Whoever dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of criminal trespass
Section 461: Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
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
| 461. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property. | BNS 334(1) |
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