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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, removal of ornaments from the body of a person after causing…

Since the death had already been caused and the property is removed only afterwards, it is neither "Theft" nor "Robbery" from a living person but dishonest misappropriation…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, removal of ornaments from the body of a person after causing his death is:

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Since the death had already been caused and the property is removed only afterwards, it is neither "Theft" nor "Robbery" from a living person but dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a deceased person at the time of death, which is "Criminal misappropriation" under Section 315 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 404 IPC).

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