BNS Section 303 – Theft | Lexolive

⚖ BNS: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Act No. 45 of 2023 · Replaces IPC 1860 · In force: 1 July 2024

Lexolive › Bare Acts › BNS › Section 303

BNS Section 303 – Theft

Chapter 17: Offences Against Property · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 303 IPC S.378

IPC Reference IPC S.378

Whoever intending to take dishonestly any moveable property out of the possession of any person without that persons consent moves that property in order to such taking is said to commit theft.

📋 Explanation / Illustration

Explanation 1: A thing so long as it is attached to the earth cannot be the subject of theft but it becomes capable of being the subject of theft as soon as it is severed from the earth. Illustration: A sees a ring belonging to Z lying on a table in Z's house. Not having Z's consent A takes the ring. He has committed theft.

◀ All Chapters ‹ Previous Section Next Section › 📚 All Bare Acts