Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
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Summary
Breaking open or unfastening a closed receptacle that contains, or is believed to contain, property with dishonest intent or intent to commit mischief is an offence. That act can attract up to two years imprisonment, a fine, or both. If you were entrusted with the closed receptacle and without authority open it dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief, the maximum punishment rises to three years, or fine, or both.
Example
Ravi is a courier given a sealed parcel of electronics to deliver. He opens it without permission and takes items; because he was entrusted with the closed receptacle and opened it dishonestly, he can be punished with up to three years imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Whoever dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) Whoever, being entrusted with any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, without having authority to open the same, dishonestly, or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens that receptacle, 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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