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Which of the following is not correct in respect to the definition of theft ?

Section 378 IPC defines theft as dishonestly taking movable property "out of the possession of any person without that person's consent" and moving it in order to such…

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Which of the following is not correct in respect to the definition of theft ?

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Section 378 IPC defines theft as dishonestly taking movable property "out of the possession of any person without that person's consent" and moving it in order to such taking. The test is possession, not ownership; an owner can even commit theft of his own property from another's possession. The other elements, moving movable property, absence of consent and intent to take it, are part of the definition.

Current law: theft is now in section 303 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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