BNS 317: earlier IPC 410, 411, 412, 413 and 414

Section 317 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Sections 410, 411, 412, 413 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 317 deals with stolen property. It brings 5 old provisions together. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 317 was IPC 410, 411, 412, 413 and 414.

Stolen property. · It brings 5 old provisions together.

Merged

Came from

91% of the old wording kept

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVII

s. 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 ²*** ³***criminal breach of trust has been committed, is designated as “stolen property”, ⁴[whether the transfer has been made, or the misappropriation or breach of trust has been committed, within or without ⁵[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.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVII

s. 317(1)of section 317

Stolen property.

(1) Property, the possession whereof has been transferred by theft or extortion or robbery or cheating, and property which has been criminally misappropriated or in respect of which criminal breach of trust has been committed, is designated as stolen property, whether the transfer has been made, or the misappropriation or breach of trust has been committed, within or without 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.

Text from India Code