Whoever, being a clerk or servant, or being employed in the capacity of a clerk or servant, commits theft in respect of any property in the possession of his master or employer, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 306: Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 45 of 2023
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Section | 306 |
| Marginal note | Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 12 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CRM(A)/960/2025 of ASHISH KUMAR BARMAN Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2026-01-08
- CRM (A)/3407/2025 of ANUP KUMAR CHATTERJEE Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2025-12-19
- AB/2251/2025 of SRI MANTU DAS Vs THE STATE OF ASSAMGauhati High Court · 2025-12-01
- CRM-M/50935/2025 of ANJANA MALHOTRA Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-29
- CRM-M/50526/2025 of ANOOP KUMAR Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-21
- CRL OP(MD)/20833/2025 of POOVENDRAN Vs State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Medical CollegeMadras High Court · 2025-11-20
- CRL OP(MD)/18334/2025 of Sangeetha Vs The Inspector of Police Rep.byMadras High Court · 2025-11-13
- CRL OP(MD)/12428/2025 of VALLARASU Vs The State of Tamilnadu, through, The Inspector of PoliceMadras High Court · 2025-11-11
- CRLMB/11937/2025 of ANKIT KUMAR MEENA S/O MAHADEV PRASAD MEENA Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-11
- CRL OP/30289/2025 of Gunaganthi kranti @ Rakesh Vs The Inspector of PoliceMadras High Court · 2025-11-06
- CRM-M/45368/2025 of SEKENDAR MIYA Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHERHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-04
- CRL.P/13362/2025 of MR ABU SIDDIQ MALLIQ Vs STATE OF KARNATAKAHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-10-25
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