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CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of theft

Section 306: Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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.

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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