Indian Penal Code 1860
Section 411 :
Dishonestly receiving stolen property:
(See section 317(2) of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : The owner of the property stolen.
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
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Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
State Amendment :
Tamil Nadu :
Section 411 of the principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely:-
“(2) Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any idol or icon stolen from any building used as a place of worship knowing or having reason to believe the same to be stolen property shall notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), be punished with rigorous imprisonment which shall not be less than two years but which shall not be less than two thousand rupees :
Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than two years.”
[Vide Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1993, Section 3]
