Legal provisions regarding Stolen Property (Section 410 of IPC)
Legal provisions regarding Stolen Property – Definition under section 410 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Section 410 of the code defines stolen property. It gives a narrow definition of the term to include any property received by theft, extortion, robbery, misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. Property, which has been obtained by means other than those mentioned above for example, by forgery, or by cheating, would not fall within the meaning of ‘stolen property’ as defined in Section 410. Image Source: cdn.abclocal.go.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The word ‘property’ has been used in Section 410 to denote only ‘movable property’.The expression ‘the possession whereof has been transferred’ does not mean that the receiver should receive directly from the thief. All it implies is that the receiver should receive property which has been obtained by…