BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 · SECTION 305

BNS Section 305 — Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc

Section 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.

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Statutory text

305. Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.—Whoever commits theft— ¶

(a) in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or used for the custody of property; or ¶

(b) of any means of transport used for the transport of goods or passengers; or ¶

(d) of idol or icon in any place of worship; or ¶

(e) of any property of the Government or of a local authority, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. ¶

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