Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof he knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoits, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with 1 [imprisonment for life], or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 412: Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 412 |
| Marginal note | Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 141 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- Cr.A(DB)/447/2003 of SHAMIM SEIKH Vs STATE OF JHARKHANDHigh Court of Jharkhand · 2025-12-23
- CRM (DB)/1056/2024 of ABDUL HAI LASKAR Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-04-09
- ABA/3560/2022 of DEVNATH MAHADU BENDKOLI Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2023-09-05
- ABA/3559/2022 of BHARAT TATYA KHOTARE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2023-09-05
- CRM (A)/2250/2023 of MD. AKHTAR Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-06-15
- CRM (DB)/2126/2023 of HASANUJJAMAN MONDAL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-06-06
- CRM (DB)/1833/2023 of AJIT KUMAR SAU @ AJIT KUMAR SOU Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-05-08
- CRM (DB)/858/2023 of HASANUJJAMAN MONDAL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-03-13
- CRA/397/1989 of AHINDRA KUMAR MAJHI & ANR Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-02-06
- CRM (DB)/2611/2022 of RAJESH RAM@RAJESH KUMAR RAM Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2022-08-10
- CRM (DB)/1523/2022 of SHANKAR LOHAR Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.Calcutta High Court · 2022-06-09
- CRA/21/1991 of RAMAVTAR RAJBAR Vs THE STATE OF W.B.Calcutta High Court · 2022-05-18
- CRM/7827/2021 of GOUTAM RANA AND ANR Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2021-12-20
- CRM/8178/2021 of JAYDEB BARMAN @ JOYDEB BARMAN Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2021-12-10
- CRM/7017/2021 of GANESH PRASAD VERMA Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2021-12-10
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