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Q101 (CISF/2025) Polity & Governance › Governance, Policies & Social Justice

What is the offence committed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, if in order to commit theft the offender suddenly or quickly or forcibly seizes or secures or grabs or takes away from any person or from his possession, any movable property ?

Explanation

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the offence described is Snatching, which is specifically defined under Section 304(1). The provision states that snatching occurs when an offender, with the intent to commit theft, "suddenly or quickly or forcibly seizes or secures or grabs or takes away" movable property from any person or their possession.

  • Snatching: Introduced as a distinct offence in the BNS to specifically penalize street crimes like chain and mobile snatching, which were previously prosecuted under theft or robbery in the IPC.
  • Robbery (Section 309): Requires the offender to cause or attempt to cause death, hurt, or wrongful restraint.
  • Extortion (Section 308): Involves inducing a person to deliver property by putting them in fear of injury.

The use of "suddenly or quickly" is the defining characteristic that categorizes this act as snatching under the new law.

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