Punishment for Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house has been prescribed in which one of the following Sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ?

Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, specifically deals with "Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc." It states that whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause the destruction of any building used as a place of worship, human dwelling, or for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment up to ten years, and a fine.

• Section 435: Relates to mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to property of 100 rupees or more (or 10 rupees for agricultural produce).
• Section 437: Pertains to mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of twenty tons burden.
• Section 434: Concerns mischief by destroying or moving a landmark fixed by public authority.