173 exam-style questions on this अध्याय, written from the actual legal text and tagged for UPSC, Judiciary and CLAT. Five are shown below with answers and explanations — the rest are in the free interactive drill.
Q1 · easy · BNS S.303
Under Section 303(1) of the BNS, theft is committed when a person, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person's consent, does what?
- A.Merely forms the intention to take it
- B.Moves that property in order to such taking✓ सही
- C.Sells the property to a third party
- D.Retains the property for more than a day
क्यों: Section 303(1) defines theft as moving the property 'in order to such taking' with dishonest intention, without the possessor's consent. The offence is complete upon the moving of the property; asportation beyond that point is not required.
Read Section 303 — Theft →Q2 · easy · BNS S.303
What is the ordinary punishment for theft under Section 303(2) BNS on a first conviction?
- A.Imprisonment up to seven years and fine
- B.Imprisonment of either description up to three years, or fine, or both✓ सही
- C.Rigorous imprisonment of not less than one year
- D.Only community service in all cases
क्यों: Section 303(2) punishes theft with imprisonment of either description up to three years, or fine, or both. Enhanced punishment of rigorous imprisonment between one and five years with fine applies only to second or subsequent convictions.
Read Section 303 — Theft →Q3 · medium · BNS S.303
Z entrusts his plate to A, a warehouse keeper, until Z returns from a journey. A dishonestly sells the plate to a goldsmith. According to the illustrations to Section 303 BNS, A has:
- A.Committed theft, because the plate belonged to Z
- B.Not committed theft, because the plate was not in Z's possession, though A may have committed criminal breach of trust✓ सही
- C.Committed robbery
- D.Committed no offence at all
क्यों: Illustration (e) to Section 303 states that since the plate was in A's own possession, it could not be taken out of Z's possession, so A has not committed theft. The illustration notes A may instead be guilty of criminal breach of trust.
Read Section 303 — Theft →Q4 · medium · BNS S.303
A, having pawned his own watch to Z, takes it back out of Z's possession without Z's consent and without repaying the loan. Under Section 303 BNS, A has:
- A.Committed no offence, because the watch is his own property
- B.Committed theft, because he takes it dishonestly even though the watch is his own property✓ सही
- C.Committed extortion
- D.Committed criminal misappropriation only
क्यों: Illustration (k) to Section 303 states that A commits theft in taking his pawned watch from Z without consent and without paying the debt, 'though the watch is his own property,' because the taking is dishonest. Ownership is no defence where the property is lawfully in another's possession.
Read Section 303 — Theft →Q5 · easy · BNS S.303
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence in IPC Section 378 (Theft) of the IPC now corresponds to which section?
- A.BNS Section 102 (Culpable homicide by causing death of pe)
- B.BNS Section 299 (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended)
- C.BNS Section 117 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt)
- D.BNS Section 303 (Theft)✓ सही
क्यों: IPC Section 378 (Theft) maps to BNS Section 303 (Theft) in the BNS.
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