Sections 410 to 414

THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860

CONTENTS

CHAPTER XVII

OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

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OF THE RECEIVING OF STOLEN PROPERTY

410. Stolen property

411. Dishonestly
receiving stolen property

412. Dishonestly
receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity

413. Habitually
dealing in stolen property

414. Assisting
in concealment of stolen property

CHAPTER XVII

OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

6

OF THE RECEIVING OF STOLEN PROPERTY

410. Stolen Property. —

Property, the possession whereof has been transferred by theft, or by extortion, or by robbery, and property which has been criminally misappropriated or in respect of which ¹[***] criminal breach of trust has been committed, is designed as “stolen property”, ²[whether the transfer has been made, or the misappropriation or breach of trust has been committed, within or without ³[India]]. But, if such property subsequently comes into the possession of a person legally entitled to the possession thereof, it then ceases to be stolen property.

1. The words “the” and “offence of” rep. by Act 12 of 1891, sec.2 and sch. I and Act 8 of
1882, sec.9, respectively.

2. Ins. by Act 8 of 1882, sec.9.

3. The words “British India” have successively been subs. by the A.O.1948 the A.O. 1950 and
Act 3 of 1951, sec.3 and sch. to read as above.

411. Dishonestly receiving stolen property. —

Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

STATE AMENDMENT

State of Tamil Nadu:

Section 411 of principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section
(1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely: -

“(2) Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any
idol or icon stolen from any building used as a place of worship knowing or
having reason to believe the same to be stolen property shall, notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (1), be punished with rigorous imprisonment
which shall not be less than two years but which shall not be less than two
thousand rupees:

Provided that the court may, for
adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence
of imprisonment for a term of less than two years.”

[Vide Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1993,
section 3].

412. Dishonestly
receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity. —Whoever
dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof he
knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of
dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason to
believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoity, property which he
knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with ¹[imprisonment for life], or with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable
to fine.

1. Subs. by Act
26 of 1955, sec. 117 and Sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

413. Habitually dealing in stolen property. —

Whoever habitually receives or deals in property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with ¹[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, sec.117 and sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f.1-1-1956).

414. Assisting in concealment of stolen property. —

Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or disposing of or making away with property which he knows or has
reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

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