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R takes a loan from M on the security of his bike. But when M was away. R took away the vehicle. The…

R commits theft by dishonestly removing the pledged bike from M's possession without repaying the loan. Theft protects possession, so owning the bike does not entitle R to…

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R takes a loan from M on the security of his bike. But when M was away. R took away the vehicle. The loan was not repaid. R is guilty of

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R commits theft by dishonestly removing the pledged bike from M's possession without repaying the loan. Theft protects possession, so owning the bike does not entitle R to defeat M's security. Section 303(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 378 IPC) illustrates this very principle with an owner taking back a pawned watch while the secured loan remains unpaid.

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