Section 34: Offences in respect of property.

The Coast Guard Act, 1978Central Act · Act 30 of 1978

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,--

(a) commits theft of any property belonging to the Government or to any Coast Guard mess, or institution, or to any person subject to this Act; or

(b) dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use any such property; or

(d) dishonestly receives or retains any such property in respect of which any of the offences under clauses (a), (b) and (c) has been committed, knowing or having reason to believe the commission of such offence; or

(e) wilfully destroys or damages any property of the Government entrusted to him; or

(f) does any other thing with intent to defraud or to cause wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person,

shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Coast Guard Act, 1978
Section	34
Marginal note	Offences in respect of property.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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