Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically covers theft in a building used as a…

Section 305(a) expressly covers theft in a building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or for the custody of property.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically covers theft in a building used as a human dwelling?

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Section 305(a) expressly covers theft in a building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or for the custody of property.

Option A

Section 303(2) provides the general punishment for theft.

Option B

Section 305(a) expressly includes buildings used as human dwellings.

Option C

Section 306 concerns theft by a clerk or servant of property in the possession of a master or employer.

Option D

Section 307 addresses theft after specified preparations for causing death, hurt, restraint or fear.