Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 334 was IPC 461 and 462.
Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property. · It brings 2 old provisions together.
Merged
Came from
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVII
s. 461
Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVII
s. 334(1)of section 334
Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.
(1) 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.
Text from India Code