BNS Section 134 — Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
Section 134 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
134. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.— Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, in attempting to commit theft on any property which that person is then wearing or carrying, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. ¶
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