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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, dishonest receiving or retention of stolen property, with…

Section 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers dishonest receiving or retention of stolen property with knowledge or reason to believe it stolen, punishable with…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, dishonest receiving or retention of stolen property, with knowledge or reason to believe it stolen, is punishable under which provision?

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Section 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers dishonest receiving or retention of stolen property with knowledge or reason to believe it stolen, punishable with up to three years’ imprisonment, fine, or both. Section 303 concerns theft; section 317(1) defines stolen property. The receiving rule corresponds to former IPC section 411. The current definition also includes property obtained by cheating; the two codes are not identical throughout.

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Option A

Section 303(1) defines theft; it is not the receiving provision.

Option B

Section 303(2) punishes theft; it is not the receiving provision.

Option C

Section 317(1) defines stolen property; subsection (2) supplies receiving punishment.

Option D

Section 317(2) punishes dishonest receiving or retention with knowledge or reason to believe property stolen.

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