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B.N.S. 2023

Section 305, 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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