Assisting in concealment of stolen property
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Summary
Voluntarily helping to hide, sell, or get rid of property that you know or have reason to believe is stolen is an offence. It applies even if you did not take the property yourself but assisted after the theft. Punishment can be imprisonment for up to three years, or a fine, or both.
Example
Rohan finds a smartphone left in a park and thinks it was stolen because there is no ID and it looks damaged. He hides the phone at home and later sells it to Aditya. Under this section Rohan can be punished for assisting in concealing and disposing of stolen property, with up to three years' imprisonment or a fine or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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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