Stolen property
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Summary
Property obtained by theft, extortion, robbery, cheating, criminal misappropriation or breach of trust is treated as stolen, even if the transfer happened outside India; it ceases to be stolen if a person legally entitled later acquires it. Dishonestly receiving, retaining or disposing of such property, knowing or having reason to believe it is stolen, can attract up to three years imprisonment, fine, or both. If the property came from dacoity, was received from someone believed to be a dacoit, or the receiver habitually deals in stolen goods, the sentence is life or up to ten years rigorous imprisonment and fine.
Example
Aditya regularly buys cheap mobile phones from a local dealer who secretly sells stolen goods. Police find that Aditya had reason to believe the phones were stolen; as a habitual receiver he can face life or up to ten years rigorous imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Property, the possession whereof has been transferred by theft or extortion or robbery or cheating, and property which has been criminally misappropriated or in respect of which criminal breach of trust has been committed, is designated as “stolen property”, whether the transfer has been made, or the misappropriation or breach of trust has been committed, within or without India, but, if such property subsequently comes into the possession of a person legally entitled to the possession thereof, it then ceases to be stolen property.
(2) Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof he knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoits, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(4) Whoever habitually receives or deals in property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(5) Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or disposing of or making away with property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
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