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Under section 317(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which property is designated as stolen…

Section 317(1) covers possession transferred by theft, extortion, robbery or cheating, along with criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. The designation…

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Under section 317(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which property is designated as stolen property while it remains with the recipient?

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Section 317(1) covers possession transferred by theft, extortion, robbery or cheating, along with criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. The designation ends when the property comes into the possession of someone legally entitled to possess it.

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Option A

A valid gift alone is outside the methods of acquisition or wrongdoing specified in section 317(1).

Option B

Lawful retention with permission alone does not establish any of the grounds in section 317(1).

Option C

A bona fide sale alone does not amount to a transfer of possession by any of the listed offences.

Option D

Section 317(1) includes property whose possession was transferred by cheating.

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