Section 27: “Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant”

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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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1. 1. Under Section 3(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when property is in the possession of which of the following persons on account of a person, it is in that person's possession within the meaning of the Sanhita?

   A.His spouse, child or parentB.His clerk or servant only, and not his spouseC.His agent, bailee or pledgeeD.His spouse, clerk or servant
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2. 2. M leaves his watch with his servant S to be kept on M's account. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, while S holds it, the watch is in the possession of:

   A.neither of them, since M is absent and S is not the ownerB.M, because property held by a servant on the master's account is the master's possessionC.S alone, since only S has physical control of the watch at that timeD.S and M jointly, each holding an equal possessory interest
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