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IPC 378-382 THEFT: Top 15 Points 2020

1. Theft means dishonest removal of property out of the possession of any person without his consent. The crime of theft comes under offenses against property and has been dealt with under sections 378 to 382 of the Indian Penal Code.  2. Under English laws theft is an offense punishable with imprisonment for 10 years under section 7 of the Theft Act, 1968 and defines theft as a person guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other.  IPC 378-382 THEFT 3. Section 378 of the Indian Penal Code defines theft as any person intending to take any movable property without honesty, out of the possession of any person without that individual's consent, is said to commit theft.  4. Ingredients essential to consider an offense a theft;   1.    The accused must have dishonest intention to take the property.  2.    The property concerned must be movable.  3.    The property mu