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Which mode of transferring possession did the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 add to the statutory…

Section 317(1) expressly includes a transfer of possession by cheating. The earlier definition listed theft, extortion and robbery as modes of transfer, but omitted cheating.

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Which mode of transferring possession did the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 add to the statutory definition of stolen property?

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Section 317(1) expressly includes a transfer of possession by cheating. The earlier definition listed theft, extortion and robbery as modes of transfer, but omitted cheating.

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Option A

Section 317(1) expressly adds cheating.

Option B

Robbery was already listed in the earlier definition.

Option C

Extortion was already listed in the earlier definition.

Option D

Theft was already listed in the earlier definition.

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