BNS Section 306 — Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
Section 306 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
306. Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.—Whoever, being a clerk or servant, or being employed in the capacity of a clerk or servant, commits theft in respect of any property in the possession of his master or employer, 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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