BNS / Chapter XVII
CHAPTER XVII · SECTIONS 303–334
Of Offences Against Property
Explore BNS Chapter 17, covering sections 303–334 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Open a section to read its statutory text and official source.
§ 303BNS Section 303 — Theft§ 304BNS Section 304 — Snatching§ 305BNS Section 305 — Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc§ 306BNS Section 306 — Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master§ 307BNS Section 307 — Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft§ 308BNS Section 308 — Extortion§ 309BNS Section 309 — Robbery§ 310BNS Section 310 — Dacoity§ 311BNS Section 311 — Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt§ 312BNS Section 312 — Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon§ 313BNS Section 313 — Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc§ 314BNS Section 314 — Dishonest misappropriation of property§ 315BNS Section 315 — Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death§ 316BNS Section 316 — Criminal breach of trust§ 317BNS Section 317 — Stolen property§ 318BNS Section 318 — Cheating§ 319BNS Section 319 — Cheating by personation§ 320BNS Section 320 — Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors§ 321BNS Section 321 — Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors§ 322BNS Section 322 — Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration§ 323BNS Section 323 — Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property§ 324BNS Section 324 — Mischief§ 325BNS Section 325 — Mischief by killing or maiming animal§ 326BNS Section 326 — Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc§ 327BNS Section 327 — Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden§ 328BNS Section 328 — Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc§ 329BNS Section 329 — Criminal trespass and house-trespass§ 330BNS Section 330 — House-trespass and house-breaking§ 331BNS Section 331 — Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking§ 332BNS Section 332 — House-trespass in order to commit offence§ 333BNS Section 333 — House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint§ 334BNS Section 334 — Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
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