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CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of criminal force and assault

Section 134: Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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.

Corresponding IPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

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