CRIMINAL LAW-I

A ROUGH DRAFT MADE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE COURSE

CRIMINALL LAW-I DURING ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018

(SEMESTER-3)

THEFT
SUBMITTED TO - SUBMITTED BY-

Dr. Fr. Peter Ladis F Yash Agrawal

Assistant Professor of Law BBA.LLB (hons.)

Roll No. = 1663

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW

UNIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION

Acc. To sec 378 of indian penal code theft is defind as Whoever, intending to take
dishonestly any moveable property out of the possession of any person without that persons
consent, moves that property in order to such taking, is said to commit theft.

In common usage, theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's
permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word is also
used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary,
embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud. In some jurisdictions, theft is
considered to be synonymous with larceny; in others, theft has replaced larceny.

For the offence of theft there is punishment of imprisonment of either description which may
extend to 3 years, with fine, or both according to the Indian Penal Code.

The main objective of this project is to analyse the legal approaches to criminalise theft. It
analyses the existing criminal law provisions to evaluate how far these provisions are
effective. Section 379 is all about punishment for theft. This study is to understand how
section 379 has played a role in curtailing the offence of theft in our Country and to study sec
390 robbery (theft by robbery)

OBJECTIVE

To study and analyse theft provided in Indian penal code.

HYPOTHESIS

Theft is a crime and Theft is provided in IPC and citizens of India are aware of IPC.

SOURCES OF DATA

The researcher focusses on obtaining information from both the available sources;
they are (1) primary sources of data, (2) secondary sources of data.

Primary sources of data include first-hand information available, like case laws,
journals, district plan goals, etc. and secondary sources include magazines, journals, etc.

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

For the purpose of research work, the researcher has done doctrinal and non-doctrinal
research methods. In Doctrinal research method, the researcher has collected information
through library study, books and through surfing the web.
CHAPTERISATION
1. Introduction
2. Theft in i.p.c. (ingredients with case laws)
3. Punishments (with case laws)

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How to classify theft from extortion and theft by robbery?
What is role of ownership and possession in theft?

BIBLOGRAPHY

BOOKS:-

Ratanlal & Dhirajlal's the Indian Penal Code

Bare act of i.p.c. 1860