Consider the following statements in terms of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 : 1. Anyone who intends to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person's consent is said to have committed the offence of theft. 2. Any person convicted of committing the offence of snatching shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of four years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Both statements are incorrect according to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

• Statement 1 is incorrect: Under Section 303(1) of the BNS, the offence of theft is committed only when a person, with dishonest intention, moves the property in order to such taking. Dishonest intent alone, without the physical act of moving the property, does not constitute the offence of theft.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: Section 304(2) of the BNS, 2023, specifically defines the punishment for snatching. It states that whoever commits snatching shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to a fine. There is no provision for a standard four-year imprisonment for this offence.

Snatching was introduced as a distinct offence in the BNS to address street crimes involving the sudden or forcible seizure of property, which were previously prosecuted under general theft or robbery provisions of the IPC.