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Under Section 303(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, theft is committed when a person:

Section 303(1) of the BNS says a person commits theft who, "intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person's…

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Under Section 303(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, theft is committed when a person:

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Section 303(1) of the BNS says a person commits theft who, "intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person's consent, moves that property in order to such taking". Secrecy is not required, immovable property cannot be stolen, and a taking under a bona fide claim of right is not dishonest.

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