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B.N.S. 2023

Section 303, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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B.N.S.

Theft

Theft is defined in Section 303 of the B.N.S. It is the first section of Chapter 17, which deals with offences against property. These notes cover the definition, the five requirements built into it, the situations in which the taker's mind is innocent (with two leading cases), the punishment under…

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B.N.S.

Theft, Extortion and Robbery

Theft, extortion and robbery under the B.N.S., 2023 all involve the loss of property, but the law gives each loss a different name and a different punishment. Three complaints from the same day show why the distinction matters.

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Practice MCQs

8 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 A has no money and his child is dying. He takes medicine from a shop with the intention of taking it dishonestly. According to the lecture, what is A's legal position?
  2. 2 According to the lecture, how does extortion differ from theft with respect to the kind of property involved?
  3. 3 At night, a man saws down a sandalwood tree in a Government forest, meaning to sell the wood. Forest guards arrive, and he runs away, leaving the log in the forest. Applying Explanations 1 and 2 to Section 303 of the B.N...
  4. 4 In Ram Ekbal Rai v. Jaldhari Pandey (1972), the appellants had harvested and taken away a standing crop. According to the lecture, why did the Supreme Court set aside their convictions for theft?
  5. 5 Prince dishonestly picks up a classmate's wallet from a desk without her consent, intending to take it. He moves it a few inches towards his bag, and is caught before he can leave the room. According to the lecture, what...
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Official text

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