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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes ordinary dishonest receipt or retention…

Section 317(2) deals with dishonest receipt or retention of stolen property. It requires knowledge or reason to believe that the property was stolen.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes ordinary dishonest receipt or retention of property that the recipient knows or has reason to believe was stolen by theft?

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Section 317(2) deals with dishonest receipt or retention of stolen property. It requires knowledge or reason to believe that the property was stolen.

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Option A

Section 303(2) punishes theft itself.

Option B

Section 314 concerns dishonest misappropriation of movable property.

Option C

Section 316(2) punishes criminal breach of trust.

Option D

Section 317(2) punishes dishonest receipt or retention with the specified knowledge or reason to believe.

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