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Under section 303(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what class of property must be moved for…

Section 303(1) requires dishonest intent to take movable property out of another person's possession without consent, and movement in order to take it. A thing attached to…

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Under section 303(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what class of property must be moved for theft?

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Correct answer A

Section 303(1) requires dishonest intent to take movable property out of another person's possession without consent, and movement in order to take it.

A thing attached to the earth becomes capable of being stolen upon severance. The Act does not confine theft to intellectual property.

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Option A

The statutory definition expressly requires moving movable property with the required dishonest intention.

Option B

Land and things attached to the earth are excluded while they remain attached. A severed object can become movable.

Option C

The statutory class is movable property. An intellectual property right alone does not establish movement of property out of someone's possession.

Option D

The definition does not include land itself. It requires movable property.

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