(1)Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the property to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section history
Section 411 — Dishonestly receiving stolen property
As in force on 21 November 2010.
Timeline 5 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
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- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
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(2)If the stolen property is a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle as defined in section 379A(3), a person convicted of an offence under this section —
(a)shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, and shall also be liable to fine; and
(b)may be disqualified for such period as the court may order from the date of his release from imprisonment from holding or obtaining a driving licence under the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276).
[Indian PC 1860, s. 411]