Site navigation

‘A’ being Z’s servant, and entrusted by ‘Z’ with the care of Z’s plate dishonestly runs away with the…

A servant who merely has care of the master’s plate does not acquire independent possession of it. Dishonestly carrying it away without the master’s consent is theft, as the…

Choose your answer

‘A’ being Z’s servant, and entrusted by ‘Z’ with the care of Z’s plate dishonestly runs away with the plate, without Z’s consent. A has committed the offence of ________.

Select one answer
Answer and explanation

Correct answer C

A servant who merely has care of the master’s plate does not acquire independent possession of it. Dishonestly carrying it away without the master’s consent is theft, as the illustration to section 303 states. Entrustment for the purposes of criminal breach of trust is a different factual relationship.

Practice for these exams

Related question papers

Related exam syllabi

Related questions in this topic