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'X' and 'Y' were about to travel from Jammu Tawi to Delhi by the same train. 'Y' had two tickets for…

X's consent to hand over his ticket was limited to letting Y check it was the right one; Y's dishonest substitution and retention of X's ticket exceeded that limited…

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'X' and 'Y' were about to travel from Jammu Tawi to Delhi by the same train. 'Y' had two tickets for Pathankot and 'X' had a ticket for Delhi. 'X' voluntarily handed over his ticket to 'Y' in order to check that it was the right one. 'Y' under the pretense of returning X's ticket substituted it by one of his own and kept X's ticket.
What offence did 'Y' commit?

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X's consent to hand over his ticket was limited to letting Y check it was the right one; Y's dishonest substitution and retention of X's ticket exceeded that limited consent, so the property was in effect taken without real consent, making it theft rather than extortion, misappropriation or cheating.

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