicious Damage to Property 315. Mischief. Whoever, with intent to cause or knowing that he or she is likely to cause wrongful loss or damage to the public or to any person, causes the destruction of any property or any such change in any property or in the situation thereof as destroys or diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously, commits the offence of mischief, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with a fine or with both. Explanation 1— It is not essential to the offence of mischief that the offender should intend to cause loss or damage to the owner of the property injured or destroyed. It is sufficient if he or she intends to cause or knows that he or she is likely to cause wrongful loss or damage to any person by injuring any property whether it belongs to that person or not. Explanation 2— Mischief may be committed by an act affecting property belonging to the person who commits the act or that person and others jointly. Illustration— (a) “A” voluntarily burns a document of title belonging to “Z” intending to cause wrongful loss to “Z”. “A” has committed mischief. 158