Snatching
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Summary
Grabbing movable property from a person or from their possession suddenly, quickly or by force with intent to steal is treated as snatching. It applies when the offender seizes or takes away an item from someone’s person or control. Punishment is imprisonment for up to three years and a fine.
Example
Priya is walking home with her phone when someone suddenly snatches it from her hand and runs away. That quick seizure is snatching. The offender can be punished with up to three years imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Theft is “snatching” if, in order to commit theft, the offender suddenly or quickly or forcibly seizes or secures or grabs or takes away from any person or from his possession any moveable property.
(2) Whoever commits snatching, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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