412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity.
Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof he knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoits, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
Punishment—Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine—Cognizable—Non-bailable—Triable by Court of Session—Non- compoundable.
COMMENTS
When articles were received soon after dacoity and proved to have been stolen in dacoity, offence falls under section 412 and not under section 395;
Amar Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1982 SC 129 : (1982) Cr LJ 610.
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