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'Z' dies in possession of ornaments and money. His servant 'A' dishonestly takes the ornaments and…

Section 315 of the BNS deals specifically with dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a person at death, before it reaches someone legally entitled to possess…

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'Z' dies in possession of ornaments and money. His servant 'A' dishonestly takes the ornaments and money and misappropriates the same. 'A' is guilty under -

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Section 315 of the BNS deals specifically with dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a person at death, before it reaches someone legally entitled to possess it. The servant's taking of the deceased master's property falls within this provision. The section also provides a higher possible imprisonment term where the offender was the deceased's clerk or servant.

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