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'A' finds a purse with money, not knowing to whom it belongs; he afterwards discovers that it belongs…

Since A initially took the purse innocently and only later, on discovering that it belonged to B, dishonestly appropriated it, the offence is "Dishonest misappropriation of…

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'A' finds a purse with money, not knowing to whom it belongs; he afterwards discovers that it belongs to 'B' and appropriates to his own use. 'A' is guilty of-

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Since A initially took the purse innocently and only later, on discovering that it belonged to B, dishonestly appropriated it, the offence is "Dishonest misappropriation of property" under Section 314 BNS (formerly section 403 IPC) rather than "Theft".

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